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…
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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…
Four Cultural Practices that are Excluding your Black (and Underrepresented) Employees
I’ve been in many talks about changing structures to eliminate inequities. There’s one structure that we must put at the top of our list to re-evaluate. That structure is organizational…
Conversations Over Events: Reframing Your Organization’s Approach to Black History Month
We are in our third work week of Black History Month. Many of us are busy planning African-American themed events and posting photos of iconic black historians that helped move…