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BlackNorth Initiative – is your company up for the challenge?

July 22, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

BlackNorth Initiative was formed last month. As many of these, it was  in response to the killing of George Floyd. But anti-Black racism is (sadly) not a new issue. Their goal? To increase the representation of people who are Black around Canada’s Boardroom tables and among executive suites. They … [Continue reading] BlackNorth Initiative – is your company up for the challenge?

Filed Under: anti-Black racism Tagged With: accountability, action, awareness, corporate Canada, leadership, systemic racism

Canada Geese, Diversity, and Inclusion

March 11, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Spring is in the air in Toronto. Today at least. But there are other signs – last week my daughter and I saw snowdrops – small white flowers – on our way home. And for the past week we have spotted a few Canada Geese Vs. So today I’m taking a bit of a departure from the ordinary, and I’m going to … [Continue reading] Canada Geese, Diversity, and Inclusion

Filed Under: Allyship, Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: ally ship, Canada Geese, leadership

Anti-Black Racism in Canada

February 13, 2019 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Last year, we heard a lot in the news about the Starbucks incident with the two Black men who were arrested for being in the café, while waiting for a friend. The issue? Being Black – and what this meant for the Starbucks employee who called the police. We then heard a lot about unconscious bias, … [Continue reading] Anti-Black Racism in Canada

Filed Under: anti-Black racism Tagged With: Black History Month, Canada, drop out rates, leadership, Parliament, police, Starbucks

Leadership, Starbucks, and ABC

June 5, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

We have seen some big decisions in the last week related to anti-bias and Diversity & Inclusion. Last week I wrote (a spoke on CBC Radio) about Starbucks’ anti-bias training held across the USA on Tuesday. On that same day, ABC (the TV network) made a bold statement of its own by cancelling … [Continue reading] Leadership, Starbucks, and ABC

Filed Under: Inclusive Workplaces, Leadership, Racism Tagged With: ABC, change, leadership, Starbucks, sustainability, training

Calling Out What’s Wrong

August 20, 2017 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

What happens when people in positions of power don’t speak out against things that are wrong? If you were listening to the news last week, we’ve had a recent example with President Trump condemning both sides for the recent violence in Charlottesville. If you missed it, you can check it out … [Continue reading] Calling Out What’s Wrong

Filed Under: Racism Tagged With: Charlottesville, leadership, speaking out, white supremacy

Which Women Have Arrived?

February 16, 2016 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

I recently attended the Regional Diversity Roundtable’s event “It’s 2015: Which Women have Arrived?” It was an interesting and thought-provoking evening. One of the speakers was Sandeep Tatla – Chief Diversity Officer from the Ontario College of Trades. Here were a few statistics Sandeep … [Continue reading] Which Women Have Arrived?

Filed Under: Advancement, Diversity, Gender, Leadership, Uncategorized Tagged With: barriers, gender, leadership, senior management, systemic discrimination, women

In the Wake of Nelson Mandela’s Death

December 13, 2013 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

There are many things I could write about this week: How the sign language fiasco at Nelson Mandela’s memorial is an example of how bias keeps us from recognizing or acknowledging issues that for some people are so very vital. How the stigma of mental illness keeps it in the shadows, and prevents … [Continue reading] In the Wake of Nelson Mandela’s Death

Filed Under: Connecting with others, Disabilities, Diversity, Human Rights, Leadership Tagged With: Castro, human rights, leadership, mental illness, Nelson Mandela, Obama, sign language

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