Reboot Podcast Episode #43 – The Dharma of Inclusivity – with Konda Mason

Memorable Quotes:

“I’ve been an entrepreneur my whole life.” – Konda Mason

“The best part of my job is connecting with other entrepreneurs.” – Konda Mason

“There is a suffering that exists in the world, and it is manifesting in a kind of hate.” – Jerry Colonna

“We, in this country, have a tendency to band-aid problems.” – Konda Mason

“There is not an environmental issue that doesn’t have a social justice implication and impact.” – Konda Mason

“It’s all about the maximization of ‘me’ as opposed to the maximization of ‘we’.” – Konda Mason

“When ‘me’ is up against difference, it looks like (and shows up as) ‘othering’.” – Konda Mason

“When I think about these diversity issues that people want to wrap their heads around in organizations and businesses and they are looking at quotes, words, or bathrooms, it is the band-aid.” – Konda Mason

“Experiencing interdependence makes us well, and that is who we really are.” – Konda Mason

“We are so deeply interdependent to each other, this planet, and all species.” – Konda Mason

“To do the work that is really going to transform how we are living on this planet we have to all get on the same bus.” – Konda Mason

“We are socialized to see ourselves as disconnected, and to not be inter-dependent.” – Jerry Colonna

“If you could change colors right now, would you be a black man in America?” – Konda Mason

“That white skin privilege and that male privilege puts you in front of the line, even if you had nothing coming in.” – Konda Mason

“Most tech companies are founded by people who have experienced privilege in some form or another.” – Jerry Colonna

“When it comes to race privilege work, we think we know it, but it is a whole body of knowledge to learn.” – Konda Mason

“There are different levels. There is the band-aid level and there is the real level, which is the deep level that is systemic.” – Konda Mason

“If we really want to get the work done that we need to do to make this planet tick in a way that is going to be whole and well, it is about sharing power.” – Konda Mason

“It is not your fault. It is your responsibility to learn, but it is not your fault.” – Konda Mason

“It’s not about the smartest person in the board room anymore. It’s not about the smartest person in the C-suite anymore. It’s about the multicultural nature of it such that diversity of views are coming in.” – Konda Mason

“I’m already scared as it is. Take away my power and I am really scared.” – Jerry Colonna