Love this Mike! Sharing with you my thoughts on this - I see the big problem on why DEIB programs are not finding enough ground is because of the lack of rooting principles that are universal to all organisations. DEIB programs should be about deliberately influencing the emotional enhancers of performative organisational cultures: Belonging, Engagement & Happiness at Work, Equity & Fairness as well as Trust & Psych. Safety (BEET). These are deep collective sentiments needed as forces to create transformational change in an organization, in my humble opinion and experience.
So love that you used the image of planting a seed. I use the analogy of the beetroot: The Root of Culture:
The beetroot is a fun analogy for our BEET Framework. It grows in the depths, silently absorbing the nutrients, enriching itself, and giving us the opportunity to ask, “Why?” and to listen attentively to the answers that emerge. It’s in these depths, in these intricate root systems, that we find the true essence of our culture and the sentiment and emotional perceptions that indicate the levels of inclusivity within our workspace. And it is really healthy to take its nutrients in! More about my BEET Framework you can find here: https://medium.com/@lily.kriegs-happinesswhisperer/assessing-impact-in-dei-b-the-beet-framework-for-collective-emotional-insight-dafde8484b5b Let me know what you think!
Love this Mike! Sharing with you my thoughts on this - I see the big problem on why DEIB programs are not finding enough ground is because of the lack of rooting principles that are universal to all organisations. DEIB programs should be about deliberately influencing the emotional enhancers of performative organisational cultures: Belonging, Engagement & Happiness at Work, Equity & Fairness as well as Trust & Psych. Safety (BEET). These are deep collective sentiments needed as forces to create transformational change in an organization, in my humble opinion and experience.
So love that you used the image of planting a seed. I use the analogy of the beetroot: The Root of Culture:
The beetroot is a fun analogy for our BEET Framework. It grows in the depths, silently absorbing the nutrients, enriching itself, and giving us the opportunity to ask, “Why?” and to listen attentively to the answers that emerge. It’s in these depths, in these intricate root systems, that we find the true essence of our culture and the sentiment and emotional perceptions that indicate the levels of inclusivity within our workspace. And it is really healthy to take its nutrients in! More about my BEET Framework you can find here: https://medium.com/@lily.kriegs-happinesswhisperer/assessing-impact-in-dei-b-the-beet-framework-for-collective-emotional-insight-dafde8484b5b Let me know what you think!
Pretty interesting stuff Lily. I might have to do a post on BEET!