DEI Initiatives Are No Longer Optional. They Are A Requirement For Businesses Today. Over the last couple of years, we have seen a surge in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion hiring as well as training. In fact, last year companies spent over $8B in DEI initiatives. There were over 220,000 jobs…
More and more companies are working towards building a sense of belonging in the workplace. Every day we wake up to more and more injustices in the world. Those injustices exist in and out of the work place – some are more covert than others. The net result is similar…
Being accepted, feeling valued and heard are what most humans crave…at home or in the workplace. As leaders, we can do that…we can create a place where people feel valued and accepted. We can do it by bringing inclusion into everything we do! Not only will you have a team…
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is big business – $8B annually; there are over 220,000 DEI jobs on LinkedIn and yet we still haven’t seen much traction. What’s going on? When appointing leaders, are we thinking about all that creating an inclusive environment entails? In today’s corporate environment, many CEO’s, HR…
DEI is for the Long game – if you are expecting quick change, save the effort. Everyone is talking about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, but how many are talking about how people feel? DEI is an initiative. It is a strategy. But, how much of that includes the human experience?…
Making Mistakes is a part of life. We have all made them in the past. We make them in the present. And, we will make them in the future. The question is ‘how do I overcome them?’ And, ‘how can I avoid making the same one again?’ Forgive yourself first.…
We see a lot of content about micro-aggressions which are basically subtle verbal, behavioral or environmental slights towards a marginalized group. You will see reference or modules of this concept in most DEI trainings. While we have focused on this for a while, let’s pivot to a more positive concept.…
Creating a better world takes understanding, education and listening – sometimes we simply don’t know what we don’t know. And, I take ownership of doing my part to educate. There has been a lot of talk about companies capitalizing on DEI. I will give them the benefit of the doubt…
Learning to deal with set backs is not easy. It isn’t fun either…but, it is a part of life. And, how you deal with those set backs will change your perspective as well as trajectory. The other day, I went looking for something on one of my flash drives. And,…
Feedback is a gift. Sometimes you’ll love it and sometimes you’ll want to re-gift it…but, either way it is the gift of growth. If that’s true, then why do people shrink back when they are offered this gift? Well…usually it’s because feedback is often treated as a way to show…
Over the last 2 weeks, I have been glued to the Olympics. It is such an emotional time – watching the triumphs, the losses, the victories and the fails…above all, the stories – the journeys to the Olympic stage. Imagine the dedication, the sacrifice, the pain and the glory…all worth…
If you are in the DEI space. If you are a CEO participating in a DEI committee. If you are a new Chief Diversity Officer. If you are an ally to someone in an underrepresented group. If you are part of a DEI Task Force or ERG. This article…