You cannot keep doing the same thing expecting different results The definition of insanity is doing the same thing, over and over, and expecting a different result. A lot of times we do things unconsciously that have been modeled for us by previous generations....
NOT Sympathy Empathy is the ability to identify and understand another person’s situation without judgment, the full acceptance of their story. You have not lived their situation to be able to relate to it. Sympathy, by contrast, is projecting a feeling of less...
Next Pivot Point Podcast Interview with Minda Harts I read Minda Harts’ book The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table early 2020 and remember thinking how different the lived experiences women of color were in Corporate America. ...
Next Pivot Point Podcast Interview about Male Allies Brad Johnson and David Smith have been allies of mine for some time. They were quick to endorse and write forewords for my books on allyship, have introduced me to amazing allies in the diversity and inclusion...
Intersectionality is Key to Understanding Inclusion Kimberle Crenshaw, TED talk speaker on The Urgency of Intersectionality, defines intersectionality as “a lens through which you can see where power comes and collides, where it interlocks and intersects. It’s...
Accepting gender as a spectrum benefits all humans “Boys will be boys” – said a parent to excuse roughhousing behavior “Don’t be bossy” – said a caregiver to a young girl speaking up Gendered language starts early. What if we recognized there is a gender spectrum?...
