Thought Leadership
Is Your Diversity & Inclusion Training Working?
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...
Black History Month Should be All Year
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...
How to Organize Your Diversity & Inclusion Council and Employee Resource Groups
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...
Having Privilege Does Not Make you a Bad Guy
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...
75% of Your Customers Believe in Diversity
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...
The Capitol Breach is Proof Diversity Training is Needed
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 males, it...
Shame vs. Accountability in the Diversity and Inclusion Conversation
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. ...
Why Corporate America is Not Working for Women of Color
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. From...
Antiracist Books You Need to Read
My Favorite Antiracist Books to Learn About Antiracism Antiracism is a new word for many white-dominated organizations and white households. At it's core, antiracism means to actively engage in the movement to end systemic racism. It means doing your part in your...
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