#47 "The Skin Fell Off"
Episode description
Russell Davis, Chief of Human Resources, Equity, and Engagement at the Hammer Museum of UCLA discussed his approach to combat emotional shutdown, and how he developed the appropriate emotional responses when his physical, emotional, and spiritual skin fell off. He proposed strategies for individuals, human resources and employees, and leaders of organizations.
"When we moved out of Philadelphia to the suburbs, we were the only people of color, we were the only African American family, the only Black family in this community - Bryn Mawr in Radnor Pennsylvania. And it was a very interesting discovery because they had never , literally they would say they had never seen Black people in real life before. And they were 20 minutes outside the city of Philadelphia." - Russell Davis