DEI
Giving up on y’all
I’ve recently begun working and volunteering in spaces that deeply value gender-inclusive practices and language. As part of these practices, we are encouraged to use phrases like “hey everyone” or “hey y’all” instead of…
Multiplicity – The Complexity of Diversity
Diversity is the practice of ensuring representation of varied social or collective identities such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, disability, etc. As common sayings teach us: Diversity is counting the numbers. Diversity…
Return on Specific Anxiety (ROSA)
Our inability to quickly and effectively manage COVID-19 forced us to create a new measure of organizational success. In the Before Times (2019 and before), profitability was a key metric of economic success for businesses….
Mitigating Bias in the Age of Remote Working
I am taking an uncomfortable look at how my biases show up and I am actively working on noticing and changing my own biased behavior by following a process. Pre-Covid, I was the captain of…
Reflections from a White Guy on a DEI Panel
My World Turned Upside Down “We are going to record the panel discussion today.” These were the scariest words I’d heard in a long time. I have two high-school age daughters at home, we’re in…