Black history is American history. This episode goes beyond performative gestures and explores how Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) efforts can be authentically integrated into Black History Month observances and year-round practices. Join me and Luaskya Nonon, attorney and Certified Diversity Professional, as we dive into Black History impact and interconnectedness with DEI.

Lauren Burke & I be chatting about the ways in which institutions uphold the very systems they purport to be against, how systems and policies can be shifted to create more actively anti-racist institutions, and what white nonprofits in particular need to be doing to ensure they more from complicity to co-conspirators. Lauren is a lawyer and social entrepreneur. She will be sharing about her own f-ups on this path and what she tries and does as an aspirational ally and co-conspirator.

Businesses continue to state they are committed to creating more equitable and inclusive for women. 

But does the data support their claims?

Businesses that are committed to creating more equitable and inclusive organizational systems need to take a comprehensive view of their policies, practices and processes to evaluate where they're doing well and where they can make improvements to advance toward their equity goals.

Flory Wilson, founder of Gender IDEAL, will share data insights and trends captured from companies using her Gender IDEAL tools. These tools help organizations create equity and inclusion for women.

Imagine having a highly respected and regarded organization release a Diversity & Inclusion standard in the midst of a global pandemic, social justice movement and mass exodus of employees. Well that's what International Organization for Standardization, the world’s largest non-government organization for developing voluntary international business standards did in May 2021. It recently released new guidelines regarding human capital management. These guidelines focus specifically on D&I with 23 core metrics. This may seem like the fuel D&I needs but is it really? Join me to discuss why it's just a step and white leaders need to go beyond this new ISO Diversity & Inclusion Standard.

During this session, Melissa Ambers and I will discuss over and under communications impact in the workplace. With recent layoffs, communication has been one of the most talked about topics. We’ll share how to simplify communication while providing actionable steps you can take to improve communication in your organization. Co-host, Melissa Ambers, is an extraordinarily covert guru as a project manager with over twenty years of experience, she and her team offer tools and expert advice to produce top-quality work.

Deb Pagnotta and Soo Mentor will be speaking on Storytelling Metrics for Inclusion.

Topic: Storytelling Metrics for Inclusion

The term "glass cliff" refers to a situation in which women and BIPOC employees are promoted to higher positions during times of crisis or duress, or during a recession when the chance of failure is more likely. Put simply, BIPOC and women in these situations are set up for failure. Speaker: Michele Heyward Topic: The Glass Cliff: The Corporate Setup For Underrepresented Women To Fail

Speaker: Ranada Samuel

Topic: Building Strong Internal Mobility Operations As Part of Your Talent Retention Strategy

Speaker: LaStarr Moore

Topic: The Correlation between Engagement and Retention

Speaker: Ron Perkins Topic: Using Data for Workforce Development