Yesterday, more than 8,000 Starbucks stores were closed for racial bias training, costing the organization between $12-14 million. And it isn’t going to work! It isn’t going to work because like most organizations, Starbucks made the three most common mistakes when it comes to tackling … [Read more...] about The 3 Reasons Why Starbucks Racial Bias Training Won’t Work
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Time is Up: How to make gender inclusion a reality in the workplace
The #metoo and #timeisup movements have struck a chord and are gaining momentum. It has gotten a lot of us thinking and talking about women’s parity and gender inclusion. But is talk enough? It is a great first step, but there is more that we can do. Because talk just isn’t enough! Today is … [Read more...] about Time is Up: How to make gender inclusion a reality in the workplace
Be a Kind Leader
2000 --- Happy People --- Image by © Royalty-Free/Corbis In 2018, February 17th is Random Act of Kindness Day! It got me thinking about leadership, organizations, and kindness. More specifically, I thought about how can leaders like you practice kindness and cultivate cultures of kindness within … [Read more...] about Be a Kind Leader
What about Gen Z? How to engage the next generation
Gen Z’s are coming of age and beginning to enter the workforce. So the rumblings about Gen Z and how they will function in the workplace has already begun. But to my surprise, it isn’t Baby Boomers and Gen Xers who are expressing their concerns with me, it’s you. Millennials.So I hear you. You are … [Read more...] about What about Gen Z? How to engage the next generation
10 Leadership Goals for 2018
The time has come to say goodbye to 2017, and usher in 2018! Every November, I sit down to evaluate the year and set goals for the new year. And I love it because I am able to figure out what worked and what didn’t, and set goals to make the next year my best ever. It is a time to let go, … [Read more...] about 10 Leadership Goals for 2018
8 Steps to be a More Agile Leader
Last month, I went to the US to work and had a series of homecomings. The first was my trip to San Diego, where I had lived for more than ten years. It was followed by a trip back to my most recent US home, Albuquerque, NM. And the last stop was the return to my new home here in Dublin, … [Read more...] about 8 Steps to be a More Agile Leader
Learn to Soar in Transition
It must have been third grade when my entire class got tickets to go to the circus. I was SO excited! And it did not disappoint. We ate popcorn, rode on an elephant, and watched human beings fly through the air. I was amazed as I watched the trapeze artists swing from bar to bar, and I wondered … [Read more...] about Learn to Soar in Transition