Getting to the Root Cause of Conflict: The Power Dynamics Model
In my experience, in order to effectively stop abuse at work, we have to support both the victim and the perpetrator in understanding and...
Real, Long-Term Solutions for Healthy Workplace Culture
Investigations are often not necessary in response to harassment and discrimination allegations. But the way you know if they are...
What Warrants an Investigation?
“Then he asked me if I wanted to ‘pursue a formal investigation,’” Maia told me about her conversation with an administrator where she...
One Powerful Thing We Can Do to Increase Safety and Health
When I ask employees why they want to report harassment or pursue lawsuits against their employers for discrimination, the most common...
The Importance of Having a Confidential Reporting System in Place
“It took a lot of courage for me to come forward and to work with a therapist to get where I am today. I’m not sure I would have ever...
Listening with Curiosity
Once you have created a Cultural Health survey to help diagnose possible areas for improvement within your company, the second step is to...
The Inclusive Leader: Honoring Perspectives and Owning Biases
When I am at speaking events, I often get questions like, “What about people who are just misunderstanding and unreasonably interpreting...
Opportunity, Inclusion, and Growth
Many employers believe they are working toward solving discrimination by simply hiring a “diverse” workforce, and that is a great first...
Pulling the "Push Only" Door
“The only other advice I have is that things are really sexist, and we just have to deal with it.” Early in my legal career, this was...
Fostering a Healthy Workplace Culture
When I listened to Rhea’s voicemail message, I could hear the panic in her voice. She said that she had made an appointment for later...
