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Committing to Change: 5 Steps to Building the Career You Deserve

The foundation of career change commitment is moving from interest to action—creating a clear plan, taking consistent steps, and aligning your daily habits and environment with your goals. Have you ever set out to make a big career shift, only to lose momentum a few weeks later? You’re not alone. Developing true career change commitment means more than dreaming about… Read More →

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How to Stop the Gaslighting and Mistreatment of Black Women in the Workplace

A professional woman coping with exhaustion and emotional strain at work — a reminder of why psychological safety and equity matter. Summary: To stop the gaslighting and mistreatment of Black women at work, leaders must close the pay gap, provide supportive sponsors, provide coaching that fits the culture, and enforce zero tolerance for bias and micro-aggressions. As a result, Black…

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How to End Toxic Workplaces: A Ten Point Plan

Toxic workplaces hurt confidence, mental health, and physical wellbeing. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, unhealthy work settings are a public-health issue. Therefore, ending toxic workplaces takes system-level change: bring DEI into strategy, train leaders, build psychological safety, set fair workloads, and normalize joy and balance. In this guide Introduction What Defines a Toxic Workplace? The 10-Point Plan Conclusion FAQs…

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Advancing Your Career in Tough Times | Strategies for Growth During Economic Downturns

Advancing your career in tough times can feel overwhelming when layoffs, hiring freezes, and economic downturns dominate the headlines. However, even during challenging periods, you can still grow, strengthen your position, and make intentional choices that support your long-term career goals.This guide will help you navigate economic uncertainty, cope with job market anxiety, and create a practical plan for advancing… Read More →

Graphic showing why leadership coaching matters in sustained DEI transformation, highlighting how it sustains DEI training impact, builds long-term planning, supports difficult dialogues, and provides a safe space for growth.

How to Help Your DEI and Anti-Racist Champions Heal & Find Joy

DEI Leadership • Wellbeing • Inclusion Strategy By Richard Orbé-Austin, PhD • October 24, 2025 • Updated October 24, 2025 Summary Supporting DEI champions year-round means treating inclusion work as mission-critical: fund it, coach its leaders, create confidential healing spaces, measure progress, and celebrate wins regularly—not only during heritage months. Provide DEI leadership coaching, ongoing community support groups, paid recovery… Read More →

Understanding Imposter Syndrome

Learn what Imposter Syndrome is, why it appears, and how it affects high achievers. Explore signs, myths, and research-based insights.

Being Aware of Bias and Imposter Syndrome During Performance Reviews

Performance reviews are supposed to create clarity: what you did well, where you should grow, and how your work contributes to the organization. Yet for many professionals, review cycles trigger anxiety, spiraling self-doubt, and the fear of being “found out.”That dread is not random. During review season, two powerful forces often collide: Imposter syndrome — the internal experience of doubting…