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Useful Content to Help Your OrganizationDeadly Racism, Policing in COVID-19: We Need to Do Better
Say their name. Trayvon Martin, Micheal Brown, Freddie Gray, Philando Castile, Alton Sterling, Jamar Clarke. Walter Scott, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Sean Reed... Ahmaud Arbery. These are just a few of the more well known cases where black men have been killed … with no...
Behind the “Doll Test,” Barbie’s Diverse Doll Line and Why Representation Matters
In today’s world, the fight for representation - whether it be in the boardroom, on the movie screen or in a magazine - is common. While it is assumed that more representation is better, why is that? Where did this notion come from? In this article, we will make the...
How Cultural Differences Impact Getting Global Results in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Written by: Dr. Amy Tolbert, CSP and Mary Beth Lamb Why are national solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic so different? And what makes some approaches more successful than others? National and regional cultural differences are key factors that are often overlooked. By...
COVID-19: How to Manage Your Time under #QuaranTEAM
The novel coronavirus has been causing panic all over the world. Many countries have been put on complete lockdown, cases of the virus are increasing … we are all looking to hold onto a sense of stability and normalcy during these changing times. This article is not...
From “Face to Face” to Live Virtual
Rapid transition from “Face to Face” to Live Virtual Necessity is the mother of invention As leaders and planners throughout the world respond to the spreading coronavirus outbreak by cancelling and postponing critical events and training. Illustra is helping its...
Corporate Culture ISN’T Universal
Many might like to think that terms like “corporate,” “respectful” or “professional” are universally understood and defined terms. But, in the era of mass globalization and transformations in employee demographics, nothing could be further from the truth. Corporate...
Representation in Literature: American Dirt Controversy Broken Down
American Dirt is a newly released book that has caused interesting public discussion. Author Jeanine Cummins wrote a fiction novel based on a Mexican woman’s migration journey to the United States with her son. Cummins - a white writer with no personal connection to...
Super Bowl 2020: A Multicultural Look at this year’s coveted ads.
Super Bowl Sunday has become known as one of the great US American pastimes. Along with the tradition tied to this event comes an immense economic opportunity. Despite the race-based controversy regarding the NFL the past few years, it remains the most lucrative...
Get out of the Desert: How to Move Forward with DEI
Diversity issues impose themselves on your already overworked life, and you’re now expected to learn more about interculturalism. When will it all end? Predictably, you want to throw up your hands in dismay and give up because you can’t know everything there is to know and do everything that needs to be done.
It’s okay to be imperfect.
So, what do you do when you see a heaping helping of human interaction issues being added to your already full plate of workday tasks?
Turn Marginalization into Mattering
Everyone – at some time or another – has felt the harsh effects of being rejected or left out. The ten-dollar, corporate world word for it? Marginalization.
No More Walking on Eggshells: How to Have Constructive Conversations
In order to dig deep in DEI work and change your workplace for the long-term, communication is key. But isn’t just beating around the bush, or sweeping it under the rug enough? Who wants drama in the workplace, really?
Tools for Self-Awareness: Head, Heart and Hand
While new customers and marketplaces are asking you to change, it doesn't happen overnight. Change is a process of reflection, self-awareness, openness and patience to get to where we all need to be in terms of true inclusion. To add one more tool in that DEI toolbox,...
