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The Leadership Vacuum: What to Do When Your Ship Has No Captain
Throughout my 25-year career, I’ve witnessed quite a few leadership vacuums. It’s what happens when a team lacks clear, accountable leadership or chain of command. Sometimes it’s a physical absence where leadership unexpectedly resigns or retreats with poor succession planning in place. But sometimes, it’s a much slower burn where leadership might technically be present,…
Learning and Development
When it comes to day-to-day business operations, most successful companies focus on which decision and initiatives contribute to their bottom line. But how do you measure such impact when the ROI isn’t as clear? In an age where the people of an organization are frequently touted as its greatest asset, how do you build a workplace culture of learning and development (L&D) so that employees feel a sense of pride in the investment the organization is making in them?
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.