How African-Americans Advance at Work — And What Organizations Can Do to Help

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🗓️ 27 August 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Laura Morgan Roberts, professor at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, says that organizations are still falling short on promoting racial diversity, particularly in their most senior ranks. While many large companies have "inclusion" initiatives, most leaders still shy away from frank discussions about how the experiences of their black employees and executives -- including their feelings of authenticity and potential for advancement -- differ from those of their white peers. She points to several ways we can change these dynamics. With David Thomas and Anthony Mayo, Morgan Roberts is co-author of the book “Race, Work, and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience.”

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0:19.0	And, thanks for listening. Welcome to the HPR Ideacast from Harvard Business Review. I'm Allison Beard. We had a dream that one day our sons and daughters
0:49.0	we had a dream that one day our sons and daughters would grow up to be doctors, lawyers, engineers, teachers, preachers, politicians, and business owners.
1:02.0	Business owners? Yes, business owners.
1:02.5	owners?
1:04.2	Yes, business owners, with a capital B.
1:07.4	Because back in the day, we were the capital.
1:11.1	See?
1:12.4	Bought and sold per pound of flesh, tried and tested under great duress. The
1:17.4	great race started with a gunshot. Bang! Sprinting to the finish line before the closing bell rang.
1:26.0	This land is our land, plowed by a sacred hand and claimed through a courageous stand.
1:36.2	That is a poem written and spoken by today's guest,
1:39.8	Laura Morgan Roberts.
1:41.6	But Roberts isn't just a poet. She's also a professor of management at the
1:45.6	University of Virginia's Darden School of Business and studies diversity in organizations,
1:50.6	particularly how African Americans experience the workplace.
1:54.0	In some ways it seems like these issues are more top of mind for business leaders
1:58.0	than they ever have been before.
2:00.0	Global companies have major initiatives to recruit and develop people of color,
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