Inclusiveness
We have previously discussed our weekly firm meetings, and the learning opportunities they present. Last week we had a guest speaker, Dr. Ben Reese, Vice President for Institutional Equity at Duke University. He was a charming presenter with a welcoming disposition. He helped us, as a team, to further recognize the need to continually work toward continually improving communication and interaction.
(Dr. Benjamin D. Reese, Jr.)
Part of the Lewis & Daggett strategic plan includes internal growth and development in order to better serve our clients, and also to makes us all better people along the way. We strive to become better individually and collectively.
Dr. Reese brought up many issues in addition to the obvious that become barriers to communication and acceptance. These included discussing areas that define each of us as individuals, including age, cultural background, gender, geographic residence, race, family, marital status, disability, occupation, religion, etc. He taught us how all of these areas are all very complex and multifaceted.
At our firm, we work with and tend to represent broad ranges of people with many differences. In fact, many of our clients have been stereotyped. this applies to folks wrongfully injured, hurt at work, and disabled. many times we have to work on behalf of our clients to overcome preconceived perceptions in order to adequately pursue fair legal results.
We have a deep belief in and strive for inclusiveness on an ongoing basis. So, we have to be conscious of differences both internally and among our clients and continually strive to make This effort aligns with our business goals as well as our long history of helping people.
We are committed to continually work toward more and better inclusiveness both internally and externally. Certainly we all have room to grow and develop. We hope you will join us in this life long pursuit in learning respect for others.