by Julie | Jan 27, 2021 | Communication, Diversity, Lead Like an Ally, Leadership, Race, Talent Retention, Team Building, Training, Unconscious Bias
Best practices for setting up successful Diversity and Inclusion Councils and ERGs In Corporate America, most large corporations have had long standing diversity and inclusion organizations. They formed Employee Resource Groups around gender, race, ethnicity, and...
by Julie | Jan 20, 2021 | Communication, Diversity, Lead Like an Ally, Leadership, Race, Talent Retention, Team Building, Training, Unconscious Bias
Privilege is a chance to be an ally The “P” word is polarizing. Pair it with white privilege or male privilege and you might just offend someone. Why is the “P” word so hard for people to accept? I define privilege as the advantages one has over others based on...
by Julie | Jan 13, 2021 | Communication, Diversity, Lead Like an Ally, Leadership, Race, Talent Retention, Team Building, Training, Unconscious Bias
Organizations are not doing enough to promote diversity Pew Research Center recently released a study that followed the social and demographic trends of 6,637 adults in the United States. The study found that 75 percent of adults believed it is “very or somewhat...
by Julie | Jan 7, 2021 | Communication, Diversity, Lead Like an Ally, Leadership, Race, Talent Retention, Team Building, Training, Unconscious Bias
White supremacy is not okay and diversity training helps This week has already been a hard week. Just days into 2021, with the hope to shed 2020 and its tragedies, we’re already in another racial divide. With 90%+ of those breaching the Capitol being White...
by Julie | Jan 6, 2021 | Communication, Diversity, Lead Like an Ally, Leadership, Race, Talent Retention, Team Building, Training, Unconscious Bias
Shame is not a vehicle for social justice I was listening to Brene Brown’s Unlocking Us podcast this summer. Black Lives Matter momentum was back up following the death of George Floyd. I remember Brene explaining how shame rarely helps solve complex problems. ...
by Julie | Dec 30, 2020 | Employee Engagement, Gender Equality, Lead Like an Ally, Leadership, Mentoring, Race, Talent Retention, Training, Unconscious Bias
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. ...