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Cancel Gandhi? Absolutely not. How to consider a better way

Jean addresses an issue in publishing her new book where she was confronted with the highly offensive misdeeds of one of her heroes. Read how she worked her way through it.
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Jean Latting

Amri Johnson has a few provocative things to say about the current state of efforts toward diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Jean Latting

Jean sums up her history of optimism, the arc of social justice, and the deliberate steps one has to take to keep an eye on the prize.

Jean Latting

Jean discusses transitional justice and the race class narrative: what works, what doesn’t, and how to stay the course.

Jean Latting

Given our country’s long and difficult history with inclusiveness, Jean decided to sit down and write out her thoughts – during this year’s Black History Month.

Jean Latting

How do you self-identify? Our identities affect our allyship with those who are being marginalized because of one or more of their identities.

Jean Latting

Jean interviews Daniel Oestreich, co-author of two books on what to say to someone, especially people in the workplace, when you are afraid to say it.

Jean Latting

How do you even begin to articulate a goal that lights you up, not to mention working toward it? Jean has some thoughts.

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We envision a world of peace, mutual support, and mutual responsibility, including intolerance for hunger, climate action, responsible news outlets, and compassionate leadership.

Jean Latting

Nina proposes susceptibility to harmful radiation and absorption of Vitamin D as the simple explanation for why people have different skin colors, a product of evolutionary adaptation.

Jean Latting

What inspires you to feel gratitude?

Jean Latting

Jean started listening to Steve Kerr, coach of the Golden State Warriors, honing in on his leadership skills. She was blown away by his insights.

Jean Latting

Dr. Pratt learned how to follow the whisper of the spirit, work within and without the system, address racism and sexism head on, and promote impactful diversity initiatives.

Jean Latting

Brain fog is a trap we fall into when our emotional reaction to a negative experience keeps us frozen. If we don’t have tools to keep us moving, we get stuck where it hurts the most.

Jean Latting

In today’s world, leadership is not about telling people what to do. Rod McCowan trains leaders to consider moral principles when making decisions.

Jean Latting

Studies show the benefits of affirming our value, yet we hesitate to share these affirmations with others.

Jean Latting

Victor Varnado, born with albinism, chose to beat the odds stacked against him in life by using his comedic skills to pursue his dreams.

Mike Todt

The Gross National Happiness Index exists, and it works in Bhutan as well as other countries. Mike writes of his upcoming visit to Bhutan to see this phenomenon in action.

Jean Latting

Sherra Aguirre speaks with Jean about the leadership role she took on in her community to promote changing the typical African American diet.

Jean Latting

In June of 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against the use of affirmative action in college admission.

Jean Latting

Ilana Redstone says the Certainty Trap happens when we have moral principles we are 100% sure of and shut out any objections to the contrary.

Carole Marmell

We realized my brother was gay when his photo was on the cover of Time magazine titled “The Homosexual in America”.

Jean Latting

Elizabeth Melendez Fisher Good was burned out and ended up with a mission to address sex trafficking.

Jean Latting

Research shows that groups who put in the effort to welcome diversity and promote inclusiveness may have more conflicts but are also more productive and innovative.

Jean Latting

Joanna Cea and Jess Rimington wrote Beloved Economies: Transforming How We Work, that invites us to reimagine work and reimagine capitalism.

Jean Latting

The most successful people in any field know how to seek the expertise of other successful people in order to improve themselves and their performance.

Jean Latting

Dr. Melissa Ochoa has a few things to say about the word Latinx; mainly, she doesn’t like it. For one thing, it doesn’t work in Spanish. Hear what she proposes instead.

Carole Marmell

Unsung heroes are all around us. Many were women; in many cases, their work was known but men took the credit.

Jean Latting

After George Floyd's murder, Ronald McDonald House-Houston wanted to make a difference for their staff and also their families across the world.

Jean Latting

Journalist Talia Lavin began a social experiment aimed at understanding and exposing the White nationalist movement.

Jean Latting

What happens when you lead with love? Helen Stagg talks about how making change starts with honest, respectful, direct, and open conversations.

Jean Latting

What is the culture – police and American – that allows this to continue? What are the obstacles? What can we as individuals do about it?

Jean Latting

When disaster inevitably strikes, what is your response? Wait for someone to fix it, dwell on the unfairness of it all? What do you need to move ahead?

Jean Latting

It’s the new year, and we all have good intentions. What about our determination to stop procrastinating now?

Jean Latting

May all your tomorrows be filled with peace, love, and joy.

Jean Latting

What if you had no inner critic telling you you’re just not good enough? What if you learned to silence your inner critic? What could you accomplish?

Carole Marmell

To some Native American peoples, it’s a “day of mourning”; how can we still practice Thanksgiving as a day of gratitude?

Jean Latting

Ethical behavior in corporations include anticorruption, sustainability, human rights, culture and behavior, and employee and stakeholder engagement.

Jean Latting

The polarization in this country has grown so vast that words we use in common do not mean the same things. Is there any hope for bridging the divide?

Jean Latting

Dina Gilio-Whitaker answers what would be lost if Indigenous people were completely assimilated into White society and if they would even be accepted?

Jean Latting

As initiators of change, the ICTJ works with victims and survivors of massive human rights violations to hold those responsible to account.

Carole Marmell

Our online membership program, Pathfinders: Leadership for social and racial justice, uses the blog posts for members to read, reflect, and discuss.

Jean Latting

Brian talks about the Baldrige framework, how it changed American business, and the need to hardwire equity and inclusion into business practices.

Jean Latting

Jean talks about three common breakdowns in email communications, how to handle them to avoid rework, and reduce stress and anxiety in the workplace.

Jean Latting

The California Reparations Task Force is seeking reparations to overcome the legacy of privileged whiteness and racism in this country.

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We are living in turbulent times. What to do? How to cope? How are each of us in Leading Consciously coping?

Jean Latting

Dr Bonnie McGill is on a mission to make indigenous people visible again.

Elizabeth Rubio

Today’s guest blogger explores the meaning – both literally and emotionally – of finding your way through the profusion of labels and why they matter.

Jean Latting

Jasmin has written about generational trauma and her own experiences with it as the child of American Black and Caribbean Black parents.

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Carole Marmell

How many articles or narratives will it take for Whites to understand the world that Blacks live with daily? The key is to read less and listen.

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Jean Latting

Who makes a better leader, an introvert or an extrovert? Jean interviews Carol Stewart, who has some unexpected things to say about it.

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Jean Latting

Well-meaning people adopt ideals of justice - including punitive and restorative. How do we live those ideals?

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Jean Latting

Dr. Thomas Keith's recent book, The Bro Code, identifies ways in which men are raised that impede their development and relationships with others.

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Jean Latting

A list of resources to start you on the road to knowledge and understanding about anti-Black racism.

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Jean Latting

Charles speaks about exploring generational identity and professional lives of Black women. No one has heard any of their stories.

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Jean Latting

States around the country are banning lessons on systemic racism and critical race theory. Many on both sides having no real idea of what it means.

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Jean Latting

Four organizational leaders share how they used our Pathfinders and DEI training to become successful inclusive leaders.

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Jean Latting

From a sense of “otherness” as an Indian in London, Sunita Sehmi developed a coaching practice on belonging as part of people’s needs in the workplace

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Jean Latting

How do we find the courage? Would we have had the courage to provide Frederick Douglass with false papers, risking our lives to save his?

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Jean Latting

In these perilous times, we all are familiar with anxiety. As an emotion, it’s universal. How can we tame this anxiety and build resilience?

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Jean Latting

Jean and Barry Regan explore how your understanding of your own culture affects the way you perceive the world.

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Anonymous

Guest blogger this week describes the eye-opening moment when she went from judgmental to grateful and makes a good argument in favor of acceptance.

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Jean Latting

A community in Fourth Ward, Freedmen’s Town, became the community for former slaves from all over that part of Texas.

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Jessica Kanzler

Jessica describes the moment when she went from judgmental to grateful, confronts her biases, and makes a good argument in favor of acceptance.

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Jean Latting

Change is hard. But to create change, one first has to see the structure that keeps the current system in place.

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Jean Latting

Why do people bully each other? Wendy Harpur, a HR professional, has written on LinkedIn about workplace bullying and talks about her own experience.

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Samantha Wu

In Part 2 of our reflection on anti-Asian bias, we bring you Samantha Wu’s thoughtful post on her personal response to the Atlanta massacre.

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Carole Marmell

Carole Marmell writes about how to stand with Asian Americans: what to know & show support to bridge difference.

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Jean Latting

In this guest blog post, Jessica Kanzler shares how in her experience with higher education, unconscious bias is more subtle than overt.

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Jean Latting

Today’s blog post speaks to three strategies you can use to stick to the changes you want to make.

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Jean Latting

Cindy Wigglesworth deep dives into spiral dynamics; what it represents, how it addresses life stages, and what it means for the rekindling of hope.

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Jean Latting

Cindy Wigglesworth talks about how she developed a skills assessment for spiritual intelligence. Also her journey in personal growth and development.

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Jean Latting

Jean describes the private troubles that resulted from the raging storm and the implications this has for public issues that we need to consider.

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Jean Latting

Any conversation must include clarifying what we mean. Check the Glossary for commonly used terms in the racial and social justice sphere.

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Jean Latting

Want to know how to become effective at Intervention and Allyship? Learn how to create and maintain a more inclusive work environment.

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Jessica Kanzler

Some signs make you look like an empathetic person. Find out more from leading Consciously what happens when you do and don't show empathy.

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Jean Latting

What did Martin Luther King stand for? Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. discusses the watering down of his message to make it more palatable to people in power.

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Jean Latting

Learn how Cherry Steinwender went from picking cotton and cleaning houses to co-founding the Center for the Healing of Racism.

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Jim Lockard

Read about the journey of Rev. Dr. Jim Lockard in LESSONS FROM THE DEATH OF MY CHILD, a blog about grieving deeply and deriving comfort.

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Jean Latting

Now it’s time to look ahead. I have five items on my wish list for social justice next year, for all of us. See if you can add some of your own.

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Jean Latting

Subscribe now & stay connected with the Leading Consciously blog. You can also share your opinions and ideas with us in the comments.

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Brandon Danowsky

Brandon Danowsky is this week’s guest blogger. He writes of the conflict between his Latino and White identities.

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Jessica Kanzler

Jessica Kanzler writes about her experience coming out as a trans person and how she has navigated awkward dinner conversations.

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Nonjabulo Mlangeni

We explore why colorblindness is in effect racism, making us feel good about the world and ourselves but doing nothing to create meaningful change.

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Jean Latting

Gratitude makes sense of the past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for future. We celebrate expressions of gratitude and hopes for peace.

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Jean Latting

Our online racial justice training program is open. Read on to find out more about Pathfinders: Leadership for Racial and Social Justice.

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Jean Latting

In this post, I’ll share my thoughts on how to bridge the divide with the 47% who voted for Trump.

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Jean Latting

Why do we seesaw so much in American political life? What happens that people want to change direction?

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Jean Latting

Mark is that remarkably rare White person willing to take on true allyship. This is Part 2 of our conversation with him.