As a Black female consultant, who often works with female leaders in organizations or women entrepreneurs forging their own path, I have been witness to many other women’s struggles and successes over the years. Entrepreneurship is a tough path for anyone. Factor in gender and race, and it becomes even more difficult to survive in …
Genuine Conversation
How can we stay level when we’re doing very serious work? I’ve been doing diversity work on and off for most of my life. I’ve moderated conversations on elimination of gender-based violence, homelessness, and many other oppressions. These are serious conversations I’m engaging in, and I’ve been talking to anywhere from a thousand to over …
It’s February; the one month a year dedicated to either celebrating Black history, or having to explain why Black history is different than American or Canadian history. Granted, the landscape is different this year, with the #BlackLivesMatter movement having made national headlines throughout much of 2020. But there’s still a lack of awareness surrounding Black …
Black History Month: The History, and How White Allies can Support Read More »
If you’re new to anti-racism work, new to this battle, then you might be wondering: Why isn’t more being accomplished? Where are the results? It’s been more than half a year, why aren’t our collective efforts being rewarded?! The truth is, this work takes time. You can’t free the ocean of all of its pollution …
As 2021 Kicks Off, We Still Have Work To Do Surrounding Anti-Racism Read More »
As we near the end of 2020, a milestone that couldn’t come fast enough for most of us, it seems that 2021 will bring more of the same trends we spent this unprecedented year getting used to; including continued working from home. As managers and leaders who are used to working with teams in person, …
It’s been about six months since George Floyd was executed on camera and our cultural conversation received an electric jolt. In Canada, since then, we have had our own terrible incidents of police violence against Black and Indigenous people. I want to check in and take inventory of how our lives have changed. Black and …
What’s the rush? I’ve noticed the conversation online about the pandemic is shifting. After our weeks of shock and vulnerability and honesty, there’s a sheen returning to how people write. So many people have moved on from admitting their sadness and uncertainty and are becoming polished and positive again. Consulting firms are posting excitedly about …
This is the third in an ongoing series of posts exploring what might change over the course of this pandemic—not in terms of the virus, but in terms of our personal, professional, and cultural responses. In Canada and all over the world, this pandemic is showing a yawning and widening gap between those who have …
Today I had the exact kind of morning that I don’t like, and I’m wondering if it’s familiar to any of you. I’ve already written about moments of paralysis and anxiety, when you just kind of stop. I’ve written about the need to connect deeply with our own humanity and that of others despite our …
Have you noticed that time is completely different now? I normally have a very well-developed sense of time, as though I swallowed a watch at some point. Years of facilitating workshops and moderating conferences left me confident in my ability to know how much time has passed and to make the most of each minute. …