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Hello! Last month I spoke at Southern California Edison’s Black History Month Celebration and emphasized the need for us to “show up” in order to truly impact the communities we serve. When it comes to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, though, we know that only showing up doesn’t create effective solutions. It is, however, [...]

March is Women's History Month, and this year, I'm challenging my readers to honor women in a different way: by joining the fight to end hair discrimination. About four years ago, a private school in Louisiana sent home an 11-year-old Black girl for wearing hair extensions. While many were shocked and appalled by this story, [...]

Hello! This year marks the 47th observance of Black History Month in the United States. While there are a myriad of events, exhibits, and television specials that are designed to both honor and educate, there are also practical ways we can commemorate the contributions of Black heroes throughout our history. We can support Black-owned businesses, [...]

Hello! As I write this from home, about 30 miles from the tragic shooting in Monterey Park, I'm reading about yet another mass shooting in Beverly Park that took place just this weekend. This marks the fourth mass shooting in California this month. Even more, these unthinkable events have brought the national total of mass [...]

Hello! This week, the U.S. commemorated its 39th observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For you history buffs, it may seem like my math’s a bit off, seeing as Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated 55 years ago. Unfortunately, the road to establishing a national holiday in honor of history’s most renowned civil rights [...]

Happy New Year! With all the well-intentioned wishes of health and prosperity that come with a new year, it struck me how relative the concept of prosperity truly is. While standards of wealth and success for some come in the form of higher profit margins and happy stakeholders, for others it may look like finally [...]

Happy Holidays! As 2022 comes to a close, I look back on this year with immense gratitude. I am truly grateful for each of you — the people with whom I've had the opportunity to collaborate, learn from and support our joint mission to disrupt and transform workplace cultures. Together we've tackled difficult conversations, exchanged [...]

Hello! December is Universal Human Rights month, which commemorates the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations (U.N.) on December 10, 1948. With the 75th anniversary of the signing coming in 2023, the U.N. is launching a year-long campaign to increase awareness of the UDHR and empower people to [...]

Hello! Gratitude. The concept seems simple enough, but we often find its implementation a bit more challenging. While ‘implementation’ may seem like a strange term in this context, I believe that being grateful requires this kind of intention. When we are implementing programs and initiatives in the workplace, there is purpose and strategy behind them. [...]

“No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.” — Calvin Coolidge This year’s observance of Veterans Day marks the 104th anniversary of the end of World War I, a war in which four million American soldiers served. Since that time, millions more Americans have stepped [...]