What the Latest Research Predicts about Recruiting Published March 22, 2023 “I sought out people who would fill my areas of weakness.” I recall former President Obama saying something to that effect when he was filling his cabinet positions. He proactively sought out talent for areas where he lacked knowledge. And when you put it …
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Is your DEIB work authentic or performative? Here’s how to tell. Published November 30, 2022 In times of uncertainty or recession, budget or resources allocated to DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging) are usually first on the budget chopping block. If that is the route your organization is taking, you’re making a short-sighted move that …
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Here are three reasons equal pay doesn’t matter Published September 21, 2022 It’s Black Women’s Equal Pay Day in the United States. But we can’t talk about equal pay without talking about equal advancement opportunities. If Black women (or any underestimated group) aren’t getting a job in the first place, there’s nothing to be equally compensated for. …
(Work) Relationship Status: It’s Complicated Published September 7, 2022 What does it mean that “quiet quitting” is taking workplaces by storm? As if we needed another signal that employees are sick and tired of working in toxic jobs with no hope for improvement or escape. Barely a year ago we learned that given the opportunity, people will leave! (I …
Why it might be time to leave your DEI role Published August 3, 2022 “I feel like I failed at my job,” said Sarah. She was stuck in the paradoxical position that a lot of people in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) roles are stuck in: it’s your job to make change, yet your hands are …
The “talent flight” opportunity companies are missing Published July 20, 2022 No one wants to work for crappy companies these days. Actually, no one wants to work for crappy managers! Which explains why quit rates rose 3% in March of this year — highest on record according to SHRM. It is also one explanation for …
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Two ways you can challenge the stigma of mental health in the workplace Published April 20, 2022 “I just stood there naked.” That’s how my colleague Natasha Bowman describes revealing her struggles with mental health. This is how she put it: Not enough people feel safe discussing their mental health challenges. Not enough people are able …
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What I DO NOT understand about DEI Published April 6, 2022 When comments like this come across my desk, I rarely feel surprise. I hear some variation of “DEI is only an excuse to give people jobs because of their skin color and not because they earned them” all the time. But something about this YouTube …
Our perceptions of women in leadership are skewed Published March 9, 2022 Women are leaders. Notice my verb choice: not women can lead, but women are leaders. It’s not semantics, it’s perception. Break it down: That subtle verb choice can mean the difference between hiring a woman to an executive role or keeping her stuck in middle management! Women …
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Workplaces suck! But they don’t have to. Published September 1, 2021 Workplaces suck. There, I said it. This realization has been creeping on employee after employee for months now: my job is terrible. Why am I tolerating it? So here we are in the Great Resignation. But “resignation” is the wrong word for what we’re going through. So …
