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"All progress is rooted in celebrating the value of difference - and I am fervently optimistic that rational behaviour, which understands and embraces this, will ultimately bring continued progress."
That's what Geffrye Parsons told me when I asked him what makes him optimistic. Geffrye is the CEO of The Inclusion Imperative.
"As someone who spends much of his time and energy promoting better inclusion of minority talent, it is natural to find one's reserves of resilience occasionally running low. But I always remain hopeful and optimistic - so much so that I actively supported the #ChooseHope campaign pioneered by The Stress Management Society in 2022. That is not only because I believe in the justness of the cause, and the arc of history bending in its favour, to quote Martin Luther King - but also because I believe in its fundamental logic. All progress is rooted in celebrating the value of difference - and I am fervently optimistic that rational behaviour, which understands and embraces this, will ultimately bring continued progress."
Commentary
Robert Baker, CEO of Potentia Talent Consulting, wrote, "Hey Victor, I totally agree with Geffrye that progress is rooted in the power of difference. That power comes from a rich variety of complementary perspectives. The challenge, then is to create an inclusive environment to enable this difference to be effective and be celebrated truly. Like Geffrye, I’m hugely optimistic that we are making progress on building that more inclusive workplace and home."
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