Janet Stovall: How to get serious about diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Janet Stovall: Cómo tomarse en serio la diversidad y la inclusión en el lugar de trabajo
UPS's Janet Stovall has developed a business approach that addresses corporate racism head-on -- and has created methods to help dismantle it. Full bio
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what the question is,
cuál sea la pregunta
whatever it is she's single-minded about.
su respuesta con su determinación.
got any plans for the 4th of July?"
tienes algún plan para el 4 de julio?".
I'm going to binge-watch 'Roots.'"
haré maratón de 'Raíces'".
I've got a joke for you:
tengo un chiste para ti:
is not just caring about something.
solo preocuparse respecto a algo.
to do something about it.
para hacer algo al respecto.
it is moving your feet.
about racism is because I know
sobre el racismo
puede destruirlo.
at Davidson College
la Universidad Davidson
black Davidson on the other side,
y el Davidson negro del otro,
on the white side of the tracks,
en el lado blanco de las vías,
in downtown and asked for ID,
y a mostrar la identificación,
memorizó nuestras caras.
that didn't take too long,
only 52 of us were black.
solo 52 éramos negros.
just a challenge to Davidson:
un reto para Davidson:
estudios de cultura negra
que también retamos a Davidson
to say that if you don't do this,
your commitment to diversity.
su compromiso con la diversidad.
single-minded about racism, too.
firme respecto al racismo.
mencionados en "Project '87"
for all the change that came after it.
los cambios que se dieron después.
happiest people on the planet that day,
más felices en el mundo aquel día
or multiracial professors,
o de diferentes razas,
Africana Studies Department.
sobre estudios de la cultura negra.
because what it taught me
porque me enseñó
in single-mindedness.
companies in the world.
más grandes del mundo.
and predominantly male,
es blanco y en su mayoría hombres,
is, it's very personal.
de discursos, es que es muy personal.
in deep conversation
conversando profundamente
y altos directivos,
turn to diversity and inclusion,
la diversidad y la inclusión,
happy to talk about.
siempre me gusta hablar.
of these conversations,
llegué a una conclusión:
is in a position to do something
en la posición de hacer algo
in the United States
on a regular basis,
asistimos regularmente,
is "the most segregated hour" in America.
"la hora más segregada" en EE. UU.
in the US workforce alone --
que conforman la población activa,
and having to show up to get it.
tener que presentarse para lograrlo.
is bigger than race,
la diversidad es más que la raza
is the most prominent form,
es la forma más destacada
the absolute best at it.
el que mejor lo practica.
and inclusive environments
diversos e inclusivos
para hacerle frente a eso?
to do something with?
one-third of our lives at work,
de nuestras vidas en el trabajo,
who didn't look like us?
que no lucen como nosotros?
a totally different place outside of work.
sería un lugar muy diferente.
gets single-minded about racism.
se mantienen firme frente al racismo.
How is that supposed to happen?
posible que esto ocurra?
that business can borrow from Project '87:
negocios pueden tomar de "Project '87":
for business -- yet.
un problema para las empresas... todavía.
it's the right thing to do,
es lo que se debe hacer,
to make the case
intentado crear el argumento
and customer insight.
a la innovación y la atención al cliente.
it's kind of a no-brainer,
plenamente aceptado,
a smoke alarm going off
la alarma de incendios
sintiendo el calor en la puerta,
on the hot door,
that your house is on fire.
que tu casa se está incendiando.
33 percent better than the norm.
desempeñan un 33 % mejor que la media.
enjoy 24 percent higher revenue growth.
para la diversidad, según Forbes,
in the Fortune 500.
negros en la lista Fortune 500.
of getting a callback on your resume
te regresen la llamada cuando dejes tu CV
the fact that by 2045,
se espera que en el 2045
a minority-majority country.
mayormente de minorías.
as it stands today,
en ningún problema.
is going to get single-minded
los negocios se mantengan firmes
and relative to somebody
que afecta a alguien que no sea de color.
sobre cifras verdaderas,
wouldn't it make sense
que estos luzcan un poco
the people that work for you?
base should be 13 percent Black
debería incluir un 13 % de negros
the population looks like.
your customer base looks like.
conformada su clientela.
are not the same things.
no son lo mismo.
some slightly different numbers.
algunas cantidades diferentes.
that research shows
que a ese nivel las voces de las minorías
actually begin to be heard.
real numbers to fix it,
para solucionarlo,
to set real numbers,
a poner cifras verdaderas,
about diversity and inclusion.
con la diversidad y la inclusión.
and don't come up with their numbers,
y no logran sus metas de ventas,
maybe we give them some training.
les ofrecemos alguna capacitación.
those numbers eventually,
no alcanzan esas ventas,
about diversity and inclusion,
a hablar sobre diversidad e inclusión
we hold back an incentive or two.
retenemos uno o dos incentivos.
the best disincentive is?
más desmotivador?
want accountability,
quieren la responsabilidad,
don't do what you're accountable for.
responsabilidades hay consecuencias.
of all colors and all races
de todos los colores y razas
of the corporate ladder;
indeed, expected --
seguras porque se espera
authentic selves to work every day,
siendo ellos mismos,
is both recognized and respected.
es reconocida y respetada.
we learn about diversity at work
sobre la diversidad en el trabajo
think and say outside of work.
pensamos y decimos fuera del trabajo.
if we all work together
si todos trabajamos juntos
praying for change to happen
de pedir que suceda un cambio
our feet to making it.
a movernos para lograrlo.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Janet Stovall - Inclusion advocate, speechwriterUPS's Janet Stovall has developed a business approach that addresses corporate racism head-on -- and has created methods to help dismantle it.
Why you should listen
As one of only a handful of Black students on campus at Davidson College in North Carolina in the mid-80s, Janet Stovall witnessed racism and exclusion firsthand. Rather than retreating, this experience inspired Stovall to explore and initiate difficult conversations about race. By graduation, she had devised a plan to kickstart diversity initiatives that even now is recognized and referenced as the catalyst for changes that created a more diverse and inclusive Davidson. As an executive communications expert, Stovall has developed a business approach that addresses corporate racism head-on and has created methods to help dismantle it. At UPS, she is the primary speechwriter for the CEO and other senior leaders.
Stovall is working towards a Master's degree in integrated marketing communications from Georgetown University. In her spare time, she's exploring how people of color navigate predominately white colleges and corporate America, and the cultural and culinary links between past and present people of the African Diaspora.
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