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Microallyship:
Micro servicing your team’s culture
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I made the term “microallyship” up.

Microallyship is about the daily, tiny,
microtasks you can do to grow and
improve yourself as an ally

Microallyship is about the daily, tiny,
microtasks you can do to grow and
improve yourself as an ally
Allyship (process) != Ally

● 5 small areas to be a better ally daily
Today you’ll learn...

● About prioritizing marginalized folks

● About prioritizing marginalized folks (not always visible)
○ Marital Status
○ Parent
○ Pregnant
○ Religion
○ etc.
○ Gender Identity
○ Race
○ Ethnicity
○ Disability
○ Invisible Illness

5 areas for Microallyship
1. Amplify
2. Attribute
3. Volunteer
4. Educate
5. Ask

How can you amplify?
Amplify | Attribute | Volunteer | Educate | Ask
Emoji Reacting +1 bot
Great ﬁrst steps

How can you amplify?
Emoji Reacting +1 bot Credit by @mention-ing
Great ﬁrst steps Advanced

HW #1: Amplify
Amplify by @mention-ing someone’s
awesome work!

How can you attribute?
Pass on positive feedback for peers (esp for ppl outside of your org)
Group DM = Peer + Manager + (sometimes) Your Manager

How can you attribute?
Pass on positive feedback for peers (esp for ppl outside of your org)
Group DM = Peer + Manager + (sometimes) Your Manager
“Warm handoff” introduction
Introduce people to each other in a group DM and share useful
context

HW #2: Attribute
Attribute positive
feedback to someone
+ their manager in
group chat.

HW #2: Attribute (mad libs)
Hi, I want to pass some positive feedback about my recent experiences
with ___(name)___. After working together on ____(task)____, I’ve noticed
their unique ability to ___(1)___, ___(2)___, ___(3)___.
I’d like to share a particular instance where in ___(situation)____, they
went above and beyond and ____(action)_____ and as a result, it
____(impact on you)___ and ___(impact on team/company)____.
I’m happy to send this feedback to anyone that you recommend to
make sure the feedback goes to the right place! I’m always happy to
expand on it or talk about other experiences, too.

“Ofﬁce Housework”
low-importance tasks such as
ordering lunch and taking notes in
meetings
Resource: /TanyaReilly/being-glueResource: https://hbr.org/2018/07/why-women-volunteer-for-tasks-that-dont-lead-to-promotions

Ofﬁce Housework Study
Women received 44% more requests to volunteer than
men in mixed-sex groups.
A request to volunteer was accepted by men 51% of
the time and by women 76% of the time.
Resource: /TanyaReilly/being-glueResource: https://hbr.org/2018/07/why-women-volunteer-for-tasks-that-dont-lead-to-promotions

How can you volunteer? (or distribute it)
● Take notes
● Clean room, area, board
● Send calendar invite, agenda, reminders
Resource: /TanyaReilly/being-glueResource: /TanyaReilly/being-glue

How can you volunteer? (or distribute it)
● Take notes
● Clean room, area, board
● Send calendar invite, agenda, reminders
● Gather responses for open questions,
ping people to contribute to discussions
Resource: /TanyaReilly/being-glueResource: /TanyaReilly/being-glue

HW #3: Volunteer
What ofﬁce housework can you offer
tomorrow?
Default: Volunteer to take notes for the
next meeting.
Set up a reminder

How can you educate?
Get news/info from a more diverse crowd
● Follow new folks on twitter
● Retweet threads where you learned something +
follow them

How can you educate?
Get news/info from a more diverse crowd
● Follow new folks on twitter
● Retweet threads where you learned something +
follow them
Share interesting threads with your less woke friends

HW #4:
Educate yourself by
following 5 new
marginalized folks
(Twitter, GitHub, Medium, etc.)
What groups are absent
in your news feed?

HW #4:
Educate yourself by
following 5 new
marginalized folks
(Twitter, GitHub, Medium, etc.)
Sometimes people curate lists for
you! It just takes a quick search.

What to ask?
People want to be supported differently. Ask ﬁrst!
● Their experiences (if they’re comfortable)
● Feedback on being an Ally: “I believe in your success.
How can I be a better ally for you? I came up with
some ideas to start: ____, ____, and ____.”
● Credit: “How do you like to be credited? Can I cc you +
your manager with positive feedback?”

HW #5:
Ask for feedback on an ally action item
you want to take on.
“I believe in your success. How can I be a
better ally for you? I came up with some ideas
to start: ____, ____, and ____.”

over 40 attendees (opt-in, sharing optional), ex:
○ Ask "Is everyone here who should be part of this conversation?" when
participating in ad-hoc discussions.
○ Talk to each attendee, every day.
○ If you're in a group conversation, ensure everyone has been introduced.
Re-introduce when new people join the group.

over 40 attendees (opt-in, sharing optional), ex:
○ Ask "Is everyone here who should be part of this conversation?" when
participating in ad-hoc discussions.
○ Talk to each attendee, every day.
○ If you're in a group conversation, ensure everyone has been introduced.
Re-introduce when new people join the group.
● 45% folks did their task 1+ times, 100% wanted a repeat

Manager Edition
Pass along feedback you hear and encourage it
○ “Have you shared this with your peer yet? I’m sure
they’d love to hear from you”
○ “When was the last time you gave feedback to __?”
Performance Review pull quotes
○ (With consent of providers) include positive
feedback in performance reviews as direct quotes

Manager Edition
Appreciations
At offsites or special meetings,
provide space for folks to write
appreciations for each member
of the team!
● Name goes on top (orange)
● Each person adds to every
other person’s column
● Take it home at the end

Closing Thoughts
Daily checklist of things you can do TODAY:
1. Amplify by @mention-ing someone’s awesome work
2. Attribute positive feedback in group chat
3. Volunteer to do “ofﬁce housework”, ex: take and share notes
4. Educate yourself by following 5 new marginalized folks
5. Ask someone for feedback on an ally action
(Events: Seek opportunities to practice allyship at an event)
(Managers: Create opportunities for people to share feedback)

You can be a
better ally every day.
You got this!

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