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When I first became a manager, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. Like a lot of new managers, I compensated by trying to control everything. I micromanaged. I laid down the law. I spent far too much time worrying about whether people were doing th

"We just want to get back to merit and neutrality…" If you work in HR, DEI, or people leadership, you've likely heard this before. You may have even thought about it yourself. On the surface, statements like this sound reasonable. In practice, they often

I remember the weeks following George Floyd's murder in 2020. The DEI space didn't just grow, it exploded. Our phones wouldn't stop ringing. Companies that had never given diversity a second thought suddenly needed consultants, training programs, dashboar

A DEI statement is one of those things organizations know they need but often struggle to write well. Whether you're responding to a government RFP, applying for grant funding, or updating your careers page, the request for a diversity, equity, and inclus

We've all heard the refrain: do more with less. It's become the default operating mode for most organizations over the past few years. Headcount freezes. Hiring slowdowns. Restructuring. The phrase "lean teams" gets tossed around in board meetings and all