Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become an increasingly prominent focus for organizations over the last two decades. The murder of George Floyd in May of 2020 sparked a wave of public declarations of support by major US companies. However, recent political and legal developments have created new challenges and uncertainties around corporate and institutional DEI efforts. To better...
An overwhelming number of human resource professionals find that giving critical feedback is one of the most challenging conversations they routinely have. Maya Hu-Chan, one of CRL’s esteemed advisors, has also found this to be the case. However, she takes that conversation a step further and examines not only giving, but also receiving critical feedback.
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One of the most pertinent challenges for coaching professionals is securing a consistent stream of new clients. From networking and referrals to content marketing and social media outreach, coaches can employ a myriad of techniques to attract potential clients. However, uncovering the ultimate strategy...
Let’s face it, as of this week, politically and legally speaking the U.S. is now in deep, uncharted waters. Never before has a former President been indicted on federal criminal charges. The media is calling it historic, which it most certainly is.
At the same time, all indicators are that as a society, we haven’t been this polarized since the Civil War and we haven’t experienced such public...
“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” – Maya Angelou
I’m out of my office on travel right now, for work, and I’m enjoying it even more than I thought I would.
Why? Partly because delivering our flagship workshop on Respectful...
This week, we’re doing something new – turning over our newsletter to a dear friend and client whom I had the privilege to serve as a consultant many decades ago. He recently shared a story about something he did back then that I think is very moving and profound. He gave me permission to reprint his story, but he’d prefer to remain anonymous. Still, I can say that at the time he was serving...
In June, we hosted our first ever certification program for HR leaders, senior managers, and executive coaches who wanted to learn how to run our Coaching for Respect™ (CfR) Process and become Certified as CfR Expert Coach | Facilitators. We had 16 people in the training cohort for two and half days at a georgous little hotel overlooking San Diego Bay, and it went really well. It was also...
My first real training development and delivery job was for the New York City Police Department in the 1980’s and it was a doozy: use professional actors to help train police officers learn how to manage what they called “EDP”s – Emotionally Disturbed Persons. My responsibility was to cast and direct the actors and help them create realistic characters – like drug addicts going through...
When it comes to expressing my thoughts on the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action in college and university admissions, it is clear to me that there are so many voices calling out today with first-hand experience that are far more educated and eloquent than mine. I can only speak from my heart, and it is hurting now.
Its hurting because I know that for centuries,...
Your opinion is your opinion, your perception is your perception–do not confuse them with ‘facts,’ or ‘truth.’
– John Moore
Unless you’ve been permanently holed up in a SCIF (a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility) for the past four to five years, you’ve probably noticed that these days strong opinions are being flung about the world at hyper speed and coming from all...