Preventing an “Us vs Them” workspace through inclusion

Posted by Deanna Singh | May 13, 2021 3:00:00 AM

Laura Kriska is an internationally recognized expert, with over 30 years of experience in cross-cultural relationships and providing that to help organizations bridge gaps in diverse workplaces. Early in her career, she worked for a large Japanese corporation, where she got first-hand experience in what it was like to be an outsider of what she calls a company’s “home team”. From that experience, and throughout her career, she developed strategies to help create inclusion and has written all about the “us versus them'' dynamic in her book, The Business of We. To learn more, connect with Laura, and order her book, you can find her on LinkedIn or at her website, https://www.laurakriska.com/.

Topics In This Episode

The dynamics that are created in department mandates
Unspoken relationships and how they play out in the workplace
How to identify unspoken dynamics
Making changes before it’s too late
Examples of when “us versus them” is ok in an organization
The “us versus them” self-assessment: https://www.laurakriska.com/assessment

Connect

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-kriska-she-her-0a93902a

Website: https://www.laurakriska.com/

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Written by Deanna Singh

Deanna Singh is a business consultant, speaker, and podcaster who is internationally recognized for her work in leadership, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Deanna helps her clients create more equitable and inclusive work environments and engage more authentically within their internal and external communities. A gifted communicator, she is a champion for marginalized communities through her work. Her podcast, Uplifting Impact with a focus on looking at the intersection of Leadership and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, focuses on solutions and is directed at people who want to break the status quo. Singh earned her Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from Fordham University, a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University, a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and certification in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Cornell University.