VISIBLE with Minda Harts: Showing up, choosing yourself, and claiming your voice
Julie and Casey sit down with speaker/top LinkedIn voice/author of The Memo Minda Harts to talk about how she cares for herself as a speaker (and how she became even more visible during lockdown), claiming your voice and your identity, and how all of us can strive to leave the workplace better than we found it. Along the way, we discover our mutual love for the Golden Girls.
TOP TAKEAWAYS
Sometimes, you can’t wait for someone ELSE to write the book or say the thing you wish they would, even if you think they may be more qualified than you . . . you have to do it yourself.
What skills do the people who are in the rooms I want to be in have? “If you see yourself in those roles in the future, you should start working on that stuff now.”
For introverts who want to explore more visibility: remind yourself WHY you’re doing it, and make small, specific goals.
The crucial question for white folks who care about diversity, equity and inclusion and want to make the workplace better for everyone: what are the everyday acts that we can do to humanize the experience of others, especially others who might be different from me?
“There’s no shortage of power if we share it.”
You are the authority on your own lived experience. “I knew I had a voice. I just had to decide how to use it. And once I made that decision, it was very clear what to say next.”
Minda Harts is the CEO of The Memo LLC and an award- winning and best-selling author of The Memo: What Women of Color Need To Know To Secure A Seat At The Table. Minda is a Professor at NYU Wagner and hosts a live weekly podcast called Secure The Seat. In 2020, Minda was named the #1 Top Voice for Equity in the workplace by Linkedin. She is an Aspen Ideas Festival Scholar and has been featured on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Fast Company, The NY Times, and Time Magazine. Minda frequently speaks at companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Nike, and Bloomberg on topics such as Managing Diverse Teams, Courageous Leadership, and Advancing women of color in the workplace.