BlackBerry
I am mid-move and uncovered some mid-2000s BlackBerry devices through my attempt to declutter.
Seth Godin: Fire Inspectors
Seth Godin's recent note serves as a good reminder of how and when we are showing up in equity and diversity work.
Yellowhead Institute: How do you like your reconciliation?
There continues to be a disproportionate impact on Indigenous participation in Canada’s economy as a result of our history and our present.
Shifting mindsets
By creating spaces where engagement is a choice rather than an obligation, we have an opportunity to overcome polarization and make allies in unlikely places.
Fading in the background
How do professional women navigate workplace barriers? Often, by fading into the background.
Emancipation
The financial inequality faced by Black Canadians has worsened over decades. These negative trends have no parallel in other communities of colour in Canada.
Fearless Fund: Planting Seeds in Rocky Soil
Race-based lawsuits are creating a chilling effect on capital deployers’ efforts to address disparities in funding.
What’s your favourite vegetable?
This simple question can help us overcome our unconscious bias.
The lavender ceiling
The study explored the lavender ceiling—barriers blocking 2SLGBTQ+ people’s path towards leadership roles and board directorships—in corporate Canada.
Keeping reconciliation at the forefront
“The road we travel is equal in importance to the destination we seek.”
The value in starting
Starting, even imperfectly, sets a precedent, creates momentum, and opens doors for improvement.
Turning off the camera
A Black founder noted that, to increase his chances of success, one of the most effective strategies he uses is turning off his camera during initial virtual investor meetings
How is capital flowing to Asian and Pacific Islander founders, leaders, and communities?
In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, we dug deep to understand how capital flows to Asian and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), a diverse group of people that makes up roughly 20% of Canada’s population and an increasing share of newcomers.
If you’re not present, you’re invisible.
Narinder Dhami moderated an intimate conversation with Kenneth Deer, an award-winning journalist, educator, and internationally renowned Indigenous rights activist, for some of our New Power Network members.
The glass cliff
Women are more likely to be promoted to leadership roles when companies face crises.