Every year during the month of June, more and more companies are recognizing LGBTQ+ Pride. Many release marketing campaigns dripping with rainbow colors, and some bring the celebration inside the organization to…
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Three Essential Below the Surface Tactics for Equitable Meeting and Group Facilitation
I wrote a LinkedIn post a while back about a fascinating experience I had at a corporate retreat—not as a participant, but as the facilitator. The context: I facilitated a…
Why Your Leadership Development Programs Are Holding You Back From Creating a Culture of Belonging
Take out a sheet of paper and let’s do a quick reflection. The prompt: who’s on the leadership team in your organization? Identify each person and consider the following questions:…
The Role of Intersectionality in Women’s History Month: How to Support ALL Women Employees
It’s Women’s History Month again, and just like Black History Month in February, I’ve received a lot of speaking inquiries for this occasion. Specifically, International Women’s Day on March 8—and the theme…
Have Things Truly “Gotten Better” for Black Employees?
This May will mark two years from the police killing of George Floyd, which caught the attention of not just the American people, but corporate leaders struggling to connect with…
Continue More, Start Less: Four Prompts to Evaluate Your Firm’s DEIB Effectiveness
Looking back on all the changes we have seen in the workplace in 2021, I am starting to feel pretty hopeful. Organizations made some big commitments this year. A few…
What does mental health have to do with below the surface leadership?
Some of the most progressive business leaders are finally realizing that we can’t simply leave our personal lives at home when we come to work every day, and creating a…
The “Great Culture” Lie
Since the mid-2000s, “company culture” has remained a top buzzword among leadership and HR elites—but for all that buzz, “great” workplace cultures remain elusive. Most definitions include some language about…
Pride Month is Coming to an End, but It’s Never too Late to Talk About Intersectionality
While Pride Month is coming to a close, it’s never too late to talk about intersectionality. The term “intersectionality” was coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, a law professor at Columbia and…
Should you mandate that your next leadership hire be Black? Or even a woman?
Now that the language and concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion have proven they are here to stay in corporate culture, it may be tempting to think we’ve moved past…