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The View from Outside: Why HR Outsourcing Is Becoming a Strategic Advantage for Employee Experience
There’s a moment that happens in almost every organization—usually quietly, often unintentionally—when the internal perspective becomes the only perspective. Processes are refined internally. Programs are built internally. Leadership development is designed internally. And over time, even the most well-intentioned teams begin solving problems from inside the same bubble that created them. It’s not a failure of effort. It’s a function of proximity.
Taking Pride to New Heights: 6 Ways Gay Business Leaders Can Foster Greater Inclusivity
Pride Month is a vibrant celebration of LGBTQ+ identity, community, and history, but it also presents an opportunity to reflect on the inclusivity within our own ranks. For gay business leaders, it is crucial to ensure that Pride—and the spirit of inclusivity it embodies—resonates with all members of the LGBTQ+ community and beyond. Here’s how to make Pride more inclusive, creating a more welcoming environment for everyone. 1.
How to Make Inclusivity a Core Component of Professional Development
Home Online Articles How to Make Inclusivity a Core Component of Professional Development The most successful companies learn to adapt. Whether it is driven by innovation, recruitment, or dedication to social responsibility, companies understand that inclusivity is key to their future success. Beyond well-structured diversity and equity policies, creating, nurturing, and growing inclusive cultures of belonging are key to thriving in today’s marketplace.
It's Actually Possible to Raise Kids Who Embrace Diversity
We work diligently to shape the outlook and perspective our kids have on the world. As parents, we strive to teach them, among other things, resilience, cooperation, and a strong sense of self. One life skill that can be overlooked is inclusivity. How do we even broach that subject with our kids? Is it too complicated? Too loaded? Are they ready? Are we?
The Coming $60 Trillion Wealth Tsunami
Creating Purpose, Meaning and Impact for the Next Generation: In July 2019, a remarkable event occurred that went largely unnoticed. That particular month was when demographers believe the United States had more members of the Millennial generation than the Baby Boomer generation. While the number of Millennials will stay fairly static over the course of the next 25 years, the Baby Boomers group will (for obvious reasons) continue to decline.
The Emotionally Strong Leader: Building Effective And Collaborative Workplace Relationships
Time is up for the irreproachable leader whose very presence can cause waves of terror among employees. So too is it up for the stoic, detached, and unflappable leader whose inability to be seen as anything but in control creates tense and inauthentic interactions. What we need today are leaders who embrace their feelings, who understand themselves from the inside-out.
How to avoid "rainbow washing" during Pride Month and remaining an inclusive work environment when July rolls around
If you identify as LGBTQ+, June is a special time of year. From Pride Parades to rainbows on everything, it can be easy to feel the love in June – from our organizations and our community. But on July 1, LGBTQ+ people do not stop needing support. They do not all of a sudden achieve equality in the workplace.
Empathy gets a bad rap
Empathy can be seen as a “soft” skill or a weakness that somehow undercuts your leverage against your competitors. This misunderstanding of empathy’s power helps create work cultures where inclusion is performative at best and ignored at worst. The strongest leaders — the inclusive leaders — know how to harness empathy’s power to gain an informed understanding of any situation through the perspectives of team members, internal/external stakeholders, and yes, even competitors.
In a world as drastically divided as ours, empathy is more critical than ever for effective and inclusive leadership.
Nearly every conversation I find myself in recently involves picking sides. It is as if I am plummeting toward a huge crevasse and I need to decide instantly – do I jump left or right? Liberal or conservative? Community wellness or personal rights? Should my kid play soccer or baseball? Everything is an either-or choice and there is no common ground. That framing reduces our complicated world into a limited-option, multiple choice test.
What Exactly Does Coming Out Mean in 2021?
Key Takeaways October 11 marks the 33rd anniversary of National Coming Out Day for the LGBTQ+ community. But during the pandemic, the experience of “coming out” has looked quite different. As the experience continues to evolve, the LGBTQ+ community pushes for greater inclusivity from within. For 33 years, National Coming Out Day has been observed on October 11 as a celebration of queer courage and visibility.
We're all hiding something. Let's find the courage to open up
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When to take a stand -- and when to let it go
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The fastest way to fight prejudice? Open up
I don’t really hide much. I’m essentially an open book, and honestly, I’ve always been that way. Since I can remember, I have always been the one at the cafe telling my co-workers everything — from bad blind dates to new business ideas. Partially that was to pass the time but also it’s because I cherish the input of family and friends. After all, nothing prompts people to open up quite like doing so first.
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