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. @ellmcgirt recently asked me how I thought Corporate America was doing against 2020 #antiracism commitments. After the week we just had, my greatest concern is that orgs aren’t as

Let’s talk about what #KamalaHarris means for the future of women leaders. A celebratory GIF-filled thread./1 Leaders of all genders are bound by norms of “appropriate” expressions in the workplace.

For those committed to #InclusiveLeadership & #antiracism at work: One of the primary reasons that we aren’t progressing on #DEI is that we’ve been oversold the value of diversity and

I think James Baldwin oversimplified. Being Black in America is to be in *grief,* almost all of the time. After George Floyd was murdered, we encouraged Black employees in particular

Dear Egalitarian/Antiracist/Feminist/[Fill In The Blank] Manager:One of the most impactful actions you can take to increase diversity on your team is MANAGE MEDIOCRITY./1 Most workers are average. No shade, just

Unless you work at Zoom or Peloton, odds are your hiring plan has been downsized or halted this year. There’s no better time than a hiring freeze to apply a

Dear Managers - If you found yourself completely unprepared or unequipped to discuss last month’s acute race crisis, it’s possible you haven't built strong enough interpersonal relationships with your employees./1

Let’s talk about workplace “microaggressions.” The term is vast and amorphous, which can stymie org & individual understanding of the experience of marginalized talent. Here’s my attempt to unpack the

Dear Company Leaders - You might be shocked by #Floyd & the subsequent protests you saw in the US this week. I guarantee you not one of your Black employees

Well-meaning managers/allies: Black and brown employees don’t *always* want to talk about race. Here are some guideposts to acknowledge their humanity without overdoing it : The backdrop is that being

Employees are burning out. Concerned leaders are encouraging time off but folks aren’t taking it. Here’s my take on what’s going on (beyond typical flexibility stigma) and what empathetic managers

On Friday, my CEO mentioned #AhmaudArbrey by name in her weekly all-company video message. It meant the world to me. Has your workplace acknowledged Ahmaud? Here’s why so few will