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Identifying and Avoiding Microaggressions at Work

Namely

Here’s your guide to navigating and avoiding these “microaggressions” in the workplace. It’s important to remember the impact our words and actions can have on other people, especially coworkers. Sometimes well-intentioned behavior can have unintended consequences.

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interesting jobs: interview with an ombuds

Ask a Manager

I was recently contacted by someone from the International Ombuds Association , suggesting that Ask a Manager readers might be interested in learning about the work that ombuds (previously called ombudsmen) do. Their work is also informal, independent, and confidential. And what kind of training did you get to do this work?

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Microaggressions at Work: What They Are and How to Deal with Them

Terryberry

Creating an environment where employees feel safe to be themselves is the foundation for belonging at work. But one way to erode that foundation is allowing microaggressions to go unchecked. To help you navigate these interactions, we’ve outlined how to identify, address, and move passed microaggressions at work.

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Fostering Cross-Cultural Understanding in a Diverse Workforce

Primalogik

A recent study shows that 89% of white-collar employees work on global teams at least on occasion. Millions of people work in global settings while viewing everything from their own cultural perspectives and assuming that all differences, controversy, and misunderstanding are rooted in personality,” says Erin Meyer in The Culture Map.

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From bystander to upstander

Chief Learning Officer - Talent Management

Then, in late 2017, #MeToo happened, and preventing inappropriate interactions at work became a front-and-center priority. Then, in late 2017, #MeToo happened, and preventing inappropriate interactions at work became a front-and-center priority. Bystander communication works. What does then? As a recent U.S.

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HR lessons to learn from Uber’s suspension of its DEI chief

HRExecutive

The action follows a “Don’t Call Me Karen” event in April and another last week that was billed as an “open and honest conversation about race” and an opportunity to explore the “American white woman’s experience” through the eyes of white women working at Uber, according to an invitation to the event viewed by the Times.

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How to Set Successful DEIB Goals for Your Team: 8 Tips

Ongig

DEIB leaders are working hard to make workplaces more inclusive and diverse. Companies with good DEIB standards are seen as great places to work. A big problem is that some DEIB initiatives aren’t working well. The same report also showed that a mere 25% of employees could openly discuss DEIB topics at work.