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Why is DEI so Hard?
Reason #1: The Definition — DEI is More. Today, in spite of all our society has been through, we talk about diversity in a very limited fashion. That’s why it becomes a box to check rather than an actual strategic imperative. Did we hire enough black people?...
A Tip for Getting D&I Right: Build a Culture of Empathy Over Moral Superiority
Until this year, I didn't fully grasp how much racism is enmeshed in our country's DNA, not somewhere far away in Middle America, but often right under my nose. How practically every public school I have heard of has been named after a slaveowner. And the very city I...
Why You Need Storytelling for Diversity and Inclusion Success
The comedian Keegan Michael Key spoke recently regarding his personal experience with police discrimination. He claimed that despite being pulled over by the police often due to being Black, the officer typically recognizes him from his work and lets him go. He...
New Manager Training: Our 2021 Best Practices
In the last year, we've seen unprecedented demand for our New Manager Training and Coaching. Part of what we've addressed has been basic managerial skills. Project and change management, delegating responsibilities, enabling collaboration, and managing team...
4 Hiring Best Practices for Startups
Small businesses are still bullish about investing in talent, even moreso given the high costs of poor hires and employee turnover. The cost of bad or wrong hiring can go up to 30% of the employee's first year earnings according to the US Dept. of Labor, and so it is...
You Can’t Address Unconscious Bias if You Don’t Address Trauma
The celebrated actor Liam Neeson became unpopular overnight. He shared a story in 2019 about one of his close friends who was raped by a Black man, and how it drove him into an irrational frenzy. He said he became so enraged hearing her experience, that for the...
Talent Acquisition Best Practices for Startups
As business starts building up again to pre-pandemic levels, companies are investing more and more in talent. According to the US Dept of Labor, the cost of bad or wrong hiring is 30% of salary, which can quickly add up with employee turnover. It is more essential...
The Modern Day HR Leader is More
These terms ultimately belittle what the modern day HR leader does. As a result, they cause leaders and employees to devalue the function as a whole. "HR" today encompasses strategy, technology, operations, finance, AND the complexity of people, all in one. Culture?...
What is My Company’s Culture? A Quick Company Culture Assessment
Our team often get asked two questions: 1. How do I know what my company culture is? and 2. How do you change it? Well, you could say these are both “loaded questions"! #2 is something that if we had a formula or recipe for, we...