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  • Meet Kathy
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  • Work With Kathy
    • Upcoming Events
    • Inclusion Partner Program: Strategic Leadership Development
    • Facilitation and Design Master Course
      • Access to our Facilitation and Design Knowledge Base
    • Your Year of Transformation
    • References
    • Consulting Services
      • Recent Clients
    • Workshops
      • Self-Care and Healing for Change Agents: Renewing, Rejuvenating, and Recommitting
      • Analyzing Programs and Services with an Inclusive Lens
      • Foundations of Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice
      • Creating Inclusive, Socially Just Campus Environments
      • Deepening Multicultural Competencies: Strategies for Professional Development
      • Training of Trainers Program to Design and Facilitate Workshops on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
      • Developing a Team of Inclusion Practitioners
      • Facilitating Difficult Dialogues: Navigating Triggering Events
      • White Ally Development Program
  • Radio Show
  • Resources
    • Books
    • In It For The Long Haul
      • Self Care Assessment
      • Take the Hot Button Quiz
    • …But I’m Not Racist
      • But I’m Not Racist… Quiz
      • Book Club
    • TURN THE TIDE
      • Book Worksheets
      • Lunch and Learn Staff Training Program
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  • hiring, firing, diversity, equity
    Creating change,  Diversity,  Equity,  Inclusion,  White Accountability Spaces,  workplace dynamics

    Managing Hiring and Layoffs? Use an Equity Lens

    Kathy Obear / February 10, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Many businesses and organizations are announcing furloughs and layoffs as a result of the economic upheavals caused by the pandemic. As America faces a profound time of racial reckoning while in the midst…

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  • racist, racism
    Creating change,  Diversity,  Professional Development,  Social Justice,  workplace dynamics

    I’m Not Racist…Or Am I? The Answer Might Be Yes.

    Kathy Obear / October 16, 2019 / 0 Comments

    Ever been told you were racist? I have – or in reality, I was confronted about the racist impact of something I did – which FELT like they called me racist! That was…

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  • triggers, workshop, session
    Hot Buttons,  Navigating triggers,  Professional Development,  workplace dynamics

    Effectively Closing An Emotionally Charged Session

    Kathy Obear / September 25, 2019 / 0 Comments

    I know you’ve been there. You presented a workshop where participants were actively engaged and sharing – so much so that when it was time to close the session, you sensed an overwhelm…

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  • triggers, hot buttons, workplace conflict
    Hot Buttons,  Navigating triggers,  Professional Development,  workplace dynamics

    Workplace Conflict? How to Overcome Challenging Situations

    Kathy Obear / September 12, 2019 / 0 Comments

    Are you miserable at work? Fed up with workplace conflict that undermines morale and lowers productivity?   Frustrated because the same old issues keep pushing your buttons – and you find yourself reacting…

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  • equity and inclusion, supervisor, boss, equity, inclusion
    Creating change,  Diversity,  Inclusion,  workplace dynamics

    Are Your Diversity Efforts Falling Short? It May Be Because…

    Kathy Obear / April 10, 2019 / 0 Comments

    Even with the best of intentions, diversity efforts might have fallen short of expectations at your organization. Don’t worry. It’s not your fault. When this happens, there are a couple culprits often to…

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  • equity inclusion, equity
    Diversity,  Inclusion,  Professional Development,  workplace dynamics

    I Want to Speak Up at Work…But I Fear Retaliation

    Kathy Obear / March 27, 2019 / 0 Comments

    How many times I have heard that comment! Lots of Things Can Happen When Inclusion Training Starts   I’ve worked for decades as an organizational change consultant, helping organizations to establish socially just…

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  • Creating change,  Hot Buttons,  Navigating triggers,  workplace dynamics

    Bullying in the Workplace: Had Enough?

    Kathy Obear / February 13, 2019 / 0 Comments

    Bullying is immersed in our culture: in school, at work, and even online. My fear is you’ve experienced it. Like an epidemic, it spreads. Workplace bullying can lead to lawsuits, a loss of…

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  • equity and inclusion, supervisor, boss, equity, inclusion
    Creating change,  Diversity training,  Inclusion,  Professional Development,  workplace dynamics

    Bosses and Staff Together At Inclusion Sessions: Yes or No?

    Kathy Obear / January 30, 2019 / 0 Comments

    For many employees, honest discussion on many topics is inhibited when supervisors and bosses are present. Discussing discrimination and exclusion in the workplace can prove even more challenging when bosses – who have…

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  • equity, inclusion
    Creating change,  Inclusion,  Professional Development,  workplace dynamics

    Feeling Excluded In Your Inclusion Efforts?

    Kathy Obear / January 2, 2019 / 0 Comments

    “Help! I’m feel like I’m the only one at my organization striving for equity and inclusion. I’m frustrated and drained.” Can you relate to those feelings of weariness? I know you can! I’ve…

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  • professional development | continuing education
    Diversity training,  Inclusion,  Professional Development,  workplace dynamics

    Professional Development Is a Must, Not an Option

    Kathy Obear / November 7, 2018 / 0 Comments

    Creating greater inclusion and equity in your workplace is a top priority. You’ve outlined goals, formed guidelines for diversity practices, met with members of your organization, and shared with them the tools they…

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