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Continue reading →: Are You Using the Diversity Leaders in Your Organization?I’m a sucker for packaging. It’s probably because I’m in the media and headlines are my business. I live for messaging that hooks and reels you in like a caught fish. The right word combo – you’ve got all my attention. For instance, I ran across The Only Way to…
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Continue reading →: One Thing Can Promote Gender Parity in LeadershipWhat if there was one thing that could pave the way for more women leaders in today’s workplace? What if that one thing didn’t cost much beyond a little time and effort? What if that one thing was something that should already be happening, whether leadership is the ultimate goal…
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Continue reading →: Everyone – Everything – Has BiasOkay, if you’ve ever felt guilty about having bias, don’t. Apparently, even computers have it. According to “Computers, Artificial Intelligence Show Bias and Prejudice, Too,” an NBC news article released a few days ago, it may not be programmers fault. “It may just be that the body of published material is based…
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Continue reading →: What’s Your Recruiting Experience Really Like?I saw in the elevator yesterday that jobless claims are lower than expected, signaling – according to that brief paragraph – signs of strength in the labor market. I wouldn’t know. I’m not looking for a job, and I don’t know anyone who is, which is interesting. Because I know…
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Continue reading →: Equal Pay Day and Voting with Your FeetSo, April 4th was Equal Pay Day. It’s not a bank holiday, so no one got to stay home from work, but it is an important date for women. LeanIn.org, the nonprofit Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg created to make the workplace better for women, launched its latest campaign/hashtag on the 4th.…
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Continue reading →: Have I Been Poisoned?I have a love hate relationship with this blog. I hate that I have to write about this content. To me a lot of what I write is common sense, or should be. But then, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned that common sense isn’t all that common. Which brings…
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Continue reading →: Diversity Should Be Selfish.What the h – e – double hockey sticks, right? Why on earth would I promote the idea that diversity should be selfish? What about inclusion? Unity? Collaboration? Equality? Well, it all depends on who’s being selfish and why. Earlier this month I ran into this article on Forbes.com. In…
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Continue reading →: A Day Without a Woman at WorkSo, this week I took part in a protest. It’s my first one in recent memory, so it was notable. Let me be clear; I was not in the streets under a hot sun with police dogs nipping at my heels or fire hoses threatening. In observance of the International…
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Continue reading →: Uber: Beware Diversity DebtThe need for speed in business does not excuse an organization from taking the time to create and execute a thoughtful, sincere and diversity-friendly talent strategy – not when your customers and employee base are potentially diverse. Ask Uber. The company is finding that out firsthand given the rash of…






