## Lily Zheng on Trust
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> Here's a hard truth for many leaders to grapple with: if you're looking to rebuild the trust of your junior and/or marginalized employee populations in your workplace, that often starts by offering them resources, support, power, authority, and agency that senior and/or advantaged employee populations may not immediately benefit from. I've seen this countless times. Senior leaders ask a grassroots DEI council what they need to feel comfortable working for the good of the organization, and the requests they receive come as a surprise. Resources specifically for Black and brown folks. Protections specifically for LGBTQ+ employees, disabled people, and neurodivergent people. Specialized support for healing from racial trauma directed at junior women of color. "How about an all-company workshop, or crowdsourcing a resource we can *all* benefit from?" is the common counter-suggestion from senior leaders, and the swift response to that is a resounding "NO."