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...
The little things matter in DEI work DEI concepts are easy to train on, but harder to put into practice. In our ever changing, bustling world of work, leaders are taxed with delivering optimal results and still creating a space where people want to contribute their...
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. ...
Allies challenge themselves by thinking outside of their own lived experiences Think back to your childhood and adolescence….what was going on in your world? What was your family like, your friends, your education, your media exposure? Hold those thoughts for a...
