Put Your Professional Development Budget to Work!

It’s budget season, which begs the question, is your employer investing in your career development to help you lead more inclusively in 2023?

o Learn 3 reasons why professional development (PD) budgets are a key ingredient to belonging at work.

o Gain key strategies to help advocate for a PD budget (if you don’t yet have one).

o Recognize the 3 common reasons why many fail to utilize their PD budgets.

o Gain a framework to clarify the specific skills you will need to lead inclusively at work.

o Avoid paying money out of your own pocket to gain the leadership skills you desire.

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Should You Cover Being LGBTQ+ On the Job?

Coming out to friends and family is a difficult choice and an important moment for members of the LGBTQ+ community – but doing the same at work is a different experience altogether. This post offers important guidance for those of you who want to do something more for your LGBTQ+ colleagues during these very uncertain times. After reading this post, consider investing in your own self-education and enroll in the 30 Day Pride Challenge. During the month of June, you’ll receive coaching, peer support and skills to put your allyship into action.

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Honoring Our DEI Commitments During COVID-19

How do we keep our diversity, equity and inclusion goals on track during COVID-19? This past Monday, diversity, equity and inclusion leaders from across the United States offered their ideas on how to answer this question. This post offers a few strategies to help you keep your organization’s DEI goals at the center of decisions made during COVID-19. If you find these strategies helpful, consider registering for the next community call this Monday at 1 pm Pacific and 4 pm Eastern Time.

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