Why Inclusion instead of Diversity?

In 2012, before founding Inclusity, Maria White wrote this article, articulating her thoughts about diversity training. After decades in the field, she was convinced that there was a more effective way for organizations to engage employees. For her, it wasn’t about...
Get to Know Vern Vereen

Get to Know Vern Vereen

Inclusity’s team is made up of some pretty amazing people. Vern Vereen brings his magic to Inclusity as he leverages over 50 years in the workforce to achieve inclusive workplace cultures, create inclusive leaders, and help those around him to grow professionally....

Frank Capra (1897-1991)

Frank Capra (1897-1991)

Many of the stories featured in this space have involved adversity in its more visible forms, such as prejudice, poverty, and even outright violence. However, there is another kind of adversity that can be just as difficult to overcome, and in fact often accompanies...

Jane Archer (1898-1982)

Jane Archer (1898-1982)

Many people can remember a time in their careers when everything seemed to be conspiring against their success, from the tools in their hands to the supervisors watching over their shoulders. We generally tend to get over this feeling after a little while, recognizing...

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...