Authors: Sarita Parikh and Maggie Knoke We’ve all had these moments at work: Some comment. Some assumption. Something that makes you (on the cringe-y side) facepalm or (on the egregious side) rage. Here are a few that come to mind: He’s so articulate. Of course you’re good at math. You’re too aggressive. She’s too emotional. Any of these can be perfectly valid comments, in the right context. But… in many modern contexts, they can be unintentionally…

The subtle and hard-to-see ways that bias shows up at work, every day. Sarita: Today, Maggie and I are talking about how bias shows up in everyday workplace norms. And that even the most earnest of us have blind spots. Equity issues are prominent in corporate environments. Let’s start with…

In this series of conversations, Maggie and Sarita talk about our ongoing journeys shifting from “not racist” to “anti-racist.” This conversation is from mid-June, 2020. Maggie: Sarita, It’s really nice to talk to you again. I love our ongoing conversation. Sarita: I’m really grateful to have such frank conversations with…

In this series of conversations, Maggie and Sarita talk about our ongoing journeys shifting from “not racist” to “anti-racist.” This conversation is from early June 2020. Maggie: We’ve spent time exploring racism — from unintentional to intentional. Let’s move into the questions of How do you influence it? …

In this series of conversations, Maggie and Sarita talk about our ongoing journeys shifting from “not racist” to “anti-racist.” This conversation is from early June 2020. Sarita: Last conversation we talked about elevating our mindset from disliking racism, to being anti-racist, and the journey of accepting and doing the inner…

In this series of conversations, Maggie and Sarita talk about our ongoing journeys, moving from “not racist” to “anti-racist.” Sarita: Last conversation we talked about elevating our mindset from opposing racism, to being anti-racist, and the journey of accepting and doing the inner work to address our unconscious racism. About…

Disrupting workplace culture and building more compassion, equality, and long-term value. — Take yourself back to a typical work day, sometime before the pandemic… Maybe you long for those days, but stick with me for a couple of minutes. Take a deeper look. What did it feel like? How did you spend your time? What was the culture like? How often did you find yourself marveling, thinking You’ve got to be kidding me? What…

Maggie: I’m excited to be talking with you again, Sarita. I’m in my front yard, where I’ve been sitting most every day lately. …

Yesterday, I chatted (in person, outside, six feet apart) with my 90 year old neighbor, Mary. She is the oldest person in my day-to-day life and routinely sharper than me. I stopped by to do a COVID-19 check-in, but also, I was looking for a bit of reassurance in these…