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Communication Actions for Diversity & Inclusion Conversations
By Bart Bailey | May 28, 2019 During a recent training I facilitated, a discussion was prompted by Sherri*, a white woman, who held the opinion that the term, “bro,” felt exclusive. “This term is only used by black men and makes me uncomfortable,” she expressed to the...
Tackling Disparities in Healthcare Requires Challenging Bias
By Shane L. Lloyd & Christopher S. Morin | May 14, 2019 While many workplaces across the nation are making inroads in their diversity and inclusion efforts surrounding gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, and physical ability, we still have a long...
The Art of the Apology
By Eric Peterson | April 30, 2019 Increasingly, it seems that we live in a culture of perpetual outrage. Some would argue that the anger has always been there, but now, thanks to the leveling dynamics of social media, the outraged have an accessible, audible voice....
Storytelling: Connecting Emotion, Power, and Understanding for Culture Change
By Eric Peterson | April 16, 2019 As a child, my mother often coached me on what I should do if I ever got lost. First, she said, look for a policeman. If you can’t find a policeman, look for another mother. I suppose she assumed that a mother would naturally...
Developing Empathy through Experiential Training
By Kimberly (Rattley) Dailey | April 2, 2019Many people are familiar with unconscious bias and how it can negatively impact our workplaces and communities. However, the capability of defining unconscious bias doesn’t necessarily translate into demonstrable action....
Building a Sustainable Learning Strategy
By Shayne Bauer-Ellsworth | March 19, 2019 Whether you’re a learning and development practitioner or leading your organization’s diversity and inclusion initiatives, you should be asking the question, "how sustainable is my learning strategy?" Education and training...
How to Build an HBCU Pipeline in STEM
By Albert Smith | March 5, 2019 African Americans account for only 8 percent of general engineering majors, 7 percent of mathematics majors, and 5 percent of computer engineering majors. They are similarly under-represented in business: only 7 percent of finance and...
Know Fear: How Leaders Can Respond Positively to Fear by Understanding It
By Tonya Jackman Hampton | February 18, 2019 “Be fearless”. This phrase is something we hear all too often in both our professional and personal circles. However, fear is part of our brain’s hardwiring. We need emotions like fear to help us make decisions and keep...
Driving Your D&I Strategy with Data
By Cory Schneider | February 5, 2019 As a licensed mental health practitioner, I work with individuals who are seeking therapy; each with their own unique circumstances, symptomatology, and life experiences. I can’t apply the same theoretical model to every patient...
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