Unveiling Real-Life Lessons in the Barbie Movie: Relevance to Workplace Dynamics

In the recently released Barbie movie, an unexpected gem emerges a narrative that mirrors real-world issues many of us encounter daily. Amid the vibrant world of animation, the film cleverly addresses pertinent topics such as covering, power disparities, shaming, sexism, microaggressions, imposter syndrome, hierarchies, and cliques.  Interestingly, the challenges depicted in the movie closely mirror…

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Why Celebrating Memorial Day Fosters DEI

Why Memorial Day is Celebrated Memorial Day began in 1868 as a tradition to honor the lives lost during the Civil War. This was the first war in US history that saw so many deaths, resulting in the need for the first national cemeteries. People of the community started to decorate the fallen soldier’s graves…

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Initiatives Won’t Be Successful If You’re Not Managing Bias

New Data Shows That Inclusion, Anti-Harassment Initiatives Won’t Be Successful If You’re Not Managing Bias Business productivity measures such as employee retention are related more to social justice than to the bottom line. A recent study by MIT links the Great Resignation to ‘“failure to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion; workers feeling disrespected; and unethical…

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How Inclusion Drives Respect

Inclusion and respect go hand in hand. Strong social connections, understanding our co-workers, and how different people perceive different situations are keys to inclusion, but they’re also keys to respect. Let’s start with inclusion. People need to feel understood in order to connect and form strong social bonds. When we have strong relationships, it’s easier…

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Black History Month Now and All-Year

This year’s Black History Month theme is Black Resistance. Throughout African American history, Black people have had to fight for their lives and push back against the belief that they are inferior, dealing with the discrimination and unjust acts that come along with this.  We celebrate and recognize the bravery and the fight that the…

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What is Social Capital and Why Does it Matter?

Social capital theory enhances our ability to explain workplace dynamics, such as employee engagement and equity and inclusion, in ways that human capital theory doesn’t. Here is a short primer on social capital.  What is social capital? Social capital is the value of the relationships between people. Strong social capital creates productive outcomes. It is…

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Workplace Empathy During a Global Crisis

The last 18 months were anything but ordinary. From a new global virus that shook the entire world, changed our lifestyle, and allowed bias to take place against the Asian community, police brutality and social injustice against the Black community that occurred right at our doorsteps, political divide and election tension that still continues to…