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Six Skills to Develop Cultural Agility

Six Skills to Develop Cultural Agility

Paula Caligiuri
Cultural agility is one of the most critical professional skills needed today but also one that employers say is difficult…
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Uncovering Your Authentic Self at Work

Uncovering Your Authentic Self at Work

Kenji Yoshino
Despite decades of diversity and inclusion efforts, people sometimes feel forced to choose between being included and being themselves. Join…
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Inclusive Tech: Breaking Bias in Tech

Inclusive Tech: Breaking Bias in Tech

Muazma Zahid
Whether we are consciously aware of them or not, biases exist everywhere. Most people think of technology as inherently neutral,…
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Equitable Product Design

Equitable Product Design

Annie Jean-Baptiste
Creating inclusive, equitable products is not only a best practice for business—your customers and users expect it. They want to…
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Inclusion and Equity for Workers with Disabilities

Inclusion and Equity for Workers with Disabilities

Liz Johnson
While inclusion and equity are increasingly important to organizations as they build and maintain their modern workforces, workers with disabilities…
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How Managers Create a Culture of Belonging

How Managers Create a Culture of Belonging

Kimberly Manns
Research shows that when individuals feel a sense of belonging at work, there is a 56% increase in job performance.…
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Out and Proud: Approaching LGBT Issues in the Workplace

Out and Proud: Approaching LGBT Issues in the Workplace

Careercake
Attracting and maintaining a diverse workforce offers a slew of benefits to organizations. It boosts innovation and problem-solving by providing…
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Inclusive Tech: Retaining Diverse Talent

Inclusive Tech: Retaining Diverse Talent

Christine Chapman
Women and underrepresented talent leave the tech industry at strikingly high rates. Yet having a diverse workforce is proven to…
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Creating Safe Spaces for Tough Conversations at Work

Creating Safe Spaces for Tough Conversations at Work

Madecraft
Tough conversations are exactly that: tough. They might involve topics that include heated opinions, arguments, or biases. But having these…
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Mindfulness, Diversity, and the Quest for Inclusion

Mindfulness, Diversity, and the Quest for Inclusion

Chill Anywhere
Diversity exists in all areas of life. Fostering an environment of understanding, awareness, and growth is vital for your workplace.…
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Women Transforming Tech: Career Insights

Women Transforming Tech: Career Insights

Lori Nishiura Mackenzie
The Women Transforming Tech series is focused on helping women interested in working in and staying in the tech industry.…
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Foundations of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Foundations of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Dereca Blackmon
The world of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) can be both empowering and overwhelming at times. How can someone…
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Connecting Engagement and Inclusion to a Culture of Performance

Connecting Engagement and Inclusion to a Culture of Performance

Living Corporate
In this audio-only course, host Zach Nunn discusses engagement and inclusion with Pamela Fuller of Franklin Covey. Pamela states that…
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Just Ask: Kwame Christian on Discussing Race

Just Ask: Kwame Christian on Discussing Race

Kwame Christian
To make strides towards equity and inclusion at work, professionals need to have honest discussions about race. But if you…
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Fair and Effective Interviewing for Diversity and Inclusion

Fair and Effective Interviewing for Diversity and Inclusion

Vernā Myers
Every organization knows that talent makes the difference in how well it can execute on its mission and goals. To…
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Unconscious Bias (with Audio Descriptions)

Unconscious Bias (with Audio Descriptions)

Stacey Gordon
To some degree, we are all biased. Our experiences shape who we are, and our dimensions of diversity—race, ethnicity, gender,…
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Become a Courageous Female Leader

Become a Courageous Female Leader

genConnectU
Scores of capable, bright, and intellectually curious women end up abandoning the corporate world before they attain positions of power.…
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Cultural Humility and Agility

Cultural Humility and Agility

Tatiana Kolovou
Are you actively promoting a culture of inclusion inside and outside of your organization? If not, it’s time to pivot,…
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Succeeding as an LGBT Professional

Succeeding as an LGBT Professional

Dorie Clark
View Dorie’s LinkedIn Newsletter Even in places where discrimination is illegal, there are still nuances and complexities involved in being…
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Supporting Allyship and Anti-Racism at Work

Supporting Allyship and Anti-Racism at Work

Dana Brownlee
While racism and discrimination are systemic problems that persist, each of us can play a role in helping to eliminate…
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Micro-internships

What Are Micro-Internships?

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