Week 14 Inclusion Idea: Boomers, Listen

Obviously, Boomers do not see the world as Gen Z does. Last Wednesday, I had the opportunity to present and interact with a group of 10-12th graders. I opened and closed giving Gen Z loving and well intentioned life advice from Boomers. Although I had not directly asked what advice they had from Boomers, IContinue reading “Week 14 Inclusion Idea: Boomers, Listen”

Week 13 Inclusion Idea: Conversation Opportunities

How many times did diversity topics come up in your conversations this week? Were there missed opportunities? On Tuesday, July 22 I received a email from an organization with the subject line “Eid Al-Adha Mubarak”. The text read “ May your day be full of happiness and love.” I supported a day filled with happinessContinue reading “Week 13 Inclusion Idea: Conversation Opportunities”

Inspiring Minds With Inclusion Ideas

Inclusion Idea Week 2: Talk Shop With all the hype around diversity and inclusion, we are now noticing and hopefully having more conversations with work colleagues of color and colleagues from underrepresented groups. This week make sure you engage include diverse colleagues in conversations other than workplace diversity. Talk shop. Talking shop is a mutualContinue reading “Inspiring Minds With Inclusion Ideas”

What’s An Ally To Do: Embracing Diversity Months

Allyship is challenging and difficult. But isn’t the popular diversity training statement “Get comfortable with being uncomfortable”? As an ally, you want to be respectful, inclusive, and promote diversity. You will need all sorts of tools to help from the most recent research and data and the skills to know when and how to addressContinue reading “What’s An Ally To Do: Embracing Diversity Months”

Blogging: My 2021 Commitment

I haven’t blogged much this year. However, I have written a lot. I wrote and published many posts and published articles and a book. I’ve made more than a few short entries that could have been posted as blogs, but I found that I lacked commitment and dedication to take those steps. I felt thatContinue reading “Blogging: My 2021 Commitment”