How Financial Issues Create Holiday Exclusion

By | holiday diversity, inclusion, Inclusive Holidays

The “holiday season,” can be a time to build community, reinforce community and reconnect with people in your community that you’ve not seen for far too long. It can be a time for inclusion and creativity where we celebrate “Friendsgiving.” Unfortunately, it can also be a time when people feel left out and excluded because of financial reasons. I’ve known…

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Five Ways To Demonstrate Diversity Leadership for an Inclusive Season

By | diversity and inclusion champion, diversity and inclusion leader, diversity leader, diversity leadership, holiday diversity

Here are five ways to demonstrate diversity leadership and make this an inclusive season for everyone in your organization. 1- Provide opportunities for employees to share symbols and stories about the holidays and important events they observe. Items can be placed on display with a written description describing the tradition. This can be an opportunity to learn about different cultures…

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Diversity During the Holidays- more than a greeting card

By | Diversity and inclusioin, diversity during the holidays, holiday diversity

Guess who’s not celebrating Christmas this year? Millions of people all over the United States. That’s right. Tens of millions of Americans don’t celebrate Christmas religiously, either as followers of non-Christian religions (Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, Jews) or as individuals with no religious affiliation. Because many stores tap into the cash value of Christmas with their plethora of Santas, ornaments, and…

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How to be Diversity Curious During the Holidays and Spread Cheer All Year

By | celebrating diversity during the holidays, Diversity, diversity and inclusion, diversity during the holidays, holiday diversity, leveraging diversity

–> Ever since we published articles about diversity during the  holidays, we have been getting questions asking for more information in specific areas. We  decided to share three of the most common questions along with our answers. We hope our answers will help you in your professional and personal relationships with people who are different than you. Q1. Aren’t  you…

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