What’s not explicitly talked about when organizations embark on work like equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and addressing discrimination are expectations around apologies and forgiveness. These expectations are linked to 2 major needs by harmed parties (i.e. those who have experienced hurt and suffering) and those trying to stop the harm: accountability and acknowledgment.… Continue reading Apologies & Forgiveness in EDI Work
Category: Conflict Transformation & Communication
How Small Adjustments Lead to Big Results
You know what you don’t want. You don’t want a repeat of certain things that happened last year. No more sending job applications into the abyss with no acknowledgment whatsoever. No more finding yourself sitting at your desk asking yourself: What just happened? Either being told off, shamed, ignored or made to… Continue reading How Small Adjustments Lead to Big Results
How to Build Connection with Your Team
How does it feel to be back at work? For some of us, it’s been a few months since we’ve gone back to work in physical locations. For others, we’re starting new roles. For many the felt experience at work is mixed. What we value and consider important as leaders,… Continue reading How to Build Connection with Your Team
4 Questions You Need to Ask for a Successful EDI Journey
Why do organizations and leaders need to ask 4 key questions for a successful Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) journey? It’s because of 2 things: 1) the context and 2) EDI implementation plans damaging workplace relationships and trust in employer/employee relations The Context Our current reality is witnessing and… Continue reading 4 Questions You Need to Ask for a Successful EDI Journey
Create Healthy Boundaries at Work
We all have boundaries we don’t want crossed but they can be hard to name or enforce. Why? There are 2 reasons that come to mind: Because saying your boundaries out loud can result in being judged or shamed. Having boundaries means there are times you cannot be there to… Continue reading Create Healthy Boundaries at Work
How to Use Anger Constructively
What’s your personal relationship with anger? For a lot of us, we are socialized to look at anger in a very narrow way. We learn to see it as destructive, bad, and at times, manipulative. We are also socialized to resist feeling or expressing anger because it’s perceived as not becoming. … Continue reading How to Use Anger Constructively