Workplace empathy is getting trendy. What I mean is: building empathy is a nonnegotiable component of inclusion. But empathy is one of...

Only a quarter of white Americans have a friend of color. And for most, their first meaningful interaction with someone of a different...

It’s amazing — but also clearly a lesson I need to keep learning again — how different I feel after I rest. I was lucky enough to have...

I grew up subscribing to the ideals of meritocracy. I was born in Singapore, a tiny island-city-state founded on the principle that if...

I’m often expected to be grateful for what I’m offered. I also risk facing harsher penalties if I try to negotiate a raise or salary...

My book Inclusion On Purpose was rejected by 30 publishers. And all it takes is ONE good yes. ONE good yes later, and Inclusion on...

Tell me if this sounds familiar: “I’m so supportive of what you’re doing. I’d love to have you join a training program we recently...

I––like so many of you––was overcome with emotion when I heard that Ketanji Brown Jackson’s appointment to the Supreme Court of the...

I received some disappointing feedback recently. After a presentation I was excited about, I learned that one of my favorite cartoons was...

I love hearing from you. I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it: getting responses and feedback from readers is more meaningful to...

I think often about what’s considered “professional” or “authentic” in workplace culture. Certain hairstyles. Certain names. Certain...

The first time a coworker commented on my “unpronounceable” name, they insisted it was a compliment. But I didn’t feel complimented. I...

Sometime last week, in the midst of all the chaos around promoting Inclusion on Purpose, it dawned on me that I was making a big mistake....

Get married and become a mother. When I was a little girl, that was the message I got from all around me, even my own family members: My...

The Establishment was a women-funded-and-run media startup where I worked in 2015. In many ways, The Establishment was well ahead of its...

One way to practice inclusion every day is by being intentional about who owns the stores you buy from. Below is a list of bookstores...