When it comes to inclusion and diversity, look inward. Have you shut the door to certain people or perspectives before a conversation even begins?<\/p>\n
That question was posed by author and diversity-training expert Jess Pettitt, speaking at Sweeny Refinery during one of several events for Phillips 66\u2019s Inclusion and Diversity Week.<\/p>\n
Pettitt encouraged employees to think of conversations as invitations and give people \u2014 even the most annoying or frustrating \u2014 \u201cgrace in the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
The goal is \u201cto remain at least a cracked window instead of a closed door,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The speech, attended by about 275 people in person and online, was a partnership with the Pride Network. Brian Mandell<\/strong>, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Commercial and executive champion of the Pride Network, introduced Pettitt at the Sweeny event.<\/p>\n \u2018Safe, seen, heard and respected\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Phillips 66\u2019s Inclusion and Diversity week presents an opportunity to understand and learn through the experience of others, said Senior Advisor of Inclusion and Diversity Yeni Ortega<\/strong>. \u201cIt supports the company mission to build an environment where all employees feel safe, seen, heard and respected.\u201d<\/p>\n Sonya Reed<\/strong>, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Communications, said Phillips 66 is making good progress. Nearly half of the 156 interns this summer are women. And of the roughly 400 new employees hired in 2022 through the end of May, 49% are from racial or ethnic minority groups.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no one business or one segment or one location that is seeing these kinds of results; we’re seeing it across the entire company,\u201d she said at a kickoff event for the week\u2019s activities. <\/p>\n The kickoff event featured a presentation by April Rinne, an in-demand keynote speaker who regularly contributes to major news outlets about the new economy and the future of work. She focused her remarks on leveraging change as a strength and embracing a \u201cflux mindset.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYour relationship to change can improve,” she said as she offered up what she called the eight \u201csuperpowers\u201d that make people better fit for a world in flux. “What exactly needs to improve varies from person to person, but we can all use some help.\u201d <\/p>\n Learning our values in four languages<\/strong><\/p>\n At Houston headquarters, Employee Resource Groups joined forces for a fun language mixer where employees learned to say words and phrases \u2014 including the company\u2019s core values of safety, honor and commitment \u2014 in Spanish, Portuguese, French and Chinese.<\/p>\n In Bartlesville, a panel featuring representatives from the Pride Network, Women\u2019s Network, Veterans Network and Black Employee Network discussed topics including the benefits of joining an ERG, the challenges in seeking different perspectives and the meaning of inclusion and diversity.<\/p>\n At the Sweeny event, Pettitt said employees should be open to learning about someone else\u2019s life experience and \u201clean in\u201d to that ability to connect.<\/p>\n \u201cIt’s really hard to shut that door when you enter it from a curious place,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The week presented an opportunity to understand and learn through the experience of others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","widen_thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/phillips66.widen.net\/content\/xkusub1zpf\/jpeg\/22-0006_64_I%26D%20Week%20Recap%207-5%20DotCom%20thumbnail.jpeg?keep=c&crop=yes&color=ffffffff&quality=54&u=s3whhe","widen_thumbnail_width":"2048","widen_thumbnail_height":"1262","psx_hero_image_url":"https:\/\/phillips66.widen.net\/content\/0szj1c9drr\/jpeg\/22-0006_64_I%26D%20Week%20Recap%207-5%20DotCom.jpeg?position=c&color=ffffffff&quality=80&u=4kuu1w","psx_hero_image_width":"2048","psx_hero_image_height":"640","psx_hero_image_mobile_url":"https:\/\/phillips66.widen.net\/content\/xkusub1zpf\/jpeg\/22-0006_64_I%26D%20Week%20Recap%207-5%20DotCom%20thumbnail.jpeg?position=c&color=ffffffff&quality=80&u=4kuu1w","psx_hero_image_mobile_width":"2048","psx_hero_image_mobile_height":"1262","psx_byline":"Eunice Bridges"},"categories":[3],"class_list":["post-1008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-giving-our-energy"],"yoast_head":"\n