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Racial Equality: Being an Ally Starts with Your Intention

by Brittney Maxfield

VitalSmarts Master Trainer Maria Moss shares a tip for how to be an ally in racial equality by first being clear about your intentions, goals, and actions.

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Brittney Maxfield

Sr. Director of Growth Marketing

“I share insights and lessons learned from successes and failures as a working mom and sixteen-year student of crucial skills.”

For the past 16 years Brittney has worked alongside the Crucial Learning founders and trainers to drive awareness and adoption of the skills taught in its New York Times bestselling books and award-winning courses. She loves to spend time with her three awesome kids and musical husband.

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  1. David Fortt
    5 years ago
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    At the 20 second mark in this video, the presenter uses the word “argument” to characterize workplace conversations re racism. While I am sure there have been and will continue to be arguments, it is poor word choice for your organization to characterize these crucial conversations as such.

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