InclusiveTHINKING

You’re so friendly. I like that you’re so friendly. Or as one White person in the US Virgin Islands told my friend (a Black local) while...

(Editor's note: This is the second piece in a series by my dear childhood friend, Jamease. I am honored that she has chosen this forum to...

Editor's note: As I was thinking about what I would write in response to the Chauvin guilty verdict, I kept coming back to this thought...

I was talking to a friend who has done this massive research project on a particular branch of the armed services, and he had focused on...

In May 2001, I made a long-awaited trip to China. I had been planning this trip for years, and I finally had the money to actually go. I...

I have seen a tremendous uptick in requests for “Civility in the Workplace” seminars. Here, I offer a framework for volatile conversations.

As I am writing this, the US is caught up in another racial wave. This seems to happen more now because everyone has a camera on their...

I insulted a good friend the other day, and I didn’t even realize it until he pointed it out to me. I’m thankful he did, and he was quick...

Watch this interview with Dr. Stephens talking about unconscious bias.

Do we really want employees to be creative and innovative? Sure, within certain parameters and if there is no risk.

It seems every company is doing some sort of yearly or bi-yearly engagement survey with its employees. They want to get the “pulse of the...

In late January 2016, I was driving to Atlanta, Georgia to start my second semester residency in the doctoral program at Georgia State...

When we talk about Diversity, our minds often go to the characteristics of people we see – gender, race, ethnicity, disability, etc....

If I were to ask you what is the most important leadership quality for success in business, what would you say? When IBM asked 1,500 CEOs...

One of the top questions I get from HR professionals is “How do I eliminate bias in hiring?” This is a tough one because for many of us...

Talking to kids about bias is really hard. I say this from experience. I just recently tried to explain it to my 10-year old son, and I...

A Caucasian man asking an African-American woman and her five-year old daughter if they have showered before entering the hotel pool –...

Racial bias training is all over the news right now – with Starbucks and now possibly Nordstrom. As an advocate for unconscious bias...

Believe it or not, men are not signing up in droves for diversity training. The few that do attend voluntary are genuinely committed to...

Someone recently sent me an article from the Huffington Post criticizing unconscious bias training as letting “white people” off the hook...