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The Roots and Fruits of America’s Racism
Racism is so deeply embedded in America’s public policies and cultural fabric. If you are brave enough to look, you’ll see its roots and fruits all around you.
Take Action Toward Changes You Want
Action is an everyday leadership practice. Yet fear, anxiety, and overwhelm often keep leaders stuck in a cycle of overanalyzing their organization’s problems at a time when when equity commitments require meaningful action. This blog post explores how to break the loop of inaction and take intentional steps toward meaningful, concrete results.
Is Consulting The Missing Piece Of Your Fresh Start?
Consulting is one of the easiest business to start. Most people already have everything they need to start a consulting business. They just don’t realize it yet.
Let’s Tell More Structural Stories
Structural stories focus on problems created by the systems we live in. Typically, Americans don’t see systems, but we always feel their impact.
Use the Benefits of Strategic Planning To Boost Your Team’s Morale
This blog post unpacks the three reasons to launch a strategic planning process and three BIG benefits you’ll see from doing it now.
Your Strategic Plan Has Power. Update it Using These 4 Steps.
Even in uncertain times, your strategic plan still has power and purpose. Update it using these four steps.
Let’s Get REAL: The Series Every Executive Leader Needs Now
REAL (Racial Equity for Adaptive Leaders) podcast series addresses the equity challenges that executive leaders face in a politically toxic time.
What We Can Learn From Corporations Killing their DEI Initiatives
Many corporations are quickly ditching their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives. Nonprofit leaders, there are important lessons in these actions.
Staff-Led Groups Cannot Anchor Your Accountability Strategy
When creating organizational accountability for racial equity efforts, avoid over-relying on staff-led groups.
How to Think Systemically about Racial Equity with the 6P+ Framework
In partnership with Make Communities, we have developed the the 6P+ Racial Equity Framework ® to take organizations from color-blind to equity-centered using a whole-organization approach.
When DEI Becomes a Weapon
In this blog post, I share thoughts about how DEI is weaponized and the opportunity for leaders who hold racial equity as a value.
Why I am Leaving DEI Behind
Shifts can be scary even for seasoned leaders. I've made a significant shift in the way I talk about my work, moving away from using DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) and moving toward organizational development to describe my expertise and client outcomes.
Lead equitably!
Race in the Workplace provides the resources and help you need to lead equitable organizational change. It is delivered to you weekly and is written for leaders of organizations and teams. It includes actionable tools, practical guidance, and best practices from experienced leaders who believe that racial equity matters for nonprofits, philanthropies, and businesses.