🎙️ Introduction: Moving Charlotte and Emily Forward — From Silence and Resistance to Courage and Connection

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The Six Stages Framework: Leading with Equity and Empathy

Dr Shungu Hilda M'gadzah

84 episodes

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This podcast explores our understanding and ability to engage and deal with biases, inequity and racism. Offering reflections on everyday psychology and explores the impact of discrimination and racism on different sectors of the community from schools to businesses and Universities Exploring challenges faced by individuals and organisation and offering ideas, support and strategies for equity and inclusion. The Six Stages Framework is an intersectional tool used to assess where individuals and organisations are in their journey and support them to grow in their understanding and actions.

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🎙️ Introduction: Moving Charlotte and Emily Forward — From Silence and Resistance to Courage and Connection

The Six Stages Framework: Leading with Equity and Empathy

6 minutes 21 seconds

4 weeks ago

🎙️ Introduction: Moving Charlotte and Emily Forward — From Silence and Resistance to Courage and Connection

In the podcast episode "Charlotte Meets Emily — When Politeness Meets Resistance", we explored a familiar workplace moment: a joke that lands poorly, an awkward silence, and two colleagues — one who speaks without thinking, and one who thinks deeply but says nothing.

Charlotte and Emily represent two common, yet contrasting, stages of bias awareness within the Six Stages Framework:

Charlotte sits at Stage +1 (Emerging Awareness) — aware of bias, but hesitant to act.
Emily operates from Stage -1 (Unaware and Resistant) — dismissing discomfort with jokes and deflecting accountability.

While their motivations differ, both responses — silence and resistance — enable harm to continue unchecked. This follow-up article and podcast dig deeper into the tailored support each character needs to progress.

It’s not enough to name the stage. We must ask:
🛠️ What tools does Charlotte need to find her voice?
🪞 What kind of mirror does Emily need to reflect on her impact?

This episode offers compassionate but clear insights into how we move people from politeness to participation, and from resistance to responsibility.

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