Startup founders often wait until growing to 50 (or 300!) employees before they start working seriously on diversity, equity, inclusion, and/or belonging. This is like waiting to get legal advice until you are big enough to hire a full-time in-house Counsel....
Being the only woman on a team (or at a company) – especially when belonging to additional marginalized groups – is harmful to one’s career, mental wellbeing, and physical safety (McKinsey & Co, 2019). Lately, I’ve noticed these statistics aren’t...
Before the pandemic, at least weekly I would get asked some version of, “Can I pick your brain? I’ll get the tab for your coffee.” With stay home orders and a tricky economy, the requests have become even more frequent. Offering to pay for my $4...
COVID-19 Stress + Remote Interactions = Increased Workplace Bullying We know people can be much ruder via email, chat, and phone than they would be in person. Layer on pandemic levels of stress and what we’re seeing is an increase in online aggression and remote...