Org Leaders, Honor Your Equity Commitments for a Successful Start to 2023
As 2022 closes, it is not too late to honor the equity commitments you have made to yourself or your organization.
Last year, I wrote a blog called, Finish Your Racial Equity Bridges, where I shared an end-of-year practice where I close out the year finishing unfinished commitments.
As 2022 draws to a close, I went back to that article to see if it still resonated with me.
It does.
This year, I had eight commitments on my list.
At the time I am writing this update, I have two items remaining. Like last year, I block off time on my calendar each week to finish the designated tasks for that week. I love checking off lists, so to be able to cross something off my list is a HUGE motivation for me.
Also, I approached my “Bridges list” a little differently this year. I created sorting criteria that helped me make easier decisions about what to include on my list as a “bridge task” and what were regular projects to be carried over into 2023.
Keeping your commitments matters.
You can sort your priorities.
Here is an example of what I did this year.
=> Commitments already decided.
What are decisions that you've already made but still need to execute? This a great place to start because you can often knock these goals (or tasks) out without reprocessing the decision. Easy items to cross off the list.
=> Commitments that are almost done.
What are goals (or tasks) that are 75% done? These are tasks that, with a little bit of time, can be finished before shutting down for the holidays.
=> Commitments that you are tired of thinking about it.
What are goals (or tasks) that you don't want to carry into 2023? Even if it takes more time to complete, knowing that you will not carry it into 2023 is motivation enough to get it done.
As I noted in last year’s article, I am not suggesting that you push through to “finish strong” for finishing’s sake. Instead, I offer this strategy to honor existing commitments to yourself. Alright — finish those equity bridges.
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