Let’s ensure we start on the same page and explain what we mean when we say mindfulness. “Mindfulness” has been around for centuries and arguably near-millennia. Taking roots from Buddhism and Transcendentalism, the practice of purposefully paying attention to one’s present state and environment without judgment has recently received tremendous accolades from the field of […]
Diversity and Inclusion Training is Failing – and it’s the Presenter’s Fault: Part II
Avoiding the 3 Training Mistakes Having attended and provided hundreds of DEI sessions over 20 years, we suggest the majority of DEI presenters make three common mistakes that can leave participants even more entrenched in their biases, regardless of how well-intentioned, thoughtful and expertly trained in our subject matter we presenters might be: Preaching to […]
Diversity and Inclusion Training is Failing – and it’s the Presenter’s Fault: Part I
Changing Bias: The 3-Legged Stool The middle-aged, white vice-president of human resources, tearfully finding out in an anti-bias workshop that she has “never” felt part of an out group; the middle-aged, white senior partner who had neglected to mute himself in the anti-bias webinar, sighing heavily: “Good lord, this is tedious!” These real-life examples give […]