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Jefferson Darrell
Feb 175 min read
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.
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Scott Dagostino
Jan 224 min read
Immigration facts and feelings
Despite a new wave of scapegoating, immigrants are a critical part of our economic growth
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Jefferson Darrell
Dec 16, 20243 min read
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.
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Jefferson Darrell
Oct 10, 20243 min read
“Human” resources?
Maybe it’s time to start treating people like things
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Jefferson Darrell
Aug 22, 20242 min read
“DEI hire” is the new N-word
Calling someone a “diversity hire” is just code.
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Jefferson Darrell
Dec 14, 20233 min read
Taking the long view
Finding hope in a time of backlash
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Scott Dagostino
Oct 31, 20233 min read
Who do we mourn?
...our people are mourning someone right now and how we respond to that determines our institutional success and personal character.
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Scott Dagostino
Oct 17, 20233 min read
The NHL in the penalty box
Some stories are inspirational, some are heartbreaking, and the story of Brendan Burke is both. In 2007, this son of one of the most...
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Jefferson Darrell
Sep 8, 20233 min read
Black Women Can’t Go It Alone
Black women are leaving the executive suites after years of little support
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Scott Dagostino
Mar 6, 20232 min read
"You can't say anything anymore!"
"Cancel culture" is not a new thing but a better way of using language in an inclusive way is easier than people think.
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Scott Dagostino
Dec 22, 20222 min read
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...
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Jefferson Darrell
Aug 4, 20223 min read
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...
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Scott Dagostino
Jul 5, 20224 min read
The high cost of free speech
Will we ever have “watercooler conversations” again? Hard to say when Twitter and Slack have largely taken their place but whether in the...
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Jefferson Darrell
May 6, 20223 min read
Can we 'level up' on inclusion?
When an organization begins the process of examining and addressing their own diversity, equity and inclusion standards, a lot of...
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Jefferson Darrell
Mar 23, 20223 min read
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. ...
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Jess Silver
Mar 9, 20222 min read
Disability during the pandemic
For today’s flavour of Secret Sauce, we're going to discuss the largely overlooked and/or misunderstood topic of disability and how to...
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