top of page
1/3
Search
Being an Ally as a Corporate Leader Started in High School and Requires Daily Action
For good reason, most corporations today have formal efforts including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs and Employee Resource...
Amy Gowder
5 min read
Don't Be So Certain
I suppose I should start with the bottom line, which is, sex, gender and orientation are not synonymous. Like, not even close. Sex is...
Madison Mobley
4 min read
WHEN ALL YOU HAVE EVER KNOWN IS PRIVILEGE
I cannot take credit for the title of this piece, or indeed for the original quote from where it comes. That belongs, I believe, to Dr....
Patrick Farrell
6 min read
Five Things Everybody Can Do Today to Make the World a Little Better
As a heterosexual white male in America, I have not been subjected to many of the challenges that so many others have. In fact, it’s more...
Jeff Roussel
4 min read
The Colors of Love - Biases
When I was first asked to contribute to this blog series everything that I have ever experienced dealing with these topics flooded my...
Scott Bogan
4 min read
The Edges of Lean Podcast-Episode 8: Continuous Improvement & #RootCauseRacism
Recently I had the opportunity to join Mark Graban, as a guest on Bella Englebach's podcast, The Edges of Lean to share the genesis of...
Deondra Wardelle
1 min read
What You Need to Know Before Going to the Gemba
Taking a gemba walk is an important practice of going to the actual place where work is performed to better understand current conditions...
Christopher D. Chapman
4 min read
The Face of the Future State
Like all good adventure stories, ours starts with a hero, a once upon a time, and a dream of a happily ever after. This “happy-ending”...
Sam Morgan
6 min read
Language Is the Gateway to the Gemba of the Mind
There is no reason for anyone to guess what another person might be thinking. People tell you exactly what they think each time they...
Michael Crawford
4 min read
Companies in Action for Racial Equity (C.A.R.E.)™
Are you a business or an institution that is ready to move beyond a nicely worded statement about diversity, equity and inclusion? Here...
Joy Mason
4 min read
Kata Coaching — Next Steps Towards Inclusion and Equity at Work
Police brutality against Black people and Black Lives Matter brought racism back to the global agenda. People protest on the streets...
Sabrina Malter
5 min read
The Continuous Improvement Professional and Racism: What Would You Do?
Does our work promote a world of equity and opportunity, or does it perpetuate, directly or indirectly, the existing system which...
Bella Englebach
4 min read
My Personal Anti-Racism Plan? Let Me Check My Pockets.
I've been carrying around my original Back Pocket Reconciliation Plan for years now. Mine is on a pastel yellow square Post-it note....
Tracy Defoe
3 min read
Anti-Racism: A River WE Must Cross
A few years back I developed a blog series titled, “The Grand-Daddies of Quality“– my goal was to...
Elisabeth Swan
4 min read
bottom of page