DEI Recruiting and Consulting

12/05/2024

08/11/2024

How do you ensure value and include all of your employees, customers or clients while not alienating others???

08/11/2024

Time for change. It starts with Leadership and strategic conversation. Let us be your Ally and give support in navigating the challenges of today’s workplace.

08/11/2024

How do you navigate Inclusion and Diversity in a Polarized Environment??? Michelle is your Ally, bringing expertise and respect for all cultures with authenticity and accountability.

08/11/2024

Michelle’s expertise and commitment to positive change has been instrumental in promoting an inclusive workplace culture. Let her be your Ally and Ambassador for your DEI Journey!

07/28/2022

"Engagement is not a characteristic of employees, but rather an experience created by organizations, managers and team members."

Lack of engagement, inclusion, and belonging is not something you can ignore and will go away with time. Work culture is changing, and you can either get ahead of the curve or be behind. It costs companies $7.8 Trillion ( ) but is still seen by many as just a "soft" problem.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are integral to your employee engagement program and must be addressed as a business strategy, not an HR initiative.

If your organization needs a partner in the journey, please contact DEI Recruiting and Consulting.

Global disengagement is costly and harmful -- yet preventable.

06/30/2022

As the month June and Pride month comes to end, please look at how you create an inclusive and belonging work climate for your LGBTQ+ employees all year long.

06/27/2022

Many of us may think that a piece of paper allowing straight or LGBTQ+ people to marry is not a big deal, but it may be difficult to understand until you lose all the rights and privileges that go along with the piece of paper. According to Justice Thomas, the Supreme Court is very likely to address gay marriage and possibly take away this right from LGBTQ+.

The GAO estimates there are over 1138 statutory provisions that go along with that small piece of paper ....here are some:

-The big one....all social security benefits

But also a few others.....

-emergency medical decisions

-custodial rights

-joint parental rights

-wrongful death damages

-hospital visitation rights

-tax-free transfer of property

-immigrations rights

-probate procedures

-filing joint taxes

-tuition assistance for spouse and children

-custodial trust

-legal status with step-children

-inheritance property

-veteran benefits for spouse and children, including commissary, employee assistance, immigration, education (college benefits), SBA benefits, burial, and medical benefits

All I can ask is, please vote; your vote is the only way we can slowly get rights back for women and LGBTQ+ that are being taken away. Only 61% of Americans voted in the last presidential election and a much smaller amount in state and local elections. Please vote in all elections and study your choices to understand where they stand on all issues. Do not get frustrated when your vote does not seem to make a difference quickly, it will take time but every vote counts, and every vote matters.

06/23/2022

"We can be taught to hate, so we can also be taught to love." Opal Lee

I was honored to listen to Opal Lee (Grandmother of Juneteenth) yesterday evening as part of Project Unity. She is Texas of the Year and nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

95-year-old Opal Lee was inspirational as she talked about growing up in Texas for the last century. She was asked what gives her hope, and she said, "she has seen changes, but more changes need to happen. We must work together....we are all sisters and brothers under the skin."

Most importantly for young people (anyone under 95 years old)...."use the ballot box to make changes" it is critical that you not only vote but take someone else with you. We need to get more people to the ballot box.

06/22/2022

It may seem counterintuitive, but making a case for diversity (even if it’s a case grounded in a moral argument) inherently implies that valuing diversity is up for discussion. You don’t have to explain why you value innovation, resilience, or integrity. So why treat diversity any differently?

Eighty percent of Fortune 500 companies explain their interest in diversity by making some form of a business case: justifying diversity in the workplace on the grounds that it benefits companies’ bottom line. And yet, in a recent study, the authors found that this approach actually makes underrep...

06/20/2022

https://nmaahc.si.edu/juneteenth

Juneteenth is a time to gather as a family, reflect on the past and look to the future. Discover ways to celebrate this African American cultural tradition of music, food and freedom.

06/16/2022

Great SHRM 2022 Conference in New Orleans. We met and networked with HR leaders from across the US. Thanks to all the great people we met and all the great presentations we heard.