Tamekia MizLadi Smith: How to train employees to have difficult conversations
Tamekia MizLadi Smith: Werknemers opleiden in moeilijke gesprekken
Tamekia MizLadi Smith wants to start new conversations around involving non-clinical staff in healthcare. Full bio
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where the collection of data
worden data verzameld,
seven days a week,
7 dagen per week,
what we call a front-desk specialist now.
door onthaalmedewerkers.
at your favorite department stores,
in je warenhuis,
at the hospital
your last movie ticket.
je filmticket verkocht.
"May I please have your zip code?"
"Wat is uw postcode?"
your savings card today?"
becomes a little bit more complex
gesteld moeten gaan worden.
need to be asked.
a woman named Miss Margaret.
a front-desk specialist
als onthaalmedewerker.
and I do mean never,
nooit -- echt nooit -- vragen
race or ethnicity.
of de etniciteit van haar patiënt.
has the ability to just look at you.
gewoon haar ogen gebruiken.
if you are a boy or a girl,
of je een jongen of meisje bent
those were the only categories.
de enige categorieën.
dat op een dag
to this "change everything" meeting
voor 'n 'innovatieve meeting'
moet vragen om zichzelf te identificeren.
each and every last one of her patients
eight races and over 100 ethnicities.
en meer dan 100 etniciteiten.
to that human-resource department
vervroegd op pensioen kon.
for an early retirement.
met de mededeling
to this "change everything" meeting
voor 'n 'innovatieve meeting'
naar zo'n meeting.
to these meetings.
of a healthcare setting,
uit de zorgsector,
collect some form of data.
verzamelen enige vorm van data.
to wire some money.
ik ging geld overschrijven.
representative asked me
why I hesitated,
zwart te maken.
she worked for under the bus.
but they makin' us ask this question."
maar we moeten het vragen".
the other side of me,
verhalenverteller in me.
speaker-poet side of me.
little Miss Margarets all over the place.
en zelfs goede werknemers,
maybe even good employees,
om een vraag goed te stellen
to ask their questions properly
the business look even worse
a woman who was scheduled to do a TED Talk
die 'n TED Talk zou doen
dat mensen weigeren te antwoorden
to answer the questions,
gebruikt wordt
you would use the information
het gebracht werd.
the information.
dat met zich meebrengt.
it costs you money
kosten geld
de gezondheidskloof
voor gezondheid,
on the data that we collect,
van de data die we verzamelen
than we have those issues still.
blijven die dingen bestaan.
and underprivileged,
en gemiste kansen
is either outdated,
or we don't have anything at all.
if people like Miss Margaret
representative at the wiring place
en met gevoel data verzamelden?
with compassionate care?
what I mean by "graced?"
'graced' (gezegend) toelichten?
involved and letting them know
om te tonen hoe
as they become
of data while implementing
terwijl ze
all encounters by becoming
bij elke ontmoeting door hun
needed to inform people
om mensen te informeren over
something artistically,
that acrostic poem into a full training
een volledige opleiding,
being the front-desk specialist,
om aan een balie te zitten.
of equity to start working,
bij het Office of Health Equity
to ask that question?"
stelden ze ons dus die vraag!"
and I told people about --
mensen had gevraagd en verteld.
I called them by the wrong race,
het verkeerde ras,
because I was not graced.
en ik voelde me niet 'gezegend'.
mijn training op de computer
prepare me to deescalate a situation.
hoe je een situatie kan deëscaleren.
teachable moments when I had questions
wanneer ik vragen had
"So, what do I do when this happens?"
"Wat doe ik in dit geval?"
cannot talk back to you.
of having someone there
and tell you what you do
te tonen en te vertellen
the "I'm G.R.A.C.E.D" training,
heb ik gecreëerd
that I had in mind,
in gedachten.
that I had in mind.
the instructional design of it
for open dialogue for people.
voor een open dialoog.
and the conscious ones,
mensen laat nadenken over 'waarom',
that when you engage people in the why,
and it changes their attitudes.
en tevens hun houding.
that we have at the front desk
verzameld aan de receptie
disparities and finds cures.
en remedies vindt.
transitional change
mensen geleidelijke verandering aanleert
met een schok op te dringen,
of implementing change.
om verandering te implementeren.
to share information
eerder bereid zijn informatie te delen
by knowledgeable staff members.
door goed opgeleid personeel.
don't have to be a statistician
geen statisticus moet zijn
and the purpose of data,
van data te begrijpen
with respect and have compassionate care.
en medeleven lukt het niet.
om een ander te ondersteunen.
to empower somebody else.
"change everything" meeting --
'een innovatieve meeting' --
'n hapje mee te brengen.
the food, the food.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tamekia MizLadi Smith - Performer, mentorTamekia MizLadi Smith wants to start new conversations around involving non-clinical staff in healthcare.
Why you should listen
As a spoken-word performer, Tamekia MizLadi Smith educates and empowers her audiences with what she calls EDUtainment, a witty combination of music and storytelling. She has worked as a consultant and mentor for programs such as Girls in Action, Dear Sistah Girlfriend and the Columbus City Schools. Her forthcoming book, True Story, explores how to improve community health through mentoring and creative arts.
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