EQUALITY INSIGHTS

Weekly 5 Things editions plus essays and GUIDANCE on inclusive communication

5 Things Bernadette Smith 5 Things Bernadette Smith

5 Things / Obsessed

This week we launched a really cool DEI web app (and the feedback has been 🔥). Creating the Inclusive 360 Assessment and Roadmap has been my obsession for 10 months as I sought to solve a recurring challenge our clients share - a need to cut through the overwhelm and get crystal clear direction about the next steps forward with DEI.

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5 Things Bernadette Smith 5 Things Bernadette Smith

Inclusive 360 Assessment

Last year I released the book Inclusive 360: Proven Solutions for an Equitable Organization and guess what, this year my team and I have built a new digital assessment tool to help organizations accelerate their DEI efforts!

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5 Things / Unplugged

This week I spent time in California whitewater rafting and hiking with an old friend. There was no cell service while we were on the overnight rafting trip, and it felt great to be completely unplugged. After I returned from the solace of nature, I learned there was a parade shooting in Highland Park, Illinois about 30 miles from my home.

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5 Things / Community

Last week, I spent a few days at my mastermind retreat with a group of other business owners. I enjoy my mastermind so much because, honestly, being a founder can be lonely and I need all the support I can get to achieve my BIG vision for equality. I need community.

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5 Things / Triggered

I spent two days this week on a retreat with my mastermind group. We’re a bunch of varied founders who come together to learn and support each other as we build our businesses. The theme of this retreat was “communication” and one of the sessions I enjoyed was on communicating with ourselves when we’re triggered by something someone says at work.

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