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The State of Workplace Inclusion 2020 to 2023: Part 2 – What I Am Seeing

NOTE: This article is Part 2 of a 4-part series of observations about workplace inclusion between March 2020 and May 2023. Part 1 was entitled...
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The State of Workplace Inclusion: 2020 to 2023: Part 1 – “I Came Out as Black”

NOTE: This article is Part 1 of a 4-part series about workplace inclusion between March 2020 and May 2023. The subsequent three editions will be:...
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“Leading Inclusion” is One of the 10 Best Leadership Books for 2023

This year, the folk at CEO Magazine have honored my book, Leading Inclusion, by including it on this list of 10 books "to guide you...
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How Black women are pushing back against natural hair discrimination disguised as “professionalism”

"Professionalism" is a term often misused in business life, and it works to the disadvantage of employees and candidates whose physical characteristics do not match...
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“Leading Inclusion” book launches on October 11, 2022!

 MEDIA RELEASE  Organizational Psychologist and Executive Coach Helps Corporate Leaders Respond to Calls for Meaningful AND Visible Diversity and Inclusion Outcomes  Clearwater, FL – Corporate...
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Don’t make your employees work with toxic clients

Toxic clients exist, and putting them first (i.e., the customer is always right) is a mistake, especially if your employees will have to suffer to...
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These two common C-suite actions have not helped workplace inclusion

My world changed when police killed Breonna Taylor in March 2020 because it felt like the country had hit rock bottom in the manifestation of...
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4 ways to fight proximity bias in hybrid work setups

"Proximity bias" is a term that was developed by psychologists (most prominently, Daniel Kahneman) in the 1970s to describe the phenomenon in which humans tend...
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Don’t use 2019 behaviors if you want to increase workplace diversity

Companies continue to seek ways to enhance the diversity of their workforces. Yet, many overlook potentially good workers because they are using traditional attraction and...
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