Resources

Helpful items we've read, seen and heard

Our little corner of the internet where we can share content related to DEI, leadership, and company culture.

Recognizing and Responding to Microaggressions at Work

Microaggressions, the insensitive statements, questions, or assumptions aimed at traditionally marginalized identity groups can happen to anyone, of any background, at any professional level. | Source: HBR

How Episodic Series Spotlight Brands Making A Difference

Having experienced a rapid evolution over the last decade and catalyzed in large part by the social, economic, political, and ecological tumult of the last half-decade, the consumer position on the brands they choose to engage with is no longer an idle one. | Source: Forbes

How To Support Women In Leadership And Drive Innovation And Growth

New findings suggest that when women lead, profits increase. Consider this: 87% of the top 500 companies led by a female decision-maker delivered above-average profits.

| Source: Forbes

Aligning Your Philanthropic Operating Model with Your Goals

Philanthropies — be it private foundations, corporate and family funders, LLC’s, or other vehicles for giving — often struggle with the same set of fundamental questions around how to best leverage resources for greater impact.

| Source: HBR

Videos

How diversity makes teams more innovative | Rocío Lorenzo | TED

Are diverse companies really more innovative? Rocío Lorenzo and her team surveyed 171 companies to find out -- and the answer was a clear yes. In a talk that will help you build a better, more robust company, Lorenzo dives into the data and explains how your company can start producing fresher, more creative ideas by treating diversity as a competitive advantage.

How to foster true diversity and inclusion at work (and in your community) | Rosalind G. Brewer

When companies think of diversity and inclusion, they too often focus on meeting metrics instead of building relationships with people of diverse backgrounds, says Starbucks COO Rosalind G. Brewer. In this personable and wide-ranging conversation with TED current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers, Brewer invites leaders to rethink what it takes to create a truly inclusive workplace -- and lays out how to bring real, grassroots change to boardrooms and communities alike.

How to Lead and Reskill in the Age of AI

How will AI affect businesses and employees? It’s the million-dollar question, and according to Harvard Business School’s Raffaella Sadun, the answer will depend on how well an organization connects the new technologies to both a broad corporate vision and individual employee growth.

This is what makes employees happy at work | The Way We Work, a TED series

There are three billion working people on this planet, and only 40 percent of them report being happy at work. Michael C. Bush shares his insights into what makes workers unhappy -- and how companies can benefit their bottom lines by fostering satisfaction.