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Work and freedom presentation
1. Presented by:
Dr. Kecia Brown McManus
President & Managing Director
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FREEDOM
“What’s Love Got To Do With It?” - Creating Love Spaces to Radically Oppose
and Deconstruct Oppression in the Workplace
POWER
LOVE
6. Critical Consciousness & Love
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“Critical Consciousness is the
synchronicity of knowledge, will, and
love.”
Mustakova-Possardt, E. (2003). Critical Consciousness: A study of morality in global, historical context.
Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
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What does freedom
from oppression
look like to me
personally?
What does freedom
from oppression
look like to me
professionally?
Are my words and
actions in line with
my vision of
freedom? How do I
know for sure?
13. Reflections...
In your dyads, please describe the best and worst
organization in which you have worked.
• Culture
• Communication styles
• Leadership
• Peer-to-peer interaction
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14. “Love Spaces” v. “Safe Spaces”
(Term used in BPS Discussion - CPDP Development)
• Origins: Civil Rights/Social Justice Support Structure
• “Holding Environments” (Adult Education)
• “Finding a Sanctuary” (Leadership Development)
• “The 4 S’s” (Career & Adult Learning)
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15. Definition of a “Love Space”
My Defn: An emotional, physical, spiritual, intellectual,
space of rejuvenation. In this space, one’s personhood is
welcomed and continuously validated. It is a place to
restore one’s sense of purpose, gain perspective, and
revive courage in order for the person(s) to move forward
with the work of countering hegemonic, demonic, and
pathologic forms of social dis-ease.
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16. Designing Your Space
• Given your lived
experiences, what do you
need in order to develop a
love space for yourself?
• What might you do to
create a love space for you
and your colleagues?
• What barriers (if any) might
you encounter in actualizing
your space/s?
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“Souped-Up” Affinity/ERG’s
20. Freedom from O.P.P.
Internal Threats (Internalized Oppressions AS A
DIRECT RESULT OF EXTERNALIZED O.P.P.)
• Stereotype Threat
• Imposter Syndrome
• Dunning-Kruger Effect
• “Othering” and Collusion
• Agency Dissolve
• Dreaded Drama Triangle
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21. Definition: Micro-Affirmations
“…small acts, which are often ephemeral
and hard-to-see, events that are public and
private, often unconscious but very
effective, which occur wherever people
wish to help others to succeed.”
Rowe, M. (2008). Micro-affirmations and micro-inequities. Journal of the International Ombudsman
Association, 1(1), 45-48.
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23. Actions: Micro-Affirmations
“Micro-affirmations are tiny acts of opening doors to
opportunity, gestures of inclusion and caring, and
graceful acts of listening. Micro-affirmations lie in the practice of
generosity, in consistently giving credit to others—in
providing comfort and support when others are in
distress, when there has been a failure at the bench, or an idea that did not
work out, or a public attack. Micro-affirmations include the myriad details of
fair, specific, timely, consistent and clear feedback
that help a person build on strength and correct weakness.”
Rowe, M. (2008). Micro-affirmations and micro-inequities. Journal of the International Ombudsman
Association, 1(1), 45-48.
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