Cultural Competence is Key to an Inclusive Workforce

As outrage over the deaths of George Floyd and others has spilled out into the streets, the issues of unequal treatment and non-inclusivity are on everyone’s mind both personally and professionally. Diversity and inclusion in the workplace has been an important topic at meetings I’ve attended for the past several years, [...]

Wanted: “Quiet” at Home, My New Workplace Reality During COVID-19

The shelter-in-place mandate has forced many people to work from their homes. There have had to be adjustments to how people work…even for those, like me, who have worked from home for years. For many years, I worked out of my kitchen – listening to my clients’ challenges, problem-solving with them [...]

COVID-19: Working Through These Challenging Times

The COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak and global pandemic has presented all of us with challenges that were unthinkable just a few months ago. For many, the workplace as we know it has changed and we’re scrambling to access information on the latest local, state and federal legislation and regulations to address this [...]

Unwrapping the True Meaning of Respect in the Workplace

I’ve spent the last several months facilitating respect in the workplace training to various organizations, discussing strategies to prevent sexual harassment and discrimination. I’ve extracted some incredibly rich lessons from the employees and managers who participated in these trainings which I believe are useful guidance for HR professionals moving into the [...]

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