P 10: The Barriers And Opportunities For Black People To Progress In Senior Roles |w/Jeffrey
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English - July 30, 2021 05:00 - 2 hours - 79.2 MBTechnology Health & Fitness professional self development career conversation hope progress men women students Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This episode is about understanding the barriers and opportunities for black people to progress in senior roles
The episode delves into the challenges he faced at each stage of the journey and what Jeffrey did to overcome them. He shares helpful analogies, techniques, and lessons learnt along the way.
Jeffrey reflects on how he handles racism. He raises an interesting point about the power of racism, in that the power of racism is not so much that it's done to you. It is the internalisation of it.
This episode includes:
--- 0:00:00 --- Intro
--- 0:03:07 --- Not believing in yourself
--- 0:05:53 ---Talking yourself down
--- 0:06:08 --- Jeffrey’s answer to the question raised
--- 0:19:51 --- Setting high targets
--- 0:26:07 --- Explaining the power of racism
--- 0:36:19 --- Dealing with police
--- 0:43:32 --- Undervaluing yourself
--- 0:44:39 --- Supportive from managers
--- 0:50:05 --- What good support looks like
--- 1:03:56 --- Recognising the role that recruitment agencies play
--- 1:05:24 --- The importance of diversity
--- 1:15:00 --- Not being defined by where you live
--- 1:19:01 --- The stories that illustrate the challenges
--- 1:26:00 --- The solutions
--- 1:29:18 --- Importance of self-belief and leadership
--- 1:38:25 --- Understanding that history did not start with slavery
--- 1:42:42 --- Focusing on doing something
--- 1:50:08 --- Don’t wait for someone else to create a path for you
--- 2:04:24 --- Understanding your purpose
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