Thought Leadership
Five Questions to Get the Diversity and Inclusion Conversation Started with Your Organization #4
What is holding us back from maximizing diversity and inclusion? Here comes the big question about diversity and inclusion. What are the barriers. This question gets to the skeletons in the closet, this why it is later in the series of questions. Yet, you cannot...
Five Questions to Get the Diversity and Inclusion Conversation Started with Your Organization #3
What would we gain by having more diversity and inclusion? Humans detest loss. It is called loss aversion. That is why in times of change, we naturally focus on what we are losing vs. what we are gaining. Diversity and inclusion represent change. If our...
Five Questions to Get the Diversity and Inclusion Conversation Started with Your Organization #2
What would our organization look like with more diversity and inclusion? Close your eyes and visualize your organization performing at a high level. Imagine the team being very diverse. Paint a picture of inclusion. Put pen to paper and free flow what you see: What...
4 Reasons Why White People Do Not “See” Racism & 4 Ideas to Lead Like an Ally
Many well-intentioned white people are saying things like: “I don’t see racism.” “Does this still really happen a lot?” “I did not learn about this in school – why?” It is 2020 and many white people are waking up to the reality that racism still exists. As I talk with...
Five Questions to Get the Diversity and Inclusion Conversation Started with Your Organization #1
Why does our organization care about diversity and inclusion? There is no organization that has this 100% figured out. I have yet to meet a client that says we have hit all of our goals for diversity and inclusion and have no more work to do. Therein lies the...
Women’s Suffrage Beyond 2020
How to celebrate women's suffrage and promote gender equality all the time, not just in 2020—and examine how far we’ve come and how far we have to go. 2020 is the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage and women earning the right to vote. While this is an important...
Female-Dominated Industries Don’t Exist (Neither Does Gender Equality)
Every industry is male-dominated (and usually white-dominated). Learn five talk tracks to encourage improved gender equality. There is no such thing as a female-dominated industry. Yet, it is often given as the blanket excuse for low women in leadership...
Lead Like an Ally: Real Stories VIII
Real stories from those that lead like allies. Storysharing is a critical part of being an ally. Allies speak up, and boldly share their stories to pave the way for others to feel safe sharing their stories. My years of speaking and training on the topic "Lead Like...
Gender Equality Can’t Wait 208 More Years
The real reasons the United States is over 200 years from gender equality—and how to change that now According to the World Economic Forum, the US is 208 years away from gender equality. They came to this conclusion upon measuring key factors like economic...
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