Jedi Monthly Circle Co-creation Event By Maria V March 20, 2024 Share This Post Wednesday, April 24th from 12:00-2:00pm MT Join with us to co-create a series of rich, monthly conversations that reflect our highest aspirations for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.  Our initial idea for the JEDI Monthly Circle revolves around how we can amplify our impact on the world through JEDI—leveraging our strengths, fostering authentic connections, and generating immense value for all involved. We want to harness your energy, your insights, and your passion to explore wha ..read more

Asking Questions To Pursue Equity For All Maria V February 12, 2024 "Individuals can only be meaningfully included--and true assets to your team--when they are seen and respected as their whole selves." Share This Post Is your organization an equitable space for all? As we celebrate Black History Month, the spotlight is on racial equity within organizations. It’s not just about doing the right thing; it’s about making smart business decisions. Promoting diversity, inclusion, and equity is not only morally sound but also a strategic move for any company. From a moral st ..read more

Kick-start your Inclusion Goals Maria V January 8, 2024 "We help you bring clarity and provide purpose to orient your employees' decisions." Share This Post A large marketing firm kicked off the new year with excitement as corporate leaders rolled out a new DEI strategy that would boost employee satisfaction, improve employee recruitment efforts, strengthen team dynamics, and more. Unfortunately, this new DEI initiative floundered aimlessly without concrete goals or a clear vision to ground it. By mid-year, it was evident that no progress had been made, and many were f ..read more

A DEI Strategy That Gives Employees The Wheel Maria V December 18, 2023 "Workplace culture is the synergy of shared values, belief systems, attitudes, and sensibilities among co-workers." Share This Post To reap the benefits of a truly impactful DEI strategy, you’re going all in. You’re diving deep to discover more about your hidden biases, inner resistance, and any counterproductive tendencies that are sneakily undermining your progress. This inward work undoubtedly drives personal development, a fundamental aspect of your inclusive leadership journey. But you can’t s ..read more

The 3 S’s for Transforming your Workplace culture Maria V November 10, 2023 "Embracing inclusive leadership and fostering inclusive change requires us to begin by setting intentions. It all starts with developing self-awareness among our leaders and employees." Share This Post Kosa graduated from college with a degree in accounting and was thrilled to be taking on her first, full-time position as an accounting specialist for a large tech company an hour outside of her hometown. As a woman with a robust Native American heritage, she was excited to bring honor to her tri ..read more

Avoiding the Avoidance Placebo And Embracing The Pain of Resistance Maria V October 5, 2023 "The natural tendency in the face of this trepidation is to stall or even back peddle, and our minds are brilliant at redirecting us to other priorities and deflecting our responsibility with logical-seeming excuses as to why we shouldn’t take the risk(s) of proceeding." Share This Post As humans, we’re primed to steer clear of discomfort and usually do everything we can to minimize it when we can’t avoid it altogether. Many times, we seem to have effective tools to do just that ..read more

Is Implicit Bias Stopping You From Being An Inclusive Leader? Maria V September 12, 2023 "Effectively managing unconscious bias is crucial for shifting an organization that is merely demographically diverse into one that is truly equitable and fully inclusive." Share This Post From the time you were a child just learning to walk and talk, your experiences, environment, memories, and how your brain processes all of that input has created a framework for how you view and interact with the world. This framework creates pre-judgements and assumptions about people that you ..read more

Inclusion Starts From Within By Maria V November 19, 2021 "Inclusion facilitates a sense of belonging while making employees feel uniquely respected, secure to express themselves, and personally empowered to strive to their full potential." Share This Post Employee Experiences Are At The Heart of Inclusion You’re likely reading this blog already recognizing an investment in inclusion as a management no-brainer and surefire way to improve business outcomes. You’ve probably reflected on the ethical imperative to cultivate an inclusive company culture offering the kind of wo ..read more

It takes More than Change to Transform your Workplace Culture By Maria V October 9, 2021 "Do you intend to create a change or do you want to transform your culture? Without a firm understanding of each, you may find things becoming more difficult than they should be." Share This Post It Takes More Than Change to Transform Your Workplace Culture Transformation is certainly not easy, and things can get especially complicated–quickly and needlessly–when it comes to overhauling your organizational culture. The greatest determiner of success is being clear on what you’re ..read more