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Amplifying Asian Voices
I was a guest speaker on a live “Dare to Differentiate” event where I share about speaking up, advocating against AAPI Hate, and sharing your story. Check out the replay below!
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What My Dog’s Bathroom Habits Taught Me About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
I have a 2-year-old Chocolate Lab named Sora. She’s the runt of her litter; short, compact, and dense. I love her to pieces and I’ve taken about 5,000 photos of her. My wife even started her own Instagram account. But as cute and loveable as she is, there’s something different about her: she pees like…
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Racial Tension, Microaggression, and Bystander Intervention: How Do We Respond?
Recently, I was sitting in the waiting area of a restaurant with a friend when an amiable individual turned to us and started a conversation. This person (who was White) asked my friend, “Where are you from?” My friend answered, “California.” To which the person responded, “No, where are you really from?”
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How Do We Convert Hurt to Healing? My Response to AAPI Hate
Disbelief and grief. These were my two main feelings when I first encountered the news about the recent shootings in Atlanta that took the lives of 8 people, 6 of whom were Asian American. It all felt surreal as I conversed with friends from the Asian American community. In a way, this incident put a…
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5 Ways to Improve Diversity in Senior Leadership Positions
Leadership teams of major organizations haven’t historically been diverse, but there is a way to make things better. Diversity in senior leadership teams takes intention, work, and planning. In my previous articles, we examined how retaining underrepresented talent as well as identifying where minority staff aren’t given promotions in your organization are keys to fostering…
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Identify the Clogs in Your Leadership Pipeline to Improve Your Organization’s DEI Strategy
Today, we will examine the problem of “clogs” in the leadership pipeline that prevents some employees from moving up in an organization.
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Focus on Retention Before Recruitment to Strengthen Your Organization’s DEI Strategy
Recent studies are proving what many have suspected for years: More diverse workforces outperform less diverse ones. McKinsey’s Diversity wins: How inclusion matters report, published in May 2020, states that companies in the top quartile of ethnic and cultural diversity were 36% more likely to outperform companies in the bottom quartile[1]. So, if your corporation is not…
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How to Revolutionize Ethical Leadership Training
In a recent webinar, I share about how organizations can engage employees at all levels to improve ethical conduct, through a video-based training approach. This is based on my work helping every T-Mobile employee Do It the Right Way.
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Diversity & Referrals: The Ultimate Double-Edged Sword
In this interview, I share how organizations can build a diversity retention program that complements their recruiting efforts.
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How to improve organizational health during COVID
I was recently interviewed by John Brenkus, 6-time Emmy award winner and founder of Brinx.TV, on how to increase diversity, inclusion, and belonging in the midst of a prolonged crisis. Direct link: https://fb.watch/aNflZLAouF/