Inclusion

Transformative ideas on trauma, race, and gender, and their intersection with work and business.

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Sep 15, 202210 min read

“Doing Your Job IS Meeting Expectations”…(Unless You’re the Queen)

How Bias, Abundance and Scarcity Affect Performance: why privileged people are more likely to get high ratings.

Jun 28, 20223 min read

Are You Proud to be You?

The opposite of pride isn’t humility, it’s shame. Friend, what are you proud of about yourself? What are you ashamed of?

Jun 20, 20223 min read

Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day!

It was awesome to see people of all races, genders, and abilities dancing together on the grass. What an example of true community! So fun!

May 12, 20227 min read

Anti-Asian Racism: When My Food Becomes Your Fear Factor

They weren’t eating the food I love in appreciation. They were eating it as a gross-out challenge.

Mar 27, 20224 min read

It’s About Racial Equity and Empathy, Not Representation

Race matters. Racialized experience matters. It matters because of the empathy and inclusion that can only come from shared experiences.

Mar 13, 20225 min read

Separating Fact from Friction in a Capitalist Recruiting System

That’s not a typo. The first time I tried to connect with someone on LinkedIn and I got this message, I was taken aback.

Feb 16, 20227 min read

A Case Study in Privilege: Black Hair Discrimination and Legalization

Just because something isn’t technically illegal, doesn’t mean it’s legal – and it definitely doesn’t mean it’s ethical.

Jan 22, 20224 min read

恭喜發財! JEDI Visionaries, Here’s How You Can Respect the Lunar New Year

If you care about diversity, equity and inclusion, here are some ways to make celebrating the Lunar New Year possible for your employees.

Aug 9, 20214 min read

Six Ways JEDI Allies Can Perform like Olympic Athletes

I saw parallels between athletes' roads to the Olympics, and companies' journeys to JEDI. Here are some allyship lessons from Tokyo 2020.

Jun 30, 20215 min read

Cancel or Celebrate Canada Day 2021?

How about commemorating instead? Better yet - how about letting Indigenous people decide? Today is the 20th and final day of sharing the...

Mar 8, 20216 min read

Women Can. Women Do. Women Shouldn’t Have To.

My mom is amazing. She raised me, and worked, and sacrificed. She is an immigrant woman who got things done. But I wish she didn’t have to.

Nov 30, 20206 min read

What’s in a Name?

Them: "What’s your name?" Me: "Rosie." Them: "And what’s your Chinese name? Can anyone else relate to this?

Nov 9, 20206 min read

With Truth Comes Freedom

We are in prison. Not a physical prison. Our way of thinking, how we see and interpret the world, are imprisoned.

Oct 17, 20206 min read

Accepting the Truth: My Dark Side

"Drawing from some inner well of strength, however difficult he found it to accept, he had to accept it. It was the truth.”

Oct 6, 20204 min read

Sword of Truth: Facing my Racism

“Abruptly he saw another side to himself. He recoiled in horror from what he was seeing. He could not accept it. He could never accept it!”

Sep 4, 20205 min read

Workplace Complicity – The Bystander Effect

If we want change, we can't stay silent.

Aug 28, 20204 min read

Systemic exclusion through the lens of a short person

If you’re not sure if systemic discrimination exists, or how to define it – it’s probably because the system was built for you.

Aug 21, 20203 min read

I'll never forget this moment from my childhood

What was really striking was the air of abandonment surrounding him.