Justin Jones-Fosu > Quotes

“Real diversity and inclusion doesn't mean that we will always agree. It means that even when we disagree, we can still respect each other. We can vehemently disagree with someone's ideology while passionately pursuing their humanity.”
― Justin Jones-Fosu, The Inclusive Mindset: How to Cultivate Diversity in Your Everyday Life

“If you are not receiving resistance to your diversity and inclusion efforts, then you may not be making the right kind of changes, or you may not be going far enough.”
― Justin Jones-Fosu, The Inclusive Mindset: How to Cultivate Diversity in Your Everyday Life

“True change starts with the leader modeling the behavior they want to see within their team and/or organization.”
― Justin Jones-Fosu, The Inclusive Mindset: How to Cultivate Diversity in Your Everyday Life

“Learning something new or hearing a different perspective doesn’t mean someone else has “won,” but all parties win when we walk away with a new idea or a new perspective.”
― Justin Jones-Fosu, The Inclusive Mindset: How to Cultivate Diversity in Your Everyday Life

“When we don’t understand context, we draw our own conclusions, and that’s the beginning of catastrophic communication.”
― Justin Jones-Fosu, I Respectfully Disagree: How to Have Difficult Conversations in a Divided World

“Diversity and inclusion is not just what you have to do; it's about whom you choose to be!”
― Justin Jones-Fosu, The Inclusive Mindset: How to Cultivate Diversity in Your Everyday Life

“Writer Sian Ferguson states, “We can define privilege as a set of unearned benefits given to people who fit into a specific social group. Society grants privilege to people because of certain aspects of their identity.”
― Justin Jones-Fosu, The Inclusive Mindset: How to Cultivate Diversity in Your Everyday Life

“Let’s get away from the notion that someone has to earn your respect, and let’s start respecting people because of their humanity.”
― Justin Jones-Fosu, The Inclusive Mindset: How to Cultivate Diversity in Your Everyday Life

“It's not about finding meaning to your work and life; it's about bringing meaning to your work and life!”
― Justin Jones-Fosu, Your WHY Matters NOW: How Some Achieve More and Others Don't