What to do when someone calls out your unconscious bias đŹ Published March 23, 2022 What started as a post about a child being bullied at school turned into an unconscious bias lesson for the ages. Break it down: Take a look at the post on the left. What do you assume about the child …
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When it comes to DEI, are most leaders planning to fail? Published February 9, 2022 You canât see the view from a tower when youâre still standing on the ground. From the ground, all you see are walls. Your perspective is limited, and you canât possibly know what the vista will be from the top. …
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Letâs take DEI straight to the top Published January 26, 2022 Iâm known for being direct and getting right to the point, so here it is: Too many companies offering DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) workshops and trainings to their employees are doing things backwards. Theyâre taking a bottom up approach and itâs hurting their progress …
The superficial action thatâs keeping DEI work stuck Published December 1, 2021 I hear this refrain regularly from clients and keynote audiences: âwe need to have a serious conversation about race / inclusion / gender / transphobia / ableism.â But when I hear it I often wonder â do you REALLY mean that? Are you READY …
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How to speak up against bias⊠without losing your job đŹ Published September 29, 2021 During a client training session, someone asked, âwhat do you do when you hear a microaggression and you want to say something, but you donât feel you have enough power?â In other words: how do you speak up without putting yourself …
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We need to talk about microaggressions Published September 15, 2021 This conversation stopped me in my tracks. The prospective client wanted to hire Rework Work to deliver a DEI training. For the topic, I suggested microaggressions: The client: âThat sounds really interesting. What are microaggressions?â Me: đ± đŹ đ Break it down: It reminded me …
Workplaces suck! But they donât 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 âresignationâ is the wrong word for what weâre going through. So …
Your company policies donât work. Here are some ways to fix them. Published June 9, 2021 In my last Simply Diversity, I wrote about going back to the office and how it exposes ignorance about diversity, equity and inclusion. I also offered suggestions to individuals stuck between the rock and hard place of needing a job …
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