4 Ways To Show Diversity & Equity Even Without Having An Outwardly Diverse Leadership Team
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4 Ways To Show Diversity & Equity Even Without Having An Outwardly Diverse Leadership Team
/0 Comments/in Articles, Business Inclusion /by katherinebanksDiverse Representation Many companies are struggling to address the issues of diversity and equity within their organization especially when their leadership teams have little to no diversity within them. The bad news is those companies will face many challenges without the benefit of diverse representation and input. The good news is where there are allies […]
3 Ways We Can Combat Structural Racism In The Workplace
/2 Comments/in Business Inclusion /by katherinebanksAll of us are aware and have experienced systemic racism at the workplace. The problem of racism in the workplace is institutionalized. It is a reflection of our larger society: unequal opportunities, unequal access to jobs and facilities. Even if we ourselves don’t hold these prejudices, many people in the corporate world do. If we […]
We See You
/1 Comment/in Uncategorized /by The Kaleidoscope GroupGrief. So much grief. I love boxing. I love to watch. I love to train. I love to spar. I also love to watch documentaries about great fights and fighters. Among my favorites is a doc about the soul stirring, blood spilling, crowd thrilling trilogy of fights between Micky Ward and Arturo Gatti. There’s a […]
Conscious Inclusion & Conscious Compassion: 4 Ways Leaders Can Step Up During Challenging Times
/2 Comments/in Business Inclusion, Communication /by katherinebanks Demonstrate Empathy For many businesses, the work continues, the goals are still set and expected to be met, and tasks need to be completed. Nothing has changed, really. It may seem that there’s no time for empathy because everything else is (still) chaotic. Yet this is the perfect time to take the time to […]
Leading Remotely In Times Of Crisis
/0 Comments/in Communication /by katherinebanksTimes of Crisis As the global pandemic has caused a worldwide crisis, each of us is faced with a lot of learning, some of which we had never considered before. Many people are now forced to work from home, which may be something they’ve never done. Yet leaders must continue to manage their teams and […]
Disparity and Inequity during the Global Pandemic
/0 Comments/in Diversity in Healthcare /by katherinebanksImpact to Communities of Color As COVID-19 began to spread around the globe and the global pandemic begin to grip the United States, we may have heard the heard “this virus doesn’t discriminate. “ However, preliminary data shows alarming trends in which COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting communities of color. For instance, a recent New York […]
A Blueprint for Transforming Communication: Reacting vs. Responding
/0 Comments/in Communication /by katherinebanksCommunication: Transforming Reactions into Responses Imagine someone, a friend, a boss or a colleague, berating you about something you did that was unpleasing in their eyes. What do you do? Do you react in a way that might escalate into a full-blown contentious confrontation? Do you just sit there and take it to preserve the […]
Learning from the Global Team During Covid-19
/0 Comments/in Articles /by katherinebanks If you are leading a global team today, odds are you have teammates around the world experiencing a whole new reality. Recent world events have made us aware, perhaps now more than ever before, of our global connectedness and interdependence. For many multinational companies, it is the connection of people across borders and cultures […]
Partners in Performance: DEI and Human Resources
/1 Comment/in Business Inclusion /by The Kaleidoscope GroupNews Flash: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is not the responsibility of one department nor one person but it does require leadership and advocates. Whether that leadership and advocacy comes from the DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) executive or the Human Resources (HR) department there has always been a close relationship between HR and DEI […]
How Does Inclusion Improve Employee Engagement?
/0 Comments/in Business Inclusion /by katherinebanksEngagement In our Part 1 blog post, Measuring Inclusion to Improve Diversity, we noted that a Gallup study found that employees in an inclusive environment are more engaged, demonstrate higher advocacy for their organizations, and have a greater intent to stay. That same study found with respect to race, in particular, engaged employees are much […]