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Managing the Toll of DEI Work: Understanding Your Triggers

Posted by Leigh Morrison | Jan 30, 2020 | Features, Recent Posts, The Toll of DEI Work | 0

During my first-ever interview for a D&I facilitation role, my interviewers asked, “What topics do you find triggering?” Having never personally experienced substantial identity-based trauma, my first response was, “I don’t think I have any.” As I considered their question, I was imagining myself breaking down in-session, unable to continue. I didn’t think any topic would bring me to this point, and I assumed that answering the question with “nothing” had to be a good thing… right?

A Point of View: One Surprising Secret to Cultivating Understanding in Polarizing Times

Posted by Leigh Morrison | Dec 5, 2019 | Point of View, Recent Posts | 0

When you encounter someone who expresses something you consider to be ignorant or problematic, pause, and ask yourself: What about your experiences provided you with the knowledge and context you have about the topic? How might this person’s exposure to similar experiences have been different? This sounds simple, but it is one of the most difficult practices to cultivate in reality. The LARA method is a four-step approach to help you with this.

A Point of View: Redefining the Black Male Role Model in Education and Mentorship

Posted by Ryan A. Bell | Oct 31, 2019 | Point of View, Recent Posts | 0

Stephen R. Covey has a saying, “Progress moves at the speed of trust.” Now, if you believe this to be true, one might consider the following questions in their quest towards progress: How do you foster an atmosphere of acceptability, accountability, and continuity? How do you begin to truly and authentically bridge gaps between purpose and promise? How do we walk the paths of roads we’ve never traveled?

The Buzz: Hong Kong Protests: When Business and Morality Clash

Posted by Mary-Frances Winters | Oct 17, 2019 | Recent Posts, The Buzz | 0

It is heart-wrenching to watch the protests in Hong Kong, which have been going on now since June and which turned violent earlier this month. Here is the crux of the conundrum. People are being punished for exercising what they believe are their human rights. Even though many may believe that businesses should stay out of politics, it is increasingly difficult to do so.

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