by Julie | Jun 9, 2021 | Diversity, Lead Like an Ally, Leadership, Race, Training
Holding Two Truths is Key to Understanding Diversity Do you all remember the 1990’s ad “This is Your Brain on Drugs”? The ad features a man breaking open an egg on a frying pan. As he cracks the egg into the pan, he says the egg is a brain and the pan is drugs. ... 
by Julie | Jun 1, 2021 | Diversity, Lead Like an Ally, Leadership, Race, Training
How to Celebrate LGBTQ+ All Year Round Pride History Since the 1970s, independent Pride events have been frequently celebrated in the month June. Why June? Early Pride celebrations were done to commemorate the foundational Stonewall Riots where gay people were... 
by Julie | May 25, 2021 | Diversity, Lead Like an Ally, Leadership, Race, Talent Retention, Training, Unconscious Bias
Statements and Donations are Not Enough for True Inclusion If your organization was one of the many that made a statement about anti-racism or perhaps even donated money to go to support Black Lives Matter, you’re not alone. The challenge is, that one year... 
by Julie | May 19, 2021 | Diversity, Lead Like an Ally, Leadership, Race, Talent Retention, Training, Unconscious Bias
Allies Embrace the Ambiguity of Diversity The two most powerful words in Improv are “yes and.” A simple statement that opens up the conversation rather than words like “or,” “but,” or “yet,” words that signal that there’s a right or wrong, a good or bad, no... 
by Julie | May 12, 2021 | Diversity, Lead Like an Ally, Leadership, Race, Talent Retention, Training, Unconscious Bias
Progress Over Perfection We all make mistakes. Accepting others’ mistakes and seeing those as opportunities for education and improvement – that’s what allies do best. It can be frustrating to experience the adversity of diversity and have to educate the... 
by Julie | May 5, 2021 | Diversity, Lead Like an Ally, Leadership, Race, Talent Retention, Training, Unconscious Bias
NOT SO FAST, Self-Proclaimed “Ally” I’ve always been a big college football fan. Living in the Midwest and going to Ohio State (or THE Ohio State University), I guess I didn’t have much of a choice in the matter. Despite the obvious needs for more...
