Building a high-performing team is a worthy goal, but according to research true success requires more than a focus on performance – it also requires genuine connections and a culture of caring within the team. This blog post explores the power of vulnerability, mutual support, and celebrating each other's wins to create a team that thrives. I’ll also share practical strategies from Keith Ferrazzi's "Never Lead Alone" that can help you build deeper connections and unlock your team's full potential.

It's wonderful to commemorate the progress we've made and the leaders who inspired the movement to make it happen - and it's important not to let it turn into nostalgia. Systemic racism against Black/African American people is still alive and well today, and I share some examples of it in this blog post, as well as some thoughts on how to respond.

The unemployment rate of people with disabilities is twice that of people without disabilities. It is up to every employer to ask the question, “Why?” and to set about discovering how to make a difference.

Let’s stop calling ourselves imposters and blaming ourselves for feelings of inadequacy. Instead, let’s focus on building ourselves up.

To be a good ally, it’s important to be a good story steward – to believe, acknowledge and affirm other’s stories using reflecting listening. Sometimes it’s easier said than done ….

I maintain a guarded optimism in the face of the recent high court ruling and anticipated future rulings. DEI work isn’t a given, however, and it won’t automatically continue. It is time to double down and fully integrate equitable and inclusive practices into each workplace.

What does the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action mean for corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts? To put it briefly, it’s not great news, but it’s also not death knoll. In this post, I discuss the negative impact. (And I will discuss the resiliency of corporate DEI efforts in my next post).

It is my hope that we will be open to listening to our trans brothers and sisters’ experiences – and to affirming their experiences as valid expressions of the human experience.

I find it crucial to my well-being to stand with and for others, to be an ally. It takes me out of self-preservation mode and expands my sense of self.

I find it crucial to my well-being to stand with and for others, to be an ally. It takes me out of self-preservation mode and expands my sense of self.

What’s good for people is good for business …