You Just Got Slapped With a Heavy Dose of Unsolicited Feedback: What’s Next?
Consider this likely familiar situation: You were recently assigned to a very intriguing project, one that you have bee
09 May, 2019
How to avoid employee coaching burnout
I am still reflecting on a memorable conversation that I recently had with someone. At a reception, a woman who works f
12 April, 2019
Let’s Face It: Our Own Illusions are Holding Diverse Talent Back
As I wrote in Coaching Your Way to Success, organizations spend billions of dollars on talent management and diversity,
17 March, 2019
Conversations Over Events: Reframing Your Organization’s Approach to Black History Month
We are in our third work week of Black History Month. Many of us are busy planning African-American themed events and p
19 February, 2019
Dealing With People That Doubt You
None of us are strangers to doubters. We are constantly dealing with people that doubt our capabilities. They can be co
09 February, 2019
How to know if you will fit before you get there
Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels I have encountered way too many people lately that hate their new jobs. Some were mis
02 February, 2019
How to Make a Difference on MLK Day
It’s MLK Day. Our social media feeds are full of photo quotes. Many of us have the day off and are not exactly sure how
21 January, 2019
15 January, 2019
Talking Oh Sh*t Leadership in a Remarkable Conference Space
I recently attended and presented at the Lesbians Who Tech + Allies Leadership Summit in NYC after being invited by a f
30 September, 2018
How Understanding Neuroscience Can Help You Do Your Best Work
If you are reading this post, you probably want to do your best work. You might desire more focus, recognition, confide
02 August, 2018
How Unconscious Bias Blocks Your Authenticity
Unconscious bias has become the go-to foundation for diversity training. The premise is that our biases have spent deca
25 May, 2018
Why I Developed Influencing for Women of Color: Part 2
While diversity will remain a priority, I strongly believe that one day we won’t need diversity “programs.” Gone will
06 May, 2018
Why I Developed an “Influencing for Women of Color” Workshop: Part 1
I love talent management. I have a passion for solving organizational problems, coaching and helping people and organi
12 April, 2018
We, The Members of the Black LGBTQ Community, Are Valuable and Talented Employees
Check out this guest post that originally appeared on PIC HR. It’s my most personal post. https://www.performance
23 March, 2018
Disrupt HR Chicago Podcast!
I recently chatted with Chad Graham of Disrupt HR Chicago inclusion the GOAT Wicked Problem. We also talked HR newbies
23 March, 2018
5 Easy Ways to Truly Be More Inclusive
We all know what it feels like to be excluded, yet we still unintentionally leave people out and/or make inaccurate ass
07 February, 2018
Want to Become a Happier Leader? Try This.
I recently participated in one of the best leadership experiences I have ever experienced to date as a faculty member f
18 January, 2018
Culture Chat Recap
Chris Fields and I have been talking about #culturechat for months and we finally hosted the inaugural one on Twitter o
23 July, 2017Disrupt HR Chicago
I recently spoke at Disrupt HR Chicago at 1871. Check out the video!
13 June, 2017The Future of HR: Unraveling Wicked Problems
I recently presented at Disrupt HR Chicago on the topic “Wicked Problems in HR.” You can find the full presentation he
10 May, 2017
Why Everyone (Yes, you) Needs a Good Coach
When I first signed up for Twitter, one of my first observations was that there was an oversupply of coaches. These in
27 April, 2017
How to Diversify Leadership
HBR recently published an article, Research: Black Employees Are More Likely to Be Promoted When They Were Referred by
23 March, 2017
Courage is the Key to Building an Inclusive Culture
Some of the news over the past few weeks has compelled me to write about a topic that, frankly, I find cliche coming fr
01 March, 2017How to Onboard an Innovator
You are in the process of changing your culture and/or are in amidst of a huge organizational initiative so you hire an
18 February, 2017
It’s a Culture (Not a Political) Thing
It has been a crazy couple of weeks in America. Politics and business have collided in historic ways. #DeleteUber tre
08 January, 2017
