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Diversity Can Help Your Business Be More Successful
The year 2020 changed the face of how businesses operate on a daily basis, not just because of the new work-from-home setups, but also because of the protests that occurred around the country and the world against institutionalized racism. More people than ever...
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...
“Leadership” is Becoming Obsolete
If you go to the business section of a Barnes and Noble, you'll most likely see an majority of books on the subject of leadership: "Smart Leadership", "Servant Leadership", "Quiet Leadership", "The Power of Positive Leadership," etc. etc. It seems we are all trying so...
How an Organization is Like an Orchestra
Not too long ago, I met with a group of musicians to “jam,” or improvise together after a while. In our eclectic group was a guitarist, a Middle Eastern drummer, a jazz pianist, and two vocalists(one of them myself). We had all never played together before. We were...
What Neuroscience Tells Us About the Future of Work
When we think about the future of work, we often think about AI, big data, and machine learning. We know that our abilities in these fields will deliver high returns as we build our careers. Yet, with the rapidly changing pace of technology, the ability to support...
The X-Factors for Diverse and Inclusive Leadership
It’s no surprise that numerous studies have shown the link between the lack of a diverse and inclusive workplace culture and employee turnover. And with turnover costing US companies $1T annually, inclusion is an area that leaders can’t afford to overlook. To...
Change Management, Culture, and DEI are All About Marketing
I think of the work I do in organizational change, culture change, and DEI as internal branding and marketing. Indeed, to get employees on board the ship and buying into a change, you first need to make that change attractive enough to catch their attention. ...
Diversity Can Help Your Business Be More Successful
The year 2020 changed the face of how businesses operate on a daily basis, not just because of the new work-from-home setups, but also because of the protests that occurred around the country and the world against institutionalized racism. More people than ever...