How to Realize the Benefits of Inclusive Leadership

Dr. Davis’s recently published article on Fast Company can be viewed here: https://www.fastcompany.com/90683353/how-to-realize-the-benefits-of-inclusive-leadership Implicit bias training has seen a significant uptick in the past year following the national and international calls for greater justice, equity, and inclusion. I know this firsthand because my firm has been flooded with hundreds of requests from clients wanting their
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There is Still Work to Be Done

It’s an honor to be published in the Tampa Bay Business Journal Jan. 15, 2021. Check out the article here: Companies that promised to review policies in 2020 in the wake of social unrest now face showing results in 2021.  If 2020 will be remembered for anything other than the coronavirus, it will be for protests
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Dr. Shirley Davis Speaks at Nonprofit Connect’s Inclusion 2019

Rhia Dixon’s review of Dr. Davis’ keynote at Nonprofit Connect’s Inclusion 2019 Conference. Thank you for the support, Rhia! I spent my morning in an amazing diversity & inclusion workshop hosted by Nonprofit Connect at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center in Kansas City, Missouri. We broke down the difference between diversity and inclusion, why you need both,
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DEAR CEO: Culture Transformation is the Solution, not Training

Dear CEO: Culture Transformation is the Solution, not Training As a 30 year HR and workforce management expert, a former Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for several major organizations, and a certified leadership coach, I speak from experience when I say that training is not the cure to responding to poor decisions made by
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Unconscious Bias in Leadership Decision-Making (Part 2)

In continuation of my Unconscious Bias in Leadership Decision-Making article that was published with the Florida Association of Account Executive’s (FSAE) Source Magazine in April, I am excited to share the second part of this conversation entitled Moving From Unconscious Bias to Inclusive Leadership.  Read the Article Below… In the March/April issue of Source, I explained
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5 Key Drivers of Increasing Employee Engagement and Loyalty: Part 1 of a 3 Part Series on Employee Engagement

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This past week I conducted a webcast at the request of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), whom most of you know is where I worked for the past 8 years as Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer until launching my own global workforce solutions firm this summer. I am pleased to continue to
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