Special Guest: Erika Shorter    Erika brings an amazing and unique background being a Diversity Female, ex-Military Veteran, that looks at Diversity as an individual situation within every single company. Erika brings 21 years of D&I experience in the military, government agency, and private sectors and paints a unique picture that we often do not think about.   Podcast Notes:How do government agencies and the military differ when it comes D&I initiatives and the advancement of these initiatives. Training is there but just lacking and the bare minimum - the most value you receive depends on the commanding officer or person running the organizationOverall the government doesn't do broad enough and extensive trainingIn the military - people with long names - they would Americanize people by shortening long names into nicknames without asking the person if that was OK.What was it like for an African American Female 10 years agoBeing female was challenging in 2000; being African American Female, you didn't feel comfortableWomen were frequently viewed as objects - sexual contentationsDiversity in organizations can be a lot of things, even things not defined by the EEODiversity doesn't always mean if you are African American you are DiversityOrganizations are all different, self-reflecting on the organization on the makeup of a company defines Diversity How does the military prepare people for the private sector - exposureChallenges culturally around the globe being female in the military Being in the military can even cause people to be discriminating onMilitary stigma impacting people when finding workHow do we hire Diversity without causing reverse discrimination?What does Belonging mean in the phrase Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and BelongingCompanies have to create a work culture where everyone feels they belong in the organizationCompanies need to self reflect as an organization on what Diversity means to self and us reflect on our own biasesEveryone has biases no matter who you are and what you stand forTeaching people about their biases and how it impacts an organization Guest InfoErika Fountain Shorter https://www.linkedin.com/in/erika-fountain-shorter/    GLINTER SOCIAL MEDIA AND CONTACT INFO  [email protected] (Email)  https://www.michaelglinter.com/podcast-1 (Podcast)  http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelglinter2 (Linked In)  #MichaelAGlinter (Twitter)  http://www.facebook.com/michael.glinter (Facebook)  https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelGlinter (YouTube)  www.michaelglinter.com (Website)   

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