One Is The Loneliest Number: Allyship And Survival Strategies For The "Only" On Your Team
summary
Panelists give concrete survival tactics: enroll in Toastmasters training or public speaking courses to claim space, buddy up with at least one colleague from a different background, and build a local support group like the Tech and Color community with co‑working days, BBQs and professional development. Allies are told to acknowledge disparities, interrupt microaggressions, correct misgendering, and push DEI into leadership meetings; two vendor resources recommended are Partners in Diversity and Portland Means Progress. Remote work forces more intentional relationship building; these tactics are presented as practical, tested steps rather than abstractions.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:25Tech and color community matters
- 4:58Only on a team
- 7:12Coping with being the only
- 11:31Identity and authenticity
- 15:24Progress in diversity
- 21:55How allies can show up meaningfully
- 27:16Microaggressions for allies
- 31:15Allyship remote and local
- 33:04Inclusive spaces
- 35:11Workplace change steps
- 40:06Remote work connection
- 44:12Amplify minority voices
- 48:39Small allyship steps
- 50:28Learning from mistakes
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