Right now, we live in a wonderfully diverse world – filled with options and choices. A world where you can get M&Ms in every color, jellybeans in any flavor, and an ice cream store that allows you to...

Research has shown that employees tend to avoid people after they give us negative feedback, and this can lead to performance declines and feedback phobia for the giver and receiver. Leadership...

Blue Ocean Brain, a leading provider of workplace microlearning and professional development content, has won a coveted Brandon Hall Group award in their Fall 2022 Excellence in Technology Program: a...

Though mindfulness in the workplace may seem like a new buzzword, it has influenced business practices for decades. You may have heard of scenario planning or scenario and contingency planning—a mode...

Cognitive diversity is the inclusion of people who have different problem-solving styles and perspectives than our own. Studies have shown that cognitively diverse teams achieve better results and...

When you consider the fatiguing experience people who have lived a lifetime of inequity and exclusion must feel, the idea of talking about diversity fatigue might seem illogical to some. And yet, as...

Learning is never-ending, just as Netflix always has new shows to watch. We learn how to walk, read, and eventually learn skills that allow us to work and lead fulfilling lives. But traditional...

We have all heard of the soft skill “works well with others.” But what does that mean? And what role does empathy play in it? In today’s world, being a successful leader is more than simply focusing...

HR and L&D professionals are tasked with executing and monitoring learning programs to ensure employees engage and implement the training. For some topics, the “why” behind them is easier for the...

Gone are the days of companies having diversity training programs just for the sake of having diversity training. Corporate leaders who have been reading the room know that doing any kind of DEI...

Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a world where we agree on everything that matters? Or to work in a conflict-free environment where everyone feels heard and every idea is good? Unfortunately, that’s...

The verdict is in: Diverse teams come up with better, more innovative ideas, with a growing body of research showing that these groups produce measurably better output by drawing on the expertise of...