Included Series. EDI with Cohesion Collective Episode 7 - Myth Busting

In this episode Egbe Adeoye, host of ALV (formerly #TTARadio), brought to you by Talenttalks, continues her conversation with Roy Gluckman, the founder, and CEO of Cohesion Collective (CoCo) on some common myths offered by organizations as excuses for lack of inclusion within organizational spaces. 

Egbe and Roy discuss how some narratives reflect some organizations' refusal to deeply interrogate their thinking. Roy says: “These narratives are being used as a tool to deflect and defer responsibility.” He continues, “These myths are lazy responses to what are the real social, economic, mental, emotional, physical, issues people deal with every day, in workplaces where we say we want the best people.” The idea that “She’s a great candidate but does not fit our culture" is sometimes just a proxy for other biases.

They also discuss the myth that "black talent is always moving because of money". Roy argues that this is another lazy answer to a more complex problem. 

The call to action: Through self-introspection, organizations need to identify the real reasons why a specific talent demographic is not feeling at home in the organization.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: 
Where are the good black people? - 02:09
Why are they so sensitive? - 03:07
Where the narratives come from – 04:53 
Not a good culture fit – 05:39 
Age discrimination – 07:22
The idea of the good blacks – 11:54
Young black talent always moves for money – 17:38
Myths are lazy responses- 22:32
The oblivion of senior leadership- 26:42