Now and again, I come across practitioners at the same event that knows the same people or other people that are merging coaching and DEI, and I ask myself – How do I not know this person?! And through some great collision in the cosmos, we connect. That is precisely what happened with Tara Robertson…
This is going to push a few buttons today… and I’m OK with that. What is the relationship between DEI & HR? Should there be one? We need to start having some tough conversations and challenge the way things have operated with minimal results. I’m a firm believer that diversity efforts (DEI, DEIJ, JEDI, and…
In this episode, Sacha and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare discuss the next phase of diversity, equity, and inclusion in organizations and corporations. They discuss the reimagining of professionalism, how tokenism plays out in DEI work, and moving beyond educational workshops. Listen to this episode on a podcast platform of your choosing or click here to…
DEI Through a Personal, Global Lens Counter to the belief of many, issues around diversity, equity, and inclusion are not unique to the United States. This is something that I’ve always known as a person with dual citizenship – DEI looks different depending on where you are in the world. I first saw this in…
About six months before I started The Equity Equation, I spent time doing some internal work and reflecting on what I wanted to get out of this work. I knew I had experienced some of the isms I was fighting in the corporate space. But I wanted things to be different, to operate on my…
“Pay attention when people react with anger and hostility to your boundaries. You have found the edge where their respect for you ends” A friend of mine posted this on IG shortly after my conversation with this week’s guest, Dr. Ayanna Abrams. Since that discussion, I’ve been more intentional with where I draw the line.…
As a DEI practitioner, my role is to work with people to help them move past their biases to build more equitable workplaces. It’s what I do day in and day out. But as I look at who I work with them most as colleagues and confidants in this space, I realized something — I…
How did we get here? At the start of 2020, the world began adjusting to functioning as best we could in a pandemic. For many companies, that meant downsizing staff and adjusting to the”new normal’ of working from home. However, by the summer of that year, the world also witnessed the murders of three more…
The timing could not be perfect for this week’s episode of DEI After 5. Over the last few weeks, I have noticed that companies are still clueless when addressing traumatic and sensitive issues that impact marginalized communities, particularly with the shootings in California and New York. Yet, some of these same companies have jumped on…
In this episode, Sacha and guest Tori Dean have an in-depth discussion on the importance of addressing the intersectional gap in the employee lifecycle, the impact of society on the workplace, and how to use your privilege honorably. A few weeks ago, I received an email from a client that said she was approached with…