Moving Toward Inclusive Practice- Practicing Humility

About this Episode

In this episode we hear what humility looks like in the area of cultural competency.  Through stories and conversation,  Dr. Phibbs addresses knowing how to manage humility and power in a way that moves an agenda forward – everyone needs to be a change maker.

As you listen to this episode, “Practicing Humility” think about the following questions:

What does it mean to take up space linguistically?

How can helping professionals, in structural situations, practice vulnerability and humility?

How can I push myself to have those types of conversations?

Guest Bio

Anne Phibbs, PhD is Founder and President of Strategic Diversity Initiatives and brings over 25 years’ experience helping organizations advance their equity, diversity, and inclusion goals. Anne has extensive experience in training, teaching, curriculum development, and training of trainers. She has delivered workshops and classes to participants in corporate, government, higher education, nonprofit, healthcare, and faith community settings.

Anne served as GLBT Student Services Director at Metropolitan State University, and at the University of Minnesota she served as Director of the GLBTA Programs Office and Director of Education in the Office for Equity and Diversity. Anne built a successful diversity and inclusion leadership program at the University of Minnesota, with a focus on emotional intelligence (EI), and she is an EI Practitioner certified in the EQ-i2.0 and EQ360 method. Anne earned her PhD in Philosophy and Feminist Studies from the University of Minnesota and lives in Minneapolis.

Additional Materials

Cultural Competency: Awareness – Action – Advocacy, 2018 OneOp Virtual Conference website

Storytelling for Cultural Competence, 2018 OneOp Virtual Conference website

Advocacy Action Plan, 2018 OneOp Virtual Conference

Moving Toward Inclusive Practice with Dr. Anne Phibbs – 5 episodes

This material is based on work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy, U.S. Department of Defense Award Number 2015-48770-24368.