Stick With It Stories: Diversity Advocate Susan Madsen Gains New Empathy
Our \u201cStick With It\u201d conversation series on the Top of Mind podcast continues with diversity advocate Susan Madsen\u2019s story about being invited to attend an event and realizing she was the only white person in a room of several hundred people. Sticking with the discomfort she felt at the event gave her a window into how people of color must feel often in Madsen\u2019s majority white community. That new measure of empathy served as an important motivation for Madsen in her research and advocacy with the Utah Women and Leadership Project. \n\nPodcast Guest:\nSusan Madsen, founding director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project, professor in the Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University. \n\nTop of Mind would love to hear your Stick With It story. Can you think of a time when you felt your perspective or worldview challenged and, instead of getting defensive, you chose to stick with the discomfort \u2013 and you\u2019re glad you did? Email your story to topofmind@byu.edu.