TEDx Talk: “The Pain, Power, and Paradox of Bias”

In her impactful TEDx talk, Sejal Thakkar introduces a powerful strategy to mitigate unconscious bias. Through the acronym H.A.T (Hold Off, Ask Why, and Take Action), she empowers audiences to unlock their potential by challenging ingrained biases. Sejal guides listeners to hold off on snap judgments, ask why biases exist within themselves, and take action …

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Would You Rather Do It the Hard Way or the Easy Way?🤔

How long has it been since you heard about something new that can significantly boost ⬆️ your business results? Are you eager to get going on it as soon as possible? Fortunately, there are lots of ways to go about it. You can boil them down to two categories: the hard way and the easy …

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Does Unconscious Bias Training Actually Work?

If you’re a CEO or top-level executive, you care about creating a positive company culture— and this is the episode for you! 👂 I’m seeing a lot of people saying, throwing a lot of dirt at unconscious bias trainings and how they don’t work. First of all, nobody is saying one unconscious bias training is …

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Best Practices for Preventing Harassment at Work

On the Close the Deal Show with Terrance McRae, we discuss why the focus needs to be on prevention when considering best practices for anti-harassment measures. Waiting around until something rises to legally actionable is going to be a problem for your organization and employers’ efforts to eradicate sexual harassment are often misguided because they …

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Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace: A Toolkit for Employers

As a passionate advocate for civility, we need everyone to be a part of the solution. Here is an excellent toolkit by the Human Rights Campaign to help your company get started on your commitment to transgender inclusion. As a trainer and lawyer, I can start or end the conversation.  But I can’t do it …

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