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Pronouns in the Workplace: Creating a Safe and Inclusive Environment for Everyone

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Pronouns are an important part of a person’s identity. Using someone’s correct pronouns demonstrates respect and inclusion – something that’s essential for every human to experience!

Personal pronoun identity is a topic of growing importance as organizations seek to improve their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. That’s why today we’ll be sharing ways to include pronouns in the workplace and discussing how you can incorporate practices into your workplace to make everyone feel welcomed and accepted for who they are.

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Encouraging Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in a Hybrid Work Environment

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Many workplaces have experienced a hybrid work environment throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. We’re now at a point in the pandemic where quite a few workplaces have chosen to transition to a hybrid work structure. A hybrid work structure allows for flexibility among team members as some may choose to work in the office while others prefer to work from home. Hybrid workplaces can be productive and beneficial to many! Plus, they might even be around to stay in the long run.

But hybrid work models can also present challenges. Hybrid work risks creating a sense of divide between in-office employees and remote employees. An “in crowd” and an “out crowd”. Those who choose to (or can) work in person in their office can be seen to have an advantage over remote employees, as they experience more face-to-face interactions with their leaders and other colleagues. (more…)

Performative Action: How to Take Real Action on Social Issues

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Over recent years, social activism appears to be increasingly normalized. However, 2020 was a historic year for social activism. Millions across the world joined together to fight for equality, justice, and reparations. Those included in the millions of people were many companies and organizations who expressed their solidarity on social media platforms and their websites. As companies announced where they stand on particular issues, they either took action, lacked the resources to implement action, or simply advertised their involvement to increase their social capital. The latter is defined as performative activism.

Countless employers may pledge to take a more active stance on inclusion efforts in recent years, however, it is more than likely for those promises to fizzle out. This blog addresses the meaning of performative activism as well as the why’s and how to take real action to contribute to real change.

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Allyship in the Workplace: Begin Where You Are

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Today, we want to talk about allyship in the workplace. Unsure of what it means to be an ally? In this post, we talk about what allyship means, actionable ways to become a better ally to your colleagues, and how allyship & diversity benefit workplaces everywhere.

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Building Diverse Teams

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Unsure of where to start for building a diverse team within your business? This blog shares tips on how you can get started on creating change in your workplace.

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DE&I: There’s a Revolution Happening

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We interviewed Dr. Rebecca Paluch, DE&I expert and Assistant Professor at UBC Sauder School of Business to better understand how we as individuals and organizations can do better. (more…)

Students Leading with Pride

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We had the pleasure of interviewing two students leading with Pride and creating an LGBTQ2SIA+ community at their business school. These two changemakers are making their school a more welcoming place for the queer community.

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