Giving Back to the Community: Why Philanthropy is at the Heart of Inclusity’s Mission and Values

Community is at the heart of what Inclusity does each day. Whether it’s training for an entire workplace, a Connection for a team, or a facilitated conversation, we foster connections and strengthen relationships. Our work is about people.  With a strong sense of...
Lillian Gilbreth (1878-1972)

Lillian Gilbreth (1878-1972)

Work-life conflict can be considered a basic fact of life. Anyone who works for a living faces a constant pull between the demands of a career and the obligations of family and friends. Those who can and choose to devote themselves to one or the other exclusively can...

Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941)

Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941)

Every university is like a microcosm of the society that surrounds it. In academia we find personal and professional relationships intertwined, periods of effective cooperation alternating with bitter controversy, and the same intense emotions and aspirations that are...

Inside Inclusity: Get to Know Kipp Leyser

Inside Inclusity: Get to Know Kipp Leyser

As vice president of training, Kipp works to develop and lead Inclusity’s training, consulting and coaching programs, employing his twenty-plus years of experience in executive coaching, leadership and team development, organizational culture change and diversity...

George Shima (1864-1926)

George Shima (1864-1926)

  In the late 19th and early 20th centuries is the story of a nation seeking respect from the rest of the world. To the Japanese, their ability to emulate the best qualities of the West while preserving their own traditional values was a source of great pride,...

Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971)

Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971)

In November of 1936, the renowned magazine publisher Henry Luce launched a new periodical intended to transform his medium, one with a plain but evocative name for which he had purchased the rights from the publishers of an earlier and ultimately unsuccessful...

Randy Shilts (1951-1994)

Randy Shilts (1951-1994)

One privilege that many of us have, whether we know it or not, is the presence of other people like us who can give us support when we need it. This feeling of community can be a great source of strength; in fact, for those who have encountered constant discrimination...

Phoebe Ann Mosey (1860-1926)

Phoebe Ann Mosey (1860-1926)

One of the most striking ways in which past eras have differed from our own is the average person’s experience of childhood. Today in the United States most of us consider it a basic entitlement for a child to have continuous schooling for twelve years, while a...

Bette Nesmith Graham (1924-1980)

Bette Nesmith Graham (1924-1980)

Sometimes our mistakes can be more valuable to us than our successes. They can make us more aware of the intricacies of day-to-day problems and lead us to innovative new solutions. But this can only happen if we acknowledge our mistakes, rather than covering them up...

Emik Avakian (1923-2013)

Emik Avakian (1923-2013)

The 1950s was a decade marked not only by phenomenal advances in science, but by an enormous amount of public interest in scientific and technological progress. This was the Space Age, when writers of science fiction looked forward to a boundless future in which human...

Empathy and Leadership

Empathy and Leadership

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential, is invisible to the eye.” - The Little Prince Why is Empathy and Leadership so Important? We are presented with a steady stream of messaging that encourages us to embrace others and see the world...