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…
Life has a strange way of playing out sometimes. The word ‘liberation’ has been playing in my head for days and I can’t figure out why. As I’m writing this, I am in Seattle about to conduct a 2 part workshop for a team at Amazon on connecting their personal purpose to their work and…
What does it mean to be an authentic ‘you?’ Being authentic means being your true self. We’re not talking about your ego or self-image here; we’re referencing your true identity. The person you are without all the labels, roles, and expectations that you associate with yourself. In this context, authenticity is a process that involves…
Sacha and Adriana Crawford discuss the importance of companies aligning values and actions. We also discuss the limitations of professionalism. I am noticing quite a few social media posts about ‘professionalism’ and what is deemed professional. It’s been fascinating to watch because it’s a word that I’ve grappled with throughout my work life. Who defines…
Everyone can’t be a DEI Practitioner. There. I said it! It is a revelation I came to a few years ago. I noticed an influx of people coming into the profession because it was: an ‘easy’ way to get into a more senior role. (very few organizations to that point had anything more than a…
Jared Karol’s introduction to DEI started with a personal relationship with his father. Over the years, his commitment to this work has evolved. In this conversation, Jared shares his journey to better understand racism and what others can do to take their first steps into DEI. I first connected with Jared Karol in December of…