Kelly Cooper is awarded the GENDER, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AWARD

Kelly Cooper is awarded the GENDER, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AWARD

This Award was newly added to the CIF-IFC National Awards Program in 2021 and recognizes individuals who make significant, unique, and outstanding contributions to advance gender equity, equality, diversity and inclusion in their community or workplace in the field of...
AI: Arrogance and Ignorance?

AI: Arrogance and Ignorance?

Ok I said it – those two letters that are at the forefront of everyone’s mind these days, but I’ve applied them to two words that are at the forefront of everyone’s mind when it comes to equity and inclusion. I’ve witnessed arrogance and ignorance first hand – not...
Unveiling Traditional Leadership, One Clue at a Time

Unveiling Traditional Leadership, One Clue at a Time

Remember the game Clue? I loved that game — going from room to room trying figure out “who done it” and with what means? I’ve been racking my brain for months on a “crime/wrongdoing” committed in the workplace, a situation where individual agendas caused a few people...
Top 5 Resources for Supporting Work-Life Balance

Top 5 Resources for Supporting Work-Life Balance

Here’s my top 5 ideas for supporting your team with work-life balance: 1. Encourage socializing – Don’t look down on employees for having water cooler conversations or chatting in between assignments — better yet, join in when it makes sense to do so!...
Have We Gone Too Far with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion?

Have We Gone Too Far with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion?

As a business transformation expert who understands that organizations need to make changes over time on how they operate, and someone who has focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) over the last decade, I understand how there is a balance needed on...