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What Travel Teaches Us About Leadership and Discomfort
Travel can teach us so much about resilience, flexibility, and humility. As a frequent traveler, I strongly recommend it to anyone who has the opportunity as a way to stretch yourself, not only as a person but also as a leader. And for the record, travel doesn’t always have to take you an ocean away….
Top Companies for Diversity
Every year, several “top lists” come out declaring the best companies for Diversity and Inclusion. While each of them has its own distinct criteria for ranking organizations, how do they each compare?
Let’s first dive in and see how each of the websites chooses which companies land in their top spots.
Spring Reflection: Diversity and Inclusion
May brings about warm weather, blooming flowers, and the natural optimism of a new outlook. Just a few months ago, many of us woke up to snow and had to bundle up just to walk to our vehicles. And if you followed the news cycle, the winter climate was also dreary in the diversity and inclusion world as well. One negative news story after another filled our social media feeds, inboxes, and televisions. Undoubtedly, one can easily fall for the bait and believe that doom and gloom will soon follow. I, however, want to continue tracking progress on our journey to become a more inclusive world by highlighting some great wins that happened over the last few months.
National Minority Health Month
April is traditionally a time of the year filled with rain showers and egg hunts. It’s also the time of the year when we commemorate National Minority Health Month with a focus on how we work to accelerate health equity and eliminate health disparities throughout our communities.
Women’s History Month
March marks the beginning of Spring, which to many represents fresh hope, new beginnings, and motivation to advance goals and aspirations. This sentiment goes hand in hand with Women’s History Month as a time to celebrate phenomenal women throughout America’s rich history.
Black History Month
As we all know, February is Black History Month – a time to stop and reflect on the many accomplishments of pioneers who have come before us to promote equality, diversity, civility, and inclusion.
On the second week of February in 1926, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) sponsored national Negro History week. It wasn’t until the 1960s that this week turned into a month and gained traction of what we know today as Black History Month. It became official in 1976 when President Gerald R. Ford recognized it nationwide. Ford went on to say that Americans should “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”
In that spirit, let’s talk about some important individuals of color throughout history that have helped make the world what it is today.
The Future of Healthcare Under President Trump
On January 20th, 2017, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States. Whether you voted for him or not, we can all agree that he has communicated big plans for the nation. No one is quite sure which of his ideas will be turned into realities, but it could mean very big things for the healthcare industry.
During Trump’s first press conference as president-elect, he spoke briefly about the Affordable Care Act .eing “repealed and replaced.” He also said that the new plan will be put into place “almost simultaneously” as the repeal occurs. He went on to express that he feels that “[The Affordable Care Act] is a complete and total disaster.”
Today, we are going to dig in and get some more facts on the subject of healthcare in America in 2017.