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How to talk about Migrant Family Separations at workThis past week, we have been overwhelmed seeing migrant families separated at the border and children sleeping in cages. While many people are thinking about what they can do as individuals, you should also consider how this issue impacts your colleagues at work. Here are three things to consider: C…
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Harmony for the Holidays: Advice on holding difficult conversationsBy Kristen Lucas and Andrew Plumley Stephen Colbert and SNL have joked about them; NPR has asked listeners to call-in about them. At home or in the workplace, we’ve all found ourselves in conversations where disagreement is sure to follow the introduction of certain topics. While conventional wisd…
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How to talk about white supremacy at workThis weekend, the country was focused on Charlottesville, VA, as white supremacy was overtly on display with a white nationalist rally, counter-protests, and domestic terrorism. We are still processing these events — what they mean for us as individuals, for our work in the social sector, and for…
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Moving Forward into 2017By Laura Chen, 2016 ProInspire Fellow Over the past few weeks, as we have once again changed our calendars to mark the beginning of a new year, the annual tradition of making resolutions surfaces. Whether relevant and necessary or antiquated and enforced, the habit and conversation of reflections …