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Microaggressions and Psychological Safety
Microaggressions are everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental comments, interactions, or behaviors that, whether intentional or unintentional, target members of marginalized groups. The intent is to ascribe judgment about what is normal, who belongs, and who is included. In the context of workplaces, when these occurrences go unchecked, they can lead to decreased productivity, less diverse…

Confronting Microaggressions
In a previous blog, we defined microaggressions in the workplace as the commonplace verbal, nonverbal and environmental comments, interactions, or behaviors that, whether intentional or unintentional, target members of marginalized groups. We shared that because microaggressions can be subtle or hard to pinpoint, targets may be left to wonder if they are imagining the behavior….

Managing Remote Conflict
Anytime two or more people are gathered together conflict has the potential to emerge. The workplace is no exception and it doesn’t matter if we are in-person or working remote. Resolving conflict is an important interpersonal skill that can reduce work-related stress and build a more psychologically safe environment for everyone. The lack of in-person…
Cognitive Dynamism – A Path to Understanding Self
What do you associate with psychological safety in the workplace? For many, it is synonymous with feeling excluded by colleagues, being afraid to ask a question or facing retaliation for challenging the way things are. Fewer of us think about psychological safety through the lens of ourselves. And in particular about how we contribute to…
The Future of Diversity
Earlier this year, I read a statistic that reported an 800% increase in job postings related to diversity. This is on top of the estimated $10B spent in 2019 on diversity and inclusion initiatives in corporations. The truth is, most of these programs won’t work. Not because there isn’t real interest, but because most of…

Comfort With Discomfort
Uneasiness doesn’t have to feel bad. Let’s be honest-at some point in our lives we have all experienced thoughts, comments or requests that are contrary to our belief system. In those situations how we react with fight or flight. But what if we paused and considered? To do so, would require that we “get comfortable…