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How to Overcome Leadership Challenges as a Professional of Color

Are you a professional of color experiencing unique challenges as a leader in your workplace? You're not alone. As diverse professionals rise into leadership roles, they often face various hurdles that their counterparts do not. Let's discuss how to overcome these challenges to thrive in your leadership role.

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Are You a Token Diversity Hire or the Best Person for the Job?

Have you ever questioned whether you were hired for your skills and qualifications or to fill a diversity quota? If so, you're not alone. As a high-performing professional of color, this question might have crossed your mind more often than you'd like. This article delves into the issue and provides concrete steps to navigate this challenging terrain.

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How to confront imposter syndrome

Remember, confronting imposter syndrome is a continuous process, and it's essential to remain patient and persistent in your efforts. By implementing these strategies, you can gradually build your self-confidence, embrace your achievements, and thrive in your professional life.

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3 Simple Ways To Be Authentic

Being authentic is one of the most significant traits a person can have. When we talk about authenticity, it means being true to yourself and not hiding what you are.

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How to be an Ally

Allyship is essential to building an inclusive environment where everyone can feel safe, heard, and supported. By being present engaged, and committed, anyone can start on the path to becoming an ally.

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How Diversity And Inclusion Drive Employee Engagement

Diversity and Inclusion is more than just HR practices and bias training. A company with a successful D&I strategy that is intertwined in all parts of the organizational practices is able to create a sense of belonging in the workforce that drives forward employee engagement.

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Why Diversity and Inclusion are Important in Schools

How did we grow into these adults who argue so fiercely, judge and condemn each other so harshly, or just flat out hate each other for no reason other than our own ignorance. This path to pigheaded prejudice begins in preschool.

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Why do I educate black and brown boys?

When I entered the field of education, there was a sense of urgency to support Black and Brown boys. I knew I wanted to be an educator, but I had no understanding of that urgency as I did not understand the crisis that existed.

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    ― John C. Maxwell