12:04:29      From  Roberta Jorge : Let’s go!! 🙂

12:04:29      From  Loren Tardi : Let’s go!! 🙂

12:04:29      From  Mya Fisher : Let’s go!!

12:04:29      From  Tasha Fletcher : Let’s go!

12:04:29      From  Paul Sedillos : lets go

12:04:30      From  Saly Ortiz Vicente : Let’s go!!!

12:04:30      From  Judy Safian : let’s go!

12:04:30      From  Karly Segal : let’s gaco!!

12:04:30      From  Katie Friedman : Let’s GOOOO

12:04:30      From  Paula Spears : Let’s go

12:04:31      From  jackie price osafo : lets go!

12:04:31      From  Anthony Papini : Let’s go!

12:04:31      From  Laura Ladd : lets go

12:04:32      From  Nandini Ram : Lets go

12:04:32      From  Hannah Gay : Let’s go!

12:04:32      From  Dorothy Heilbrunn : Let’s go

12:04:34      From  Beth Blyler : Lets go

12:04:36      From  Sadhna Roopnarine : lets go!

12:04:37      From  Michael Nadler : let’s go

12:04:37      From  Page-Horvet : Let’s go!

12:04:38      From  David Bernstein : Let’s go

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12:04:41      From  Nikki Blanchard : Lets do it!

12:04:41      From  Kaili Kaminski : lets go

12:04:47      From  Kiran Qamar : let’s go

12:04:51      From  Rachel Munyaradzi : Let’s go!!!!

12:04:59      From  Hope : LET’S GO!!!!

12:05:07      From  Judy Safian : Jackie!

12:05:25       From  Lotus Buckner : Welcome, Everyone! Thank you for joining us today for this Real People Real Talk virutal roundtable on Destorying the Glass Ceiling. Please join in on the conversation using this Chat feature. We have three rules 1) Be respectful and open-minded regardless of your perspectives and opinions as we are all here to learn AND unlearn, 2) Be unapologetically candid because if we’re going to meet our goal of learning and unlearning, we need to have real, authentic conversations, and 3) Have fun and let your passion on this topic spill out; it’s a safe space.

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Please introduce yourselves – your name, where you’re joining us from and why you’re interested in continuing these critical conversations. 

12:06:41       From  Judy Safian : Wylie!

12:07:24       From  Saly Ortiz Vicente : Hi all, excited about this topic! Let’s connect on LinkedIn if we haven’t yet 🙂 https://www.linkedin.com/in/salyortizvicente/

12:07:38       From  Deanna Kriz : Hi from rainy Chicago.  Hope all are staying safe.  I hope we can connect and share insight.  http://www.linkedin.com/in/deannakriz

12:08:25       From  David Bernstein : David from San Jose, CA – Interested in how HR is turning this from an “HR initiative” into a “Business Objective/imperative” and how this has measurable business impacts

12:08:26       From  Nicole Solecki : Hello all! Excited to join the roundtable. Would love to connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-solecki-humanresources/

12:08:39       From  Paul Sedillos : Paul Sedillos, Monterey, CA. I’m interested in these topics so that we can all forward our own and each others progress toward building more equitable and healthy communities

12:08:56        From  Michael Nadler : Good afternoon

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12:09:22      From  Paula Spears : Hi everyone from the NW Suburbs of Chicago.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-spears/

12:09:35      From  Stephanie Bertels : Hello from Schaumburg, IL! https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniebertels/

12:09:37      From  Anil Gupta : I am the last relationship expert you ever need to consult – www.meetanil.com

12:10:01      From  Sarah Moore : Sarah Moore from Oak Park/Chicago- Talent Acquisition and Diversity professional.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmoore7/

12:10:36      From  Katie Friedman : Hello from NW suburbs of Chicago! I’m Katie. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmdusek/

12:11:18      From  Elizabeth Santana : Hi.  I’m a Certified Association Executive (CAE) working on innovation initiatives within a medical credentialing board.  www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethwardsantana 

12:11:53      From  Kaili Kaminski : Hi Everyone, I’m a business development professional from Oak Brook, IL with the Salem Group. We are a professional staffing firm with 5 divisions. 

12:12:26      From  Kaili Kaminski : https://www.linkedin.com/in/kailiharding/

12:13:46      From  Ginger Torres : Hi everyone from Puerto Rico.  I’m in managed healthcare. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginger-torres-md-8423552b/

12:16:25      From  Randall Williams : Happy Friday Folks!  Human Resources Professional https://www.linkedin.com/in/randallcwilliams/

12:16:43      From  Chioma Echeumuna : Chioma  Echeumuna Linked IN:  linkedin

12:17:03      From  Karly Segal : I’m floored Jackie. That is awful

12:17:06      From  Chioma Echeumuna : chioma Echeumuna LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chioma-echeumuna-mt-ascp-mba-74a21a57/

12:18:41      From  Paula Spears : That is horrible but unfortunately common. 

12:19:01      From  Paula Spears : Good for you, Jackie!!!

12:19:50      From  Karla Bylund : Hello everyone. Karla Bylund from Nevada. I own an HR consulting firm.  www.soaringbirdsolutions.com

12:20:14      From  Laura Ladd : Laura from Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL

12:21:17      From  Rachel Munyaradzi : Jackie – good for you for speaking up.  I always used to keep my mouth shut not to rock the boat.  The fact that you told them RACISM is very empowering for me.  THANK YOU

12:21:35      From  Rachel Munyaradzi : Say something or keep taking it!  Good for you!

12:22:38      From  Gia Suggs : There is no “breakthrough” without a “break-with”. That will always case discomfort!

12:23:00      From  Page-Horvet : Hi Everyone! Amanda, a Property Accountant from Evergreen Park, IL. I’m really excited to be apart of this conversation!

12:23:49      From  Gia Suggs : *cause

12:24:31      From  Lotus Buckner : I like that phrase, Gia!

12:25:37      From  Stephanie Bertels : Oof…

12:25:47      From  Saly Ortiz Vicente : wow…

12:25:51      From  Wylie Blanchard   to   Lotus Buckner(Privately) : call on me after this to follow up.

12:26:00      From  Lotus Buckner   to   Wylie Blanchard(Privately) : will do

12:26:22      From  Lotus Buckner   to   Wylie Blanchard(Privately) : I was going to end the poll and have you react to the responses as well.

12:26:32      From  Wylie Blanchard   to   Lotus Buckner(Privately) : great

12:26:32      From  Elizabeth Santana : If you ever get a chance to hear Luvvie Ajayi speak on “Not My Circus, Not My Clown”, do.  I saw her ATD TK 2020 and she was fabulous.   She also has a book (I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual) and a popular blog.

12:26:39      From  Gia Suggs : It is a reframe from a Tony Robbins quote.  I find it to be true.

12:26:40      From  Laura Ladd : Yes words are powerful and that is disheartening…

12:27:25      From  Paula Spears : So true! 

12:28:10      From  Gia Suggs : I love that Jackie was okay to respectfully create some discomfort to address issues that requires change!

12:28:34      From  jackie price osafo : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacqualine-price-osafo-mba-cae-890b689/

12:28:44      From  Lotus Buckner : Yes, Gia! It is very difficult to grow in your comfort zone.

12:29:01      From  Gia Suggs : Exactly!

12:30:02      From  jackie price osafo : gia, yes it’s tough, the alternative is to remain marginalized

12:31:13      From  Gia Suggs : Which, we can see based on current events, is no longer an option.

12:31:31      From  David Bernstein : In my experience – when the D&I goes to HR, it runs the risk of being viewed as expense that can be cut or eliminated

12:32:54      From  David Bernstein : Needs to be a function that reports into the Exec Team directly to have the greatest impact – but can only happen when the top team views this as mission critical and then they role model the corresponding behaviors

12:32:54      From  Lotus Buckner : David, that is definitely a possibility in many organizations! D&I cannot be seen as just a compliance initiative. It needs to be what we live and breathe in our culture.

12:33:54      From  David Bernstein : Agree @Wylie …and you increase the influence of your voice when you use data and analytics

12:34:31      From  Elizabeth Santana : Are you sharing the results? Not seeing them.

12:34:51      From  Elizabeth Santana : Thank you.

12:34:55      From  Rachel Munyaradzi : Wylie – thank you for your transparency!  As black people we have to tone ourselves down to fit in.  We never bring our whole selves to work

12:35:02      From  Karla Bylund : @David Bernstein – I agree

12:35:06      From  Lotus Buckner : Elizabeth, can you see them now? They shold hopefully be shared.

12:36:14      From  Saly Ortiz Vicente : If you’re using two monitors, it might have pop up on the second one. Happened to me 🙂

12:36:51      From  Gia Suggs : Great examples Wylie!

12:36:55      From  Elizabeth Santana : And a force for change

12:36:56      From  Karla Bylund : Good story Wylie, but isn’t it sad that we have to work so hard to be seen?

12:37:15      From  Paula Spears : Agreed, it is sad and exhausting.

12:37:42      From  Wylie Blanchard : @Karla, It is sad but it is not uncommon.

12:37:56      From  Saly Ortiz Vicente : scary stats!

12:38:00      From  Karla Bylund : How many are Native American?  We keep getting left off statistics. :/

12:38:08      From  Stephanie Bertels : It’s strange to see this discussion from a legal perspective. It feels like for several decades, legal has been trying to hammer it into their company’s/organization’s heads. I have to wonder how many legal departments are actively working with HR to change cultures?

12:38:28      From  Elizabeth Santana : Thanks, Sally. I was able to see them.

12:38:35      From  Judy Safian : sobering stats

12:40:42      From  Lotus Buckner : @Karla, you are so right! These organizations don’t report on Native Americans! It is even less when dig into that data.

12:41:00      From  Wylie Blanchard : One of my favorite topics

12:42:16      From  Gia Suggs : YES!

12:42:21      From  Elizabeth Santana : Intentionality.  In the NFP world, we often rely on volunteers for a lot of the work and the old teachings were to try to make the volunteer bodies representative of the membership body.  One of the things my company is doing is shifting this mindset – we’re trying to provide greater representation for groups under-represented in our professions, hoping that we’ll have an impact beyond just organization. 

12:43:07      From  Anthony Papini : +1 to sponsorship!!

12:43:21      From  Ana Ulicevic : Karly that is spot on! Agree!

12:44:00      From  Lotus Buckner : Sponsorship is when people talk about you and promote you even when you’re not in the room!

12:44:40      From  Karla Bylund : I think one way we move the needle is (like Wylie did) recognize the exclusion and stand up for the marginalized groups.  I have often been the only female on an executive board and had to fight to be heard. I was even asked to take notes once when I was the only female, yet was the second highest ranked person in the room.  So when I witness someone being discounted due to their identity I am a bear. I will stop a meeting and point out that every voice should be heard.

12:45:13      From  Karly Segal : @Karla – the notes! I have noticed this for sure. I’m lucky to work with leaders who have basically learned/realized to never ask me to take notes

12:46:21      From  Lotus Buckner : @Karla, yes! It is so sad how common that story is with taking notes!

12:47:35      From  Wylie Blanchard : That is amazin

12:47:54      From  Sarah Moore : That’s great! 

12:48:01      From  Lotus Buckner : Yes, @Jackie!! That is sponsorship!

12:48:18      From  Laura Ladd : A leader who truly cares and wants the best for her team members.

12:48:38      From  Karla Bylund : I love this idea of sponsorship!

12:48:52      From  Jamon Harrell : I love that, fill your Kitchen cabinets!

12:49:32      From  jackie price osafo : Great resource – Erasing Institutional Bias: How to Create Systemic Change

12:49:54      From  Gia Suggs : YES! Thank you!

12:50:44      From  Dorothy Heilbrunn : Fantastic – thanks for sharing information with us.  I am certainly intrigued by the difference of Sponsorship and how it is different from Mentorship. 

12:51:49      From  Sarah Moore : Great point Wylie!

12:52:22      From  Jamon Harrell : Accountability is key to ensure action is taken.

12:52:43      From  Page-Horvet : Results that can be measured!

12:52:53      From  Lotus Buckner : I love that! Great personal tactic – dedicate a certain percentage of your income to your own development.

12:53:06      From  Gia Suggs : Thank you Wylie!!!

12:53:09      From  Karly Segal : that’s amazing!

12:53:11      From  Elizabeth Santana : Thanks for sharing the book title, Jackie.  And

12:53:27      From  Elizabeth Santana : Please book Gia’s title in chat too.

12:53:42      From  Lotus Buckner : We will send out links to all these great resources!

12:54:16      From  Elizabeth Santana : Great!  I have coworkers who wanted to attend but could not. That will be helpful.

12:55:16      From  Kiran Qamar : great question Lotus!

12:56:22      From  Stephanie Bertels : This is a GREAT recommendation, Wylie. Thank you!

12:56:48      From  Paula Spears : Great session!  Thank you Lotus and the panel.

12:56:51      From  Judy Safian : Shattering the Glass Ceiling; How to Break Through Without Breaking Down by Gia Suggs and Hayward Suggs

12:58:34      From  Elizabeth Santana : I think hiring a firm to help assess where we are and how we can improve can be a good first step, but it’s meaningless without do-ables and follow-through, and the creation of concrete plans and timelines.

12:58:57      From  Anthony Papini : +1 to Elizabeth’s comments about follow-up and action

12:59:22      From  Elizabeth Santana : Thanks, Judy.

12:59:31      From  Laura Ladd : Thank you everyone!!

12:59:44      From  Karly Segal : https://www.linkedin.com/in/karly-segal-8ba7621/ – would love to connect with people!

12:59:47      From  Tasha Fletcher : Thank you so much! I really enjoyed this discussion!!!

13:00:18      From  Bernadette Beekman : Thanks much1

13:00:19      From  Dorothy Heilbrunn : Thank you.

13:00:24      From  Judy Safian : Thanks all!

13:00:28      From  Kiran Qamar : Thank you so much Lotus and all the speakers!

13:00:31      From  Elizabeth Santana : Thank you!

13:00:48      From  jackie price osafo : Thanks all!

13:00:57      From  Karla Bylund : Thank you all! What a beautiful group of people!

13:01:00      From  Ginger Torres : Thank you for an insightful and interesting discussion.

13:01:00      From  Julia Gospodinova : Great session! Thank you all!

13:01:09      From  Saly Ortiz Vicente : Thank you all! This was great.

13:01:16      From  Gia Suggs : Awesome panel, thank you!

13:02:01      From  Page-Horvet : Great question!

13:02:04      From  Lotus Buckner : Thank you all for joining us today! Don’t forget to REGISTER NOW for our October 2 event on Recruiting for Diversity: https://bit.ly/31GisoF

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13:03:05      From  Elizabeth Santana : Have to run – another meeting.  Great session, all.

13:08:08      From  Nandini Ram : Need to go. But really very inspirational, listening to all of you!

13:08:35      From  Saly Ortiz Vicente : Agree with that Rachel

13:10:06      From  Anthony Papini : AnthonyPapini.com or Twitter @anthonypapini and on LinkedIn

13:10:22      From  jackie price osafo : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacqualine-price-osafo-mba-cae-890b689/

13:10:33      From  Rachel Munyaradzi : www.rachelrudo.com

13:10:42      From  Rachel Munyaradzi : Rachel Rudo Consulting

13:11:00      From  Wylie Blanchard : Find me at www.wylieblanchard.com

13:14:12      From  Stephanie Bertels : Thank you!

13:14:12      From  Karly Segal : thank you!

13:14:23      From  Saly Ortiz Vicente : Thank you all!

13:14:23      From  Judy Safian : Thanks!

13:14:25      From  Mya Fisher : Thanks so much everyone!! This was great!