by Julie | Mar 10, 2021 | Communication, Diversity, Lead Like an Ally, Leadership, Race, Talent Retention, Team Building, Training, Unconscious Bias
Steer clear of these microaggressions when asking about diversity and inclusion Well-intentioned allies make mistakes all the time. Showing up in the diversity and inclusion conversation does not require perfection. In fact, it often is quite the opposite. It...
by Julie | Mar 3, 2021 | Communication, Diversity, Lead Like an Ally, Leadership, Race, Talent Retention, Team Building, Training, Unconscious Bias
Black history and women’s history are intersectional In 2006, Tarana Burke, founded the #metoo movement with the goal to empower young women of color who have been sexually abused, assaulted, or exploited, women from marginalized communities. While the hashtag did...
by Julie | Feb 24, 2021 | Communication, Diversity, Employee Engagement, Lead Like an Ally, Leadership, Race, Talent Retention, Training, Unconscious Bias
If You are Tired, You are Not Alone It’s been almost a year since the murder of George Floyd. For those that were practicing diversity, equity, and inclusion work long before his murder, it feels like a lifetime. The mental work of having to manage diversity...
by Julie | Feb 17, 2021 | Communication, Diversity, Lead Like an Ally, Leadership, Race, Talent Retention, Team Building, Training, Unconscious Bias
Choose your own adventure as an ally with these 5 ideas Allyship is a choose-your-own-adventure approach. There is no one-size-fits-all, prescriptive step by step process to being an ally. Allies show up in ways that are aligned with their strengths, their skill...
by Julie | Feb 10, 2021 | Communication, Diversity, Lead Like an Ally, Leadership, Race, Talent Retention, Team Building, Training, Unconscious Bias
Diversity and inclusion training best practices and case studies There is a lot of uncertainty if traditional diversity inclusion programs are really working. According to HBR, “we found very little evidence that diversity training affected the behavior of men or...
by Julie | Feb 3, 2021 | Communication, Diversity, Lead Like an Ally, Leadership, Race, Talent Retention, Team Building, Training, Unconscious Bias
Why do we only celebrate Black history for one month? Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating...
