Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.

Why Diversity & Inclusion are Important to Your Business

Posted by [email protected] on Sep. 20, 2023  /   Leadership and Self Improvement  /  Subscribe 0

Ten Tips on Communicating with People with Disabilities

Posted by [email protected] on Sep. 7, 2023  /    Subscribe 0

We all find ourselves in situations in which we don’t know what to say or do. We may meet someone who moves or acts differently from us, and we wonder how we should react. When you’re communicating with people with disabilities, the most important thing is to remember they are people fir...

Microaggressions: Why Inclusive Language is Important

Posted by [email protected] on Jun. 23, 2023  /    Subscribe 0

Microaggressions: Why Inclusive Language is Important by Pat Bennett, Member, NAWBO Cleveland DEI&B Committee I don’t see color.Can I touch your hair?I didn’t mean it like that.You speak English quite well.I wouldn’t have guessed you were THAT old.You’re so technically ...

Cleveland 2022 DEIB Annual Report

Posted by [email protected] on May. 16, 2023  /   Inspiration & Empowerment  /  Subscribe 0

In October last year, NAWBO National sent all members a DEIB survey. Earlier this year they sent us an Excel spreadsheet of the data from the survey. As the Chair of Cleveland's DEIB Committee, I gathered the data for Cleveland and used the National template to create an Annual DEIB Report based on ...

When Different Is Better:
How to Avoid Just Checking the Diversity Box

Posted by [email protected] on May. 15, 2023  /   Inspiration & Empowerment  /  Subscribe 0

Article published in Newsweek Magazine by Diane Helbig, Advisor/Host/Author/Speaker, Helbig Enterprises There's a lot of conversation around diversity in the workplace. And, it's a very big topic. There's the diversity of ethnicity, experience, age, gender identification, sexual orientation, educa...

Why Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Matter

Posted by [email protected] on Feb. 23, 2023  /   Inspiration & Empowerment  /  Subscribe 0

by Pat Bennett, Owner, Pat's Granola, & Member NAWBO Cleveland DEI&B Committee In the last 10 years, a common trend is that companies have expanded their executive boards to include titles with the words equality and diversity to ensure a more equitable workplace. It’s a catchall...

Culturally Competent Capacity Building:
A Black and African American Perspective

Posted by [email protected] on May. 7, 2021  /   Inspiration & Empowerment  /  Subscribe 0

Monika Moss-Gransberry Tells Us Her Story African American, Black, Negro, Afro American …What to call People of African Descent is a controversial topic and its complexities only begin to illustrate the diversity of thought, heritage, values, philosophy, the impact of slavery and oppression t...