Beyond the Training
The Beyond the Training Podcast takes you further and farther after a learning or development session. Many of us have been to the professional development or training at work, school or in some virtual setting. And, sure, you looked at the slide deck, took the notes and have some screenshots you might look at later. Still, there's more conversations to be had, more concepts to uncover, and certainly more to learn. Join the conversation as we discuss perspectives on navigating complex social dynamics and improving interactions - based on decades of training, learning and development experience. Together, we'll talk about some transformational and pivotal moments from recent work with individuals and groups from around the country, working hard to do what they can to move from focusing on intent, to realizing great impact. Beyond the Training is brought to you by the co-founders of Seven Focus, a multi-faceted consulting team that works in partnership with you as you act on your personal, professional and community goals, engaging you to consider the different layers at play - experiences and understandings - so you succeed, long after our team is gone.
Episodes
Certainly there are connections between language and culture. In those connections we are able to understand what is expected of us in our communities, our organizations and our relationships.
What, then, is the intersection between the language and culture of fashion and the work of diversity, equity and inclusion?
In this episode, we welcome fashion professional, Malcolm to the conversation to discuss how h...
For Your Consultation/Consideration: Stop shudding on each other!
You read that right...think about what you really mean when you use the word "should" in a sentence or question. What expectations are you trying to communicate? Are they fair? Are they inclusive?
Most folx don't appreciate getting shud on, so let's work to keep that from happening.
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Have you ever been in a conversation and felt so passionately about something, you wanted to flip the table over in exasperation? Have you ever really done that? Or, are you the type to pound the table with a fist, maybe in your mind, if nothing else?
In this episode, our hosts debate the merits of flipping the table, and the potential impacts on learners, ourselves and our community, when our emotions get disp...
Every trainer's done it...we've all been in training sessions and meetings with a facilitator who's trying to set the tone with an opener of some sort - before or after the ground rules and intention setting, there's almost always an obligatory ice breaker moment all the participants endure.
In this episode, our hosts discuss the concept of the conversational icebreaker, it's merits, and t...
In this episode we welcome a lifetime learner of diversity, equity and inclusion topics into the conversation to learn about her take on DEI training.
When learning and talking about bias training, she has some specific thoughts for DEI practitioners out there, looking to improve their impact, beyond their intent.
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In today's episode, our hosts are honored to have Jen and Jason from the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition (CCJRC) along to talk about the way a stereotypical narrative of misappropriation and irresponsibility was told about people working to help lift others out of their circumstances with the criminal legal systems.
Again, we find that even the best intended reporting and storytelling can have gr...
No doubt you've been in the news or the community hearing about and possibly being affected by the U.S. Presidential Executive Orders, Memoranda, or misguided vitriol to squash, discredit and illegalize the concepts of DEI and the work (and workers) therein. In this episode, our hosts, like many in our communities discuss the impacts of what has happened to this moment in time and what to do, knowing the persona...
For Your Consultation/Consideration: Take the Implicit Associations Tests. Actually, take a few. And make sure you have a plan for what comes next...you're going to need one.
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Is resistance positive? Can pushback be a sign of good things?
In this episode, our hosts debate the real messages, intentions and impacts of those who pushback in meetings, trainings and programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
It's been said that 'there's no such thing as bad press'...what about ideological resistance?
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In this episode we hear from a member of our Seven Focus community about her experiences in diversity, equity and inclusion training spaces. In a time when DEI training is under fire, being shifted from U.S. Federal Government priority, and as several corporate and community serving organizations consider their work, this is a timely conversation.
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For Your Consultation/Consideration, here are three challenges you can try on in the new year to increase the intentionality of your words, and conversations.
- Be mindful of who you talk to...and who you don't.
- Ask more (better) questions.
- Keep your "but" out of people's faces.
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How do you make inclusion efforts 'stick'? When the person or people who created or facilitate the activities and programming leave, how solid is the work for those who remain?
In this episode, our hosts talk about the challenge of keeping programs that celebrate differences, highlight communities and honor those who are often marginalized - going, especially after a transition of leadership or organiza...
No doubt you've heard the phrase, "when you assume, it makes an a** out of you and me." That's about as popular as, "assume positive intent," especially in conversations about bias, equity and undoing oppression.
In this episode, our hosts debate the merits of assuming positive intent, what the phrase means and the impact(s) of leaning into or away from our assumptions.
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Join us for a special episode where you get to listen in on a dual keynote, led by our hosts as they work with a community serving organization, preparing to do work where they move from really great intentions (in their mission, their vision, and their 'why') to tangible, measurable impacts.
If you've been listening to this podcast for a while, you'll remember some of the tenets of the talk. ...
In this episode, our hosts discuss how ego shows up in diversity, equity and inclusion spaces - like trainings, consultations and other works. Everyone has an ego, and some folx use theirs for good and for evil. Still, is there an intentional space for ego in the work?
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Even if this wasn't the season of a US Presidential election, the conversation about diversity, equity and inclusion topics being political at work, at the dinner table, with family or friends would still be topical. The old adage of not talking about politics or religion at work persists, even though politics and religion impact nearly every facet of life and work.
In this episode, our host argue the ...
Seven Focus has seven Ways of Being:
Reflective of Self
Awareness of the Present
Curiosity Over Certainty
Culturally Agile
Transparent
Heightened Consciousness of the Past
Diffuse Power and Privilege, Centering Historically Marginalized Identities
In this episode, our hosts talk about another Way of Being, Awareness of the Present, which could also be called "Pay Attention!&qu...
“Out of the mouths of babes,” they say. Kids really do say the darndest things and instead of focusing on Jamie’s little truth tellers, our hosts have a different young person giving them inspiration as they learn age doesn’t matter when thinking of undoing systems of oppression…specifically, those that are setup based on gendered norms, practices, customs and traditions.
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We all have to participate in mandatory trainings at work. We don't often think about the impacts of those educational opportunities - or whether they are actually as effective as we hope. So, what's the point of making training mandatory? And, is there a way to 'move the needle' if learning is not required?
In this episode, our hosts discuss what they've experienced in delivering on le...
What are we afraid of? What’s the worst that might happen in a DEI training?
This week, our hosts discuss how to better prepare for learners in a session, so they’re ready to engage and participate - even when they don’t want to.
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