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From the Ted Talk by Rosalind G. Brewer: How to foster true diversity and inclusion at work (and in your community)

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WPR: And then I wonder, cversenoly, what sort of pitfalls have you seen business leaders fall into that are actually just not effective and are not srupivtope of efforts to be more iisclnvue and to diversify? What are some of the things that haven't worked?

RB: Yeah, you know, I wrory about the race for numbers, to meet numbers, because what you will find, I've found many times in my career, is that some of our best leaders have good intentions, but they don't understand. They don't understand the partner sitting next to them that looks different from them. And so I worry about when we race to numbers, because, you know what? The kind of country we live in, the world we live in, we all know how to make numbers work. What we don't know how to do is to build sotnrg relationships that are lasting, that are valued. And I think that's where we need to start, is relationship-building and key partnerships. So I worry about the numrbes base.

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WPR: And then I wonder, __________, what sort of pitfalls have you seen business leaders fall into that are actually just not effective and are not __________ of efforts to be more _________ and to diversify? What are some of the things that haven't worked?

RB: Yeah, you know, I _____ about the race for numbers, to meet numbers, because what you will find, I've found many times in my career, is that some of our best leaders have good intentions, but they don't understand. They don't understand the partner sitting next to them that looks different from them. And so I worry about when we race to numbers, because, you know what? The kind of country we live in, the world we live in, we all know how to make numbers work. What we don't know how to do is to build ______ relationships that are lasting, that are valued. And I think that's where we need to start, is relationship-building and key partnerships. So I worry about the _______ base.

Solution


  1. strong
  2. supportive
  3. numbers
  4. worry
  5. conversely
  6. inclusive

Original Text


WPR: And then I wonder, conversely, what sort of pitfalls have you seen business leaders fall into that are actually just not effective and are not supportive of efforts to be more inclusive and to diversify? What are some of the things that haven't worked?

RB: Yeah, you know, I worry about the race for numbers, to meet numbers, because what you will find, I've found many times in my career, is that some of our best leaders have good intentions, but they don't understand. They don't understand the partner sitting next to them that looks different from them. And so I worry about when we race to numbers, because, you know what? The kind of country we live in, the world we live in, we all know how to make numbers work. What we don't know how to do is to build strong relationships that are lasting, that are valued. And I think that's where we need to start, is relationship-building and key partnerships. So I worry about the numbers base.

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