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Jan 2021
37m 39s

Caught in the Middle

Harvard Business Review / Muriel Wilkins
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Her boss is white. Her staff are people of color. She’s been walking a tightrope between addressing her boss’s microaggressions and making her team feel safe. But so far, it’s not working. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches this leader through this tension toward the actions she can take to improve the situation and build a healthier culture at her organization. 
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