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Leadership

Stepping Up – Who is, who isn’t, and why…

July 17, 2024 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

By "stepping up", I’m thinking about leadership in its many forms. Not just the type with the official title – but also the kind of leadership (little l) that inspires us to volunteer, get involved, share a perspective, take on a project, be “out front”. I’ve been thinking about it because of … 

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Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: DEI, EDI, leadership, Marginalized Groups, support

“We Have to Act”

June 1, 2022 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

This week I'm reflecting on  aspects of US President Biden's message last week after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvale on May 24, 2022, Texas where 19 school children and 2 teachers were killed. Makenna Lee Elrod Layla Salazar Maranda Mathis Nevaeh Bravo Jose … 

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Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: action, backbone, heart, inspiration, leadership, President Biden, questions, shooting, Uvale Texas

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 … 

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

Proud Boys – when private views make it into the public domain

July 5, 2017 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

I'm watching an interview with a leader from the Maritime Forces Atlantic (the Navy) about the Proud Boys "interruption" of an Indigenous ceremony in Nova Scotia on Canada Day. You can google the footage of the disturbance and the troubling comments made by the Proud Boys. I'm not going to link … 

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Filed Under: Diversity & Inclusion, Human Rights, Leadership, prejudice Tagged With: Armed Forces, disrespect, From the inside out, Indigenous peoples, Navy, Proud Boys, service

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 … 

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

Why Tim Cook’s Coming Out is a Big Deal

October 30, 2014 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, just publicly announced that he is gay. While he hasn’t been closeted, per se, he felt it important to publicly acknowledge his sexual orientation. For those of you who wonder why this is a big deal, consider that he is the ONLY CEO in a Fortune 500 company to be out. … 

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Filed Under: Creating Inclusive Spaces, Inclusion, Inclusive Workplaces, Leadership, LGBTQ Tagged With: bias, LGBTQ

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 … 

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

LGBT-Inclusive Workplaces

November 18, 2011 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

This week’s article in the Toronto Star about the changes in Canadian workplaces for LGBT employees is encouraging. It is good to hear from large corporations who are making a difference in the daily lives of their LGBT employees.  In our quest to further inclusion, invisible diversity is often … 

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Filed Under: Diversity, Inclusive Workplaces, Leadership, LGBTQ Tagged With: Diversity, Employee Resource Groups, homophobia, IBM, LGBT-inclusion, RBC, TD, TELUS, transphobia, zero tolerance

The Difference an “X” Can Make

October 14, 2011 by Annemarie Shrouder 1 Comment

Last month Australia made a significant change on their passport application forms; there are now three options for “gender” – M, F and X.  When your passport doesn’t reflect what you look like – when your listed gender doesn’t match who you  are - it can be, in the words of Senator Louise Pratt, … 

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Filed Under: Human Rights, Inclusion, Leadership, LGBTQ Tagged With: accessibility, Australia, change, equity, gender, human rights, intersex, passport, transgender

The 3rd Alternative

October 12, 2011 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Stephen R. Covey has come out with a new book. It’s called The 3rd Alternative. I read about it in the Globe and Mail last week and it’s on my list of books to acquire. I think it would make a great read for any organization committed to diversity and inclusion. Here’s why: One of the barriers to … 

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Filed Under: Diversity, Inclusion, Inclusive Workplaces, Leadership Tagged With: conflict, creativity, Diversity, innovation, solutions, Stephen Covey

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