Do You Know How Your Workforce is Feeling?
The coronavirus pandemic has led to job loss for more than one out of every ten Americans. New data from the post-outbreak workforce suggests that those lucky enough to still...
Interview with Nancy Douyon, Emtrain Expert
From Very Humble Beginnings to Designing Product at Google, Uber, IBM, and Intel We sat down with Nancy Douyon, design ethicist and product philosopher. Nancy has been a UI/UX designer...
Managing Unconscious Bias with Employee Differences
Building an effective and impactful program to manage unconscious bias is a journey for practitioners. Likewise, becoming more enlightened around unconscious bias is a journey for each employee. Everyone starts...
Teaching Black Lives Matter: Unconscious Bias Training
The goal of unconscious bias training is to get people to understand that their perspective is informed by their life experiences and that our brains are constructed to find the...
Landmark Supreme Court Decision for LGBT Workers
In a landmark decision announced on Monday, June 17th, 2020, the United States Supreme Court announced that it is unlawful for individuals to be fired because of sexual orientation. The...
New York (NYS/NY) State Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Upcoming Deadline
Training for Businesses With Employees in New York/New York State Employers in New York are required not only to adopt and distribute written sexual harassment prevention policies, but also to...
A Conversation About Black Lives Matter and Being an Ally
Can we agree that many children are afraid of the dark? Many children also believe that monsters have taken up residence in their closet and for sure, a monster will...
Engage Employees with Storytelling
As HR becomes increasingly data driven, we focus a lot on measuring: formally tracking unconscious bias training efficiency and efficacy, collecting survey data and analyzing employee responses, and benchmarking efforts...
Here's What's the Matter with "All Lives Matter"
Trying to explain to friends, family or colleagues “what’s the matter with saying All Lives Matter?” Having a hard time finding the right words, or not really sure yourself? The...
A Letter to Take #ActionforEquality
#ActionforEquality I’ve received a multitude of emails, texts and PMs of support and for those, I am forever grateful. Thank you. I have also had a lot of friends, peers...
America Just Changed Because America Hasn’t Changed
“I’ve been watching current events through my lens as a diversity and inclusion practitioner, but I don’t have and can never have all the dimensionality of the problems we face...
Corporate Responses to Racial Injustice
Cynthia Overton, Director of Tech Workplace Initiatives, Kapor Center I sent this message to members of Diversity Advocates and Our Collective to encourage organizations to reflect...
Four Learning & Professional Development Trends
As Learning and Development practitioners, our jobs are evolving. We’ve become true partners who lead with business acumen and leverage our learning and organizational development expertise to drive measurable impacts....
Reinventing the Workplace with Emotional Intelligence
Examining Bias, Racism, and Microaggressions at Work. Emotional Intelligence is a powerful tool for addressing concerns about racial bias and microaggressions at work. Practicing emotional intelligence techniques can be a...
Designing an Unconscious Bias Program to Ease Uncertainty
Behavioral scientists have long studied the effect of uncertainty on emotions, actions, and decision-making. Uncertainty is a challenge for all of us! It may make us feel angry or anxious. It...
Supporting At-Risk Employees During COVID-19
While you may hear people point out that the COVID virus does not discriminate, one of the most important conversations to have during a global health crisis is understanding and...
Workplace Anxiety in Employees and Employers
Before COVID-19 emerged and shelter in place took effect, workplace anxiety very much existed. Workplace anxiety can be triggered by difficult situations such as “dealing with problems, setting and meeting...
4 Essential Steps for Your Unconscious Bias Program
Unconscious Bias training has received a lot of attention over the past 10 years, and for good reason. As workplaces grow more diverse, we find ourselves working with colleagues from...
To Be Socially Aware During a Public Health Crisis
In late 2019, the human population began to experience its latest pandemic: a novel coronavirus called COVID-19. While the ravaging disease challenges epidemiologists, doctors, government leaders, and those who have...
Simple Ways to Maintain Culture During a Pandemic
Culture matters more than ever, even with the new norm of working from home. Zoom video meetings are new for some of us, but trying to do a Zoom call...
Be an Effective Remote Manager
Under the new normal, managers are required to shift practices to place an emphasis on empathy and patience as their employees transition to remote working. Employers no longer insist that...