How agencies can run more inclusive meetings

Inclusion hinges on systems that can effectively and consistently prop up marginalized voices, and one area agency leaders and executives can make a tangible difference is in meeting culture. Agencies are notoriously meeting-heavy, so it's often within meeting rooms (whether virtual or physical) that people get credited for their ideas and contributions, where clients come face-to-face with the people working on their accounts, and -- unfortunately -- where lack of inclusivity often is most apparent. “Learn to make room for women of color to shine, give credit, and get out of the way,” writes Ruchika Tulshyan in her new book, “Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work.” An excerpt follows: Meetings are a fact of office