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Understanding Social Identities in the Workplace
Each of us has vastly different lived experiences, assumptions, and values, and much of this is wrapped up in our social identities. As you’ve likely noticed, even in our increasingly digital world, social identities still play an important role in our daily interactions. They’re the ways in which we categorize ourselves and are categorized by others based on certain characteristics, such as race, gender, sexual orientation, age, class, ability/disability status, etc. In the workplace, understanding social identities is important because they can impact how we interact with each other and how our work is evaluated.
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Spending Valentine’s Day Solo
We didn’t even get all the way through Christmas before the stores reminded us that Valentine’s Day was next up on the holiday calendar. The shelves were awash in a sea of pink and red, overflowing with heart-shaped boxes of chocolate and adorable stuffies before Santa could pack up his sleigh for the season. For some, this serves as a reminder that the day is fast approaching and you should be figuring out what your gift-giving situation looks like. For others, it’s a nagging echo of the absence of a romantic partner.
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Five Ways to Promote Collaboration Among Diverse Teams
Building and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace is essential for successful collaboration among diverse teams. Here are some tips to help foster a collaborative environment for all employees: 1. Identify levels of understanding. It’s important to understand each team member’s unique background and understanding of DEI concepts. Some may have lived experience, others may have done a lot of personal work in this area, and others may not ‘get’ why this matters at all.
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Three Critical Ways to Effectively Manage your Hybrid Team
In today’s world, many teams are working in hybrid environments. The pandemic shifted how we work together for a lot of people. It’s likely that you’re already familiar with working remotely or in a hybrid setting (part of the time at home and part of the time in an office). However, team interactions and dynamics are experienced differently working remotely or semi-remote than when we work together all in person. And, you may have come to realize that managing a hybrid team comes with its own unique challenges and considerations.
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Five Steps to Reignite Your DEI Council
Has your DEI Council lost its spark? With concerns about the economy, DEI might be one of the first initiatives to be placed by the wayside, which could end up hurting your organization in the long run. If you’re looking to reignite it and get people excited again, here are some tips: Define your purpose – what is the goal of the Council, and what does it hope to achieve? It might be time to revisit the purpose and goals of your Council. How are you looking to support a work environment that emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion?
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Loving Yourself During a Lay off
As if the past three years weren’t enough with a whole (ongoing) pandemic, continued reminders of racial injustice and inequities, an insurrection, and the downfall of Twitter (to name a few – there’s sooooooo much more), 2023 is determined to add to the foolery with an impending recession. And with a recession comes the unfortunate reality of layoffs. The internet is full of resources and support for what you should do after a layoff (things like brushing up your resume, creating a job-search schedule, and networking).
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Three Ways We Can Support A Multigenerational Workplace
There are currently five different generations making up the workforce: a small number of Silent Generation, the Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z, there are varied understandings of what makes up “work,” ranging from different understandings of time and flexibility, technology, professionalism, time management, productivity, and even how an employee can be promoted. Within and between generations, I often hear assumptions and judgments that exist based on a lack of understanding or lack of empathy for the other generation’s awareness, understanding, or knowledge about the other’s experiences.
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8 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Videos You’ll Want to Share with Your Team
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) videos can be a great way to start or continue important conversations within your team. This updated list of DEI videos is perfect for any workplace! We’ve gathered some of the best videos on diversity, equity, and inclusion so that you can start watching and discussing them today. Want more videos? Check out our other video collections at 14 Must Watch Videos on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and 5 Videos You Must Watch to Learn about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. A guide to lifelong allyshipTime: 11:39Who: Catherine HernandezDescription: Do you know what allyship looks like?
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7 Must-Read Books For Your 2023 DEI Book Club
For the past few years, we’ve shared various DEI-related books (2019, 2020, 2021) that can spark deeper conversations and create room for more understanding and change within your workplaces. This year, we’ve selected books that may be needed now more than ever in our current social climate and political landscape. If you think 2023 might be the year to have dedicated time to discuss DEI on both the personal and professional fronts, then a book club might be on your list of next steps.
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The Best Ways to Give Back this Giving Tuesday
This Giving Tuesday, we’re celebrating the amazing nonprofits that are working hard to make a difference in our communities. Every day, these organizations work tirelessly to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, provide essential services, and support vulnerable populations. This Giving Tuesday, we encourage you to give back to the organizations that mean the most to you! There are many different ways to show your support, and we’ve highlighted a few of our favorite options below. Please note that there are incredible local nonprofits as well that are impactful in your community.
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Rethinking Thanksgiving 2022
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and for many, there will be a lot of discussion about how to mark this holiday. For the past few years, we’ve shared some resources and thoughts on why we should rethink Thanksgiving. This year, we have another opportunity to do just that: rethink what, how, and why we choose to celebrate this holiday. For many people, Thanksgiving 2021 was the first time that we were able to gather with family members, thanks to the availability of a COVID vaccine.
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Practicing Allyship: Trans Day of Remembrance 2022
The Center for Public Integrity shows the unsurprising fact that being transgender in the US is more difficult than being cisgender, and they’ve come with receipts. We’ll highlight just one of the many sad facts in this report: “Three out of 10 transgender adults lost their jobs in the last month or live with someone who did. By comparison, about one in 10 cisgender men reported job loss in their household recently.