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What DEI is and what it is not
The public has been force-fed this notion that DEI is about hiring people based solely on their race, gender or sexual orientation. No.
Jefferson Darrell
Feb 175 min read
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Our Home On Native Land
If there was ever a time to rally round our flag, it’s now.
Jefferson Darrell
Feb 32 min read
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Immigration facts and feelings
Despite a new wave of scapegoating, immigrants are a critical part of our economic growth
Scott Dagostino
Jan 224 min read
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Reindeer games
He’s been a Christmas icon for 85 years now and the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has never been more relevant.
Jefferson Darrell
Dec 16, 20243 min read
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“DEI hire” is the new N-word
Calling someone a “diversity hire” is just code.
Jefferson Darrell
Aug 22, 20242 min read
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The White Privilege Diaries 1: Slurring our words
What I learned at the White Privilege Conference in Tulsa, OK
Scott Dagostino
Jun 11, 20243 min read
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Taking the long view
Finding hope in a time of backlash
Jefferson Darrell
Dec 14, 20233 min read
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Black Women Can’t Go It Alone
Black women are leaving the executive suites after years of little support
Jefferson Darrell
Sep 8, 20233 min read
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Florida is not the world
A middle-aged white friend of mine is currently selling her family condo in Naples, Florida. “It costs a lot to maintain,” she says, “and...
Scott Dagostino
Aug 11, 20233 min read
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Why settle for good enough?
How a cutting-edge marketing firm made a good culture great When the upstart marketing firm No Fixed Address (NFA) embarked on a...
Scott Dagostino
Dec 22, 20222 min read
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What YOU need for Inclusion and Belonging
In the diversity and inclusion work Breakfast Culture does, the initial conversations are often about the first part, diversity, less so...
Jefferson Darrell
Nov 4, 20223 min read
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10,000 people agree: let's get started
In our diversity, equity and inclusion work with our clients, one of the first, biggest and most common questions that comes up is… what...
Jefferson Darrell
Aug 4, 20223 min read
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How not to play favourites
I had an excellent conversation with my friend Kimahli Powell, the executive director of Rainbow Railroad, an organization that strives...
Jefferson Darrell
Jul 27, 20222 min read
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Who we see and who we don’t
For today’s flavour of Secret Sauce, we’re going to talk about visibility in the workplace — who has it, who doesn’t, and who needs it. ...
Jefferson Darrell
Mar 23, 20223 min read
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