Leveraging Difference

I'm quoted (at 3:11) in this interesting (and unfortunately, too familiar) story on Marilyn Booker, formerly of Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley Sued for Race Discrimination by Ex-Head of Diversity | CBS This Morning 6/30/20 On June 16, 2020, Wigdor LLP filed a race discrimination lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York on behalf of Marilyn Booker against Morgan Stanley. Ms. ...

Looking forward to these important conversations. Come join us!

Join our virtual panel 'Race, Justice, and Equity in the Workplace and Beyond: A Call to Action' on June 16 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. ET.

Register here: http://myumi.ch/4prxX

Moderators:
Stephanie Creary and Brianna Barker Caza.

Panelists:
Evan Apfelbaum
Martin N. Davidson
Robin J. Ely
Sonia Kang
Tina Opie
Laura Morgan Roberts
Shannon Schuyler

Toward a Racially Just Workplace Diversity efforts are failing black employees. Here’s a better approach.

How U.S. Companies Can Support Employees of Color Through the Pandemic Though we’re all in this together, we’re not all in the same boat.

A transformational visit to Dharamsala and time spent with His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Linking difference, diversity, and mindfulness in a new blog http://leveragingdifference.com/in-my-opinion/

At UVA, “The Good Ole Song” is a stealth weapon. We need a new song. My blog post at http://leveragingdifference.com/in-my-opinion/

Create your inclusion groups, but include as part of the work, separate identity work. Employees who are women, people of color, LGBTQ, still have separate identity space as part of the Inclusion group process. And so do straight white men. The key is to include cross difference competency as part of the Inclusion group's work.

Deloitte Is Phasing Out Diversity Groups for Something New Behind the change? Millennials.

Eliminating ERGs can only work if the new "inclusion" groups foster real dialogue and action that correct bias in the firm.

Deloitte has decided diversity groups for minority employees are a relic of the past Deloitte US thinks that diversity groups focused on gender, sexual orientation, or ethnicity are outdated.