The Winters Group, Inc.’s Post

A decolonial approach is inherently equitable because it takes power back for underrepresented and marginalized people in decision-making. For the individual, decolonization requires an openness to other ways of knowing and being, separate from the normative Western or white supremacist approach to thinking and behaving. For organizational leaders and change agents, there is a benefit in moving away from thinking about constraints and imagining possibilities of creativity and abundance. As a diversity educator and researcher, understanding decolonization has given me the vocabulary and cognitive framework to recognize exploitative extraction and examine power imbalances. I realize that the decolonial lens is appropriate for workplaces making strides in changing systems. The experience of being uprooted from the homeland inspired me to unlearn a colonial mindset. I identify as Pinay, Filipina-American, a foreign-born woman of color who is bicultural and bilingual in English and Tagalog. I grew up in Manila. I am on a lifelong journey of decolonization, fully understanding the importance of constant self-reflection in unlearning whiteness and embodying the principles of equity and justice in my everyday leadership practice. - Maileen Hamto, EdD, MS, MBA Want to read the rest of Maileen Hamto's thoughts on a decolonial approach and the concept of "kapwa"? Tap here: https://lnkd.in/e4k555E8