- July 7, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Editor’s note: Veteran investor and entrepreneur Donald Thompson writes about leadership, opportunity, diversity and other business issues for WRAL TechWire. His columns appear on Wednesdays. Jackie Ferguson, host of the podcast “Diversity: Beyond the Checkbox,” co-wrote today’s column.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Recently, some of the most common questions I am hearing from my friends and colleagues are centered around the concept of privilege: What does it mean? What should I do about it? How can I learn more?
Often, the way people talk about privilege makes it seem like a black and white subject — as if you either have it, or you don’t — but privilege is more complex than that. We all have varying degrees of privilege and disadvantage that impact how we see and move through the world.
When we think about privilege as a matter of “haves” and “have nots,” we make it into a divisive issue, but when it’s…
