Sharing pronouns signals to all people that they belong I learned about pronouns in third grade. I remember my English teacher sharing that a proper noun is capitalized and refers to a specific person, place, or thing. A pronoun refers to an individual and therefore...
Inclusive leadership is about knowing when to speak vs. listen One of the clear hallmarks of inclusive leadership is knowing when someone truly needs direction versus when they need a sounding board. These two leadership strategies look very different in practice. For...
Inclusion Conversations Over the Holidays, Made Easier Nearly half of all Americans avoid politics at the holiday dinner party (Harris Poll). Many dodge the conversation if it does come up, or power through. It doesn’t have to be so hard to talk about human issues...
Startups need to focus on inclusion efforts early because diversity only gets harder with scale With 41% of employees globally saying that they are thinking about leaving their current job, the lure of entrepreneurship has hit a chord. Unhappy, yet gainfully employed...
Inclusive workplaces are a must have, not just a nice to have By nature, allies don’t know what they don’t know about the lived experiences of people different from themselves. And that’s okay. As a white DEI practitioner, I am well aware that I will...
Inclusive leaders know the growth mindset is about progress over perfection. As with anything else that is important to your career, inclusive leadership takes time and resources. It is less about getting it 100% right, and the stumble and bumble of being an ally. ...
