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"We/they" instead of "us": Have some in DEI made this into a blame game?

Amri Johnson has a few provocative things to say about the current state of efforts toward diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Jean Latting

Jean sums up her history of optimism, the arc of social justice, and the deliberate steps one has to take to keep an eye on the prize.

Jean Latting

Jean discusses transitional justice and the race class narrative: what works, what doesn’t, and how to stay the course.

Jean Latting

Given our country’s long and difficult history with inclusiveness, Jean decided to sit down and write out her thoughts – during this year’s Black History Month.

Jean Latting

How do you self-identify? Our identities affect our allyship with those who are being marginalized because of one or more of their identities.

Jean Latting

Jean interviews Daniel Oestreich, co-author of two books on what to say to someone, especially people in the workplace, when you are afraid to say it.

Jean Latting

How do you even begin to articulate a goal that lights you up, not to mention working toward it? Jean has some thoughts.

Leading Consciously

We envision a world of peace, mutual support, and mutual responsibility, including intolerance for hunger, climate action, responsible news outlets, and compassionate leadership.

Jean Latting

Nina proposes susceptibility to harmful radiation and absorption of Vitamin D as the simple explanation for why people have different skin colors, a product of evolutionary adaptation.

Jean Latting

What inspires you to feel gratitude?

Jean Latting

Jean started listening to Steve Kerr, coach of the Golden State Warriors, honing in on his leadership skills. She was blown away by his insights.

Jean Latting

Dr. Pratt learned how to follow the whisper of the spirit, work within and without the system, address racism and sexism head on, and promote impactful diversity initiatives.

Jean Latting

Brain fog is a trap we fall into when our emotional reaction to a negative experience keeps us frozen. If we don’t have tools to keep us moving, we get stuck where it hurts the most.

Jean Latting

In today’s world, leadership is not about telling people what to do. Rod McCowan trains leaders to consider moral principles when making decisions.

Jean Latting

Studies show the benefits of affirming our value, yet we hesitate to share these affirmations with others.

Jean Latting

Victor Varnado, born with albinism, chose to beat the odds stacked against him in life by using his comedic skills to pursue his dreams.

Mike Todt

The Gross National Happiness Index exists, and it works in Bhutan as well as other countries. Mike writes of his upcoming visit to Bhutan to see this phenomenon in action.

Jean Latting

Sherra Aguirre speaks with Jean about the leadership role she took on in her community to promote changing the typical African American diet.

Jean Latting

In June of 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against the use of affirmative action in college admission.

Jean Latting

Ilana Redstone says the Certainty Trap happens when we have moral principles we are 100% sure of and shut out any objections to the contrary.

Carole Marmell

We realized my brother was gay when his photo was on the cover of Time magazine titled “The Homosexual in America”.

Jean Latting

Elizabeth Melendez Fisher Good was burned out and ended up with a mission to address sex trafficking.

Jean Latting

Research shows that groups who put in the effort to welcome diversity and promote inclusiveness may have more conflicts but are also more productive and innovative.

Jean Latting

Joanna Cea and Jess Rimington wrote Beloved Economies: Transforming How We Work, that invites us to reimagine work and reimagine capitalism.

Jean Latting

The most successful people in any field know how to seek the expertise of other successful people in order to improve themselves and their performance.

Jean Latting

Dr. Melissa Ochoa has a few things to say about the word Latinx; mainly, she doesn’t like it. For one thing, it doesn’t work in Spanish. Hear what she proposes instead.

Carole Marmell

Unsung heroes are all around us. Many were women; in many cases, their work was known but men took the credit.

Jean Latting

After George Floyd's murder, Ronald McDonald House-Houston wanted to make a difference for their staff and also their families across the world.

Jean Latting

Journalist Talia Lavin began a social experiment aimed at understanding and exposing the White nationalist movement.

Jean Latting

What happens when you lead with love? Helen Stagg talks about how making change starts with honest, respectful, direct, and open conversations.

Jean Latting

What is the culture – police and American – that allows this to continue? What are the obstacles? What can we as individuals do about it?

Jean Latting

When disaster inevitably strikes, what is your response? Wait for someone to fix it, dwell on the unfairness of it all? What do you need to move ahead?

Jean Latting

It’s the new year, and we all have good intentions. What about our determination to stop procrastinating now?

Jean Latting

May all your tomorrows be filled with peace, love, and joy.

Jean Latting

What if you had no inner critic telling you you’re just not good enough? What if you learned to silence your inner critic? What could you accomplish?

Carole Marmell

To some Native American peoples, it’s a “day of mourning”; how can we still practice Thanksgiving as a day of gratitude?

Jean Latting

Ethical behavior in corporations include anticorruption, sustainability, human rights, culture and behavior, and employee and stakeholder engagement.

Jean Latting

The polarization in this country has grown so vast that words we use in common do not mean the same things. Is there any hope for bridging the divide?

Jean Latting

Dina Gilio-Whitaker answers what would be lost if Indigenous people were completely assimilated into White society and if they would even be accepted?

Jean Latting

As initiators of change, the ICTJ works with victims and survivors of massive human rights violations to hold those responsible to account.

Carole Marmell

Our online membership program, Pathfinders: Leadership for social and racial justice, uses the blog posts for members to read, reflect, and discuss.

Jean Latting

Brian talks about the Baldrige framework, how it changed American business, and the need to hardwire equity and inclusion into business practices.

Jean Latting

Jean talks about three common breakdowns in email communications, how to handle them to avoid rework, and reduce stress and anxiety in the workplace.

Jean Latting

The California Reparations Task Force is seeking reparations to overcome the legacy of privileged whiteness and racism in this country.

Leading Consciously

We are living in turbulent times. What to do? How to cope? How are each of us in Leading Consciously coping?

Jean Latting

Dr Bonnie McGill is on a mission to make indigenous people visible again.

Elizabeth Rubio

Today’s guest blogger explores the meaning – both literally and emotionally – of finding your way through the profusion of labels and why they matter.

Jean Latting

Jasmin has written about generational trauma and her own experiences with it as the child of American Black and Caribbean Black parents.

Carole Marmell

This post explores how "not changing much" in the past three years proved that I did, indeed, take some huge risks.

#139
Jean Latting

Jean sums up her history of optimism, the arc of social justice, and the deliberate steps one has to take to keep an eye on the prize.

#138
Jean Latting

Jean discusses transitional justice and the race class narrative: what works, what doesn’t, and how to stay the course.

#137
Jean Latting

Given our country’s long and difficult history with inclusiveness, Jean decided to sit down and write out her thoughts – during this year’s Black History Month.

#136
Jean Latting

How do you self-identify? Our identities affect our allyship with those who are being marginalized because of one or more of their identities.

#135
Jean Latting

Jean interviews Daniel Oestreich, co-author of two books on what to say to someone, especially people in the workplace, when you are afraid to say it.

#134
Jean Latting

How do you even begin to articulate a goal that lights you up, not to mention working toward it? Jean has some thoughts.

#133
Leading Consciously

We envision a world of peace, mutual support, and mutual responsibility, including intolerance for hunger, climate action, responsible news outlets, and compassionate leadership.

#132
Jean Latting

Nina proposes susceptibility to harmful radiation and absorption of Vitamin D as the simple explanation for why people have different skin colors, a product of evolutionary adaptation.

#131
Jean Latting

What inspires you to feel gratitude?

#130
Jean Latting

Jean started listening to Steve Kerr, coach of the Golden State Warriors, honing in on his leadership skills. She was blown away by his insights.

#129
Jean Latting

Dr. Pratt learned how to follow the whisper of the spirit, work within and without the system, address racism and sexism head on, and promote impactful diversity initiatives.

#128
Jean Latting

Brain fog is a trap we fall into when our emotional reaction to a negative experience keeps us frozen. If we don’t have tools to keep us moving, we get stuck where it hurts the most.

#127
Jean Latting

In today’s world, leadership is not about telling people what to do. Rod McCowan trains leaders to consider moral principles when making decisions.

#126
Jean Latting

Studies show the benefits of affirming our value, yet we hesitate to share these affirmations with others.

#125
Jean Latting

Victor Varnado, born with albinism, chose to beat the odds stacked against him in life by using his comedic skills to pursue his dreams.

#124
Mike Todt

The Gross National Happiness Index exists, and it works in Bhutan as well as other countries. Mike writes of his upcoming visit to Bhutan to see this phenomenon in action.

#123
Jean Latting

Sherra Aguirre speaks with Jean about the leadership role she took on in her community to promote changing the typical African American diet.

#122
Jean Latting

In June of 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against the use of affirmative action in college admission.

#121
Jean Latting

Ilana Redstone says the Certainty Trap happens when we have moral principles we are 100% sure of and shut out any objections to the contrary.

#120
Carole Marmell

We realized my brother was gay when his photo was on the cover of Time magazine titled “The Homosexual in America”.

#119
Jean Latting

Elizabeth Melendez Fisher Good was burned out and ended up with a mission to address sex trafficking.

#118
Jean Latting

Research shows that groups who put in the effort to welcome diversity and promote inclusiveness may have more conflicts but are also more productive and innovative.

#117
Jean Latting

Joanna Cea and Jess Rimington wrote Beloved Economies: Transforming How We Work, that invites us to reimagine work and reimagine capitalism.

#116
Jean Latting

The most successful people in any field know how to seek the expertise of other successful people in order to improve themselves and their performance.

#115
Jean Latting

Dr. Melissa Ochoa has a few things to say about the word Latinx; mainly, she doesn’t like it. For one thing, it doesn’t work in Spanish. Hear what she proposes instead.

#114
Carole Marmell

Unsung heroes are all around us. Many were women; in many cases, their work was known but men took the credit.

#113
Jean Latting

After George Floyd's murder, Ronald McDonald House-Houston wanted to make a difference for their staff and also their families across the world.

#112
Jean Latting

Journalist Talia Lavin began a social experiment aimed at understanding and exposing the White nationalist movement.

#111
Jean Latting

What happens when you lead with love? Helen Stagg talks about how making change starts with honest, respectful, direct, and open conversations.

#110
Jean Latting

What is the culture – police and American – that allows this to continue? What are the obstacles? What can we as individuals do about it?

#109
Jean Latting

When disaster inevitably strikes, what is your response? Wait for someone to fix it, dwell on the unfairness of it all? What do you need to move ahead?

#108
Jean Latting

It’s the new year, and we all have good intentions. What about our determination to stop procrastinating now?

#107
Jean Latting

May all your tomorrows be filled with peace, love, and joy.

#106
Jean Latting

What if you had no inner critic telling you you’re just not good enough? What if you learned to silence your inner critic? What could you accomplish?

#105
Carole Marmell

To some Native American peoples, it’s a “day of mourning”; how can we still practice Thanksgiving as a day of gratitude?

#104
Jean Latting

Ethical behavior in corporations include anticorruption, sustainability, human rights, culture and behavior, and employee and stakeholder engagement.

#103
Jean Latting

The polarization in this country has grown so vast that words we use in common do not mean the same things. Is there any hope for bridging the divide?

#102
Jean Latting

Dina Gilio-Whitaker answers what would be lost if Indigenous people were completely assimilated into White society and if they would even be accepted?

#101
Jean Latting

As initiators of change, the ICTJ works with victims and survivors of massive human rights violations to hold those responsible to account.

#100
Carole Marmell

Our online membership program, Pathfinders: Leadership for social and racial justice, uses the blog posts for members to read, reflect, and discuss.