Second-Generation Bias Can Keep Young Women from Thriving Because overt workplace gender bias is less common today than it was 20 or 30 years ago, many emerging women leaders think of gender discrimination only theoretically, or as something that happens to other people working in extreme situations. They may not recognize subtle forms of gender [...]
Celebrate Women’s History Month Applying Inclusive Leadership to Conflict Resolution The variety of perspectives and backgrounds that can drive greater workplace creativity and innovation — the kind of variety we celebrate during Women’s History Month as we focus on key contributions of women in all facets of society — can also make it harder to [...]
Celebrate Women’s History Month A Key Ingredient to Work-Life Balance is Getting a Life Stretched thin trying to meet the demands of work and needs of family, women can find themselves drawn into so many different roles that they wonder if a “whole self” still exists. A study by the Center for Creative Leadership found [...]
Celebrate International Women’s Day March 8 Hello Men . . . Here’s How You Can #embraceequity and Move the Needle Just as white allies are critical to expanding racial equity, male champions are necessary to drive gender equity. International Women’s Day, March 8, is a great time to celebrate women’s achievements and step up your [...]
Celebrate Black History Month Helping Black Professionals Thrive in America’s Workplaces Many Black children and teens grow up hearing the message from well-meaning parents and other adults that they need to work twice as hard to have their performance considered half as good in a dominant white culture. The constant burden of being judged more [...]
Celebrate Black History Month Five Things White People Can Do Now to Combat Racism While we need governments to address systemic racism, we also need people who understand the importance of that mission in their own lives. Very often, when white people increase their understanding of the ongoing scope of racism, they want to do [...]
Role Models and Mentors Can Inspire More Women of Color to Join STEM Fields As we celebrate Black History Month and the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we see so much potential for Black and Hispanic women to make great contributions in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. Yet, there are [...]
Tailor DEI Efforts to Unique Context for Best Results U.S. Celebrating Black History Month and UK Celebrating Race Equity Week No country or culture is immune to bias, discrimination and inequality, but how they manifest and are expressed is contextual and localized, showing up with pronounced differences in different countries and even between regions within [...]
Gratitude Doesn’t Guarantee Happiness — But Something More With so much focus on the benefits of gratitude, it can sometimes feel like there are more people selling the concept (books, lectures, journals, retreats, pithy framed sayings) than living it. But gratitude is not something you buy over the counter and never feel negative, sad or [...]
Telling People All the Ways They Can Improve Doesn’t Help Despite the prevalent refrain to give team members feedback on how to improve, a strong body of research shows that “constructive criticism” can actually hamper learning. Instead, the authors of Nine Lies About Work say to point to moments of strong performance and highlight (even [...]
