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Vulnerability and DEI Work
Vulnerability is a critical skill to practice to foster DEI. Vulnerability is necessary when having conversations with people that don’t look like us, behave like us, or seem to have a lot in common with us.
Diversity Work Means Doing Things Differently
Diversity work means doing things differently than you have done in the past. You cannot keep doing the same thing expecting different results.
Empathy, Not Sympathy, is Critical to DEI
Empathy, not sympathy, is critical to DEI work. People do not want your pity, they want your respect and understanding.
Perspective Taking is Critical to DEI
Taking on the perspective of others is a critical DEI skill. You cannot wear someone else’s shoes, you only try to understand where they are coming from.
Barriers to Allyship at Home
There are three main barriers to leading with allyship at home which cause people to withdraw from the DEI conversation.
Address Your Unconscious Bias
Address your unconscious bias to help foster DEI at work or at home. Follow these three steps to learn how to acknowledge and address your biases.
Why share pronouns
Pronouns signal to others you want to be an ally. They open the door to inclusive conversations. Learn how to lead like an ally and properly share your pronouns.
Empathy and vulnerability, the keys to inclusive leadership
Inclusive leadership is a must have, not just a nice to have. Learn 3 key ideas to shape our workplace as an inclusive leader.
Talking about Inclusion at the Holiday Dinner Table
Worried about uncomfortable conversations about inclusion at the holiday dinner table? Here is how to make inclusion conversations easier.
Why Start-Ups Need to Focus on Diversity Early
Diversity only gets harder with scale. Start-ups need to focus on diversity early to avoid playing catch up later when scaling up.