Change & Diversity Initiatives Not Going as Planned?
It’s not your fault!
The last 50 years of diversity and change initiatives have been done much the same way. As a 30-year practitioner, I’ve made those mistakes too. That’s why I developed this way of doing it – the right way.
The impact of this misinformed way of doing things seldom creates the change seek. Worse, it most often leads to everything from “the great exodus” (high employee turnover) to ineffective teams to hostile workplaces.
Ready to Learn the Tools You Really Need to Create Change?
Our online courses and professional development services both offer everything you need to move your organization forward, whether you’re focus is social justice, advancing reverential leadership, changing to a respectful culture, or honoring the intersectionality of your workforce to better attract, hire, and retain, them. We’ve got what you need.
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Our online courses spark curiosity, offer new persepectives, give tools, and provide practice so you can create the change you want for yourself, your organization, and your World.
Our profesional development services include training, coaching, and consulting. This isvthe human to human element of learning needed to be able to apply the tools we teach within and across organizations and systems.
Our tools of respect include:
1. Communication
2. Conflict
3. Leadership
4. Allyship
5. Effective team guidance
6. Improved management of intersectionality
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Don’t miss Leah’s fourth book, Between the Bars: A New Framework for Creating Change in Social Justice.
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Our Clients
About us
Human to human:
How we work with our cients
The triangle graphic shows how , at the beginning, the process and progress is dependent on Leah.
As the work progresses, the client is enabled and empowered to take on the brunt of the work, leading to success!
This model is why
- We can provide great service at an affordable price.
- The organization is empowered to successfully utilize and apply what they have learned.
- The work is sustainable.
A.D.A.I.S.
How We Create Sustainable Change
Through our proprietary A.D.A.I.S. Method – Assess, Diagnose, Action Plan, Implementation Plan, and Sustainability Plan – we move your organization from where they are (when things aren’t going well or we wish them to go better) to a culture of respect and inclusion.
Who IS this for?
You’ve seen how diversity change initiatives have historically worked and you understand they don’t work, even if you don’t know why or how. You’re looking for a better way, an effective way that will drive the success needed to ensure you have a respectful, inclusive environment where everyone feels safe and work gets done at the highest levels of productivity.
You recognize the importance of having a diverse workforce (in thought, perspective, talents, and experience), of people being able to work together as outstanding leaders and innovative teams, of ensuring a respectful workplace; you just can’t get it through what is historically called DEI (DEIB, DEIJ, et al).
You’ve tried DEI, anti-racism, and other programs without success. Instead of the progress you hoped for, ground has been lost. High turnover, low morale, even toxic and hostile work environments are there instead or threatening to take hold.
The organization has been in the news, or almost been in the news, over civil rights, poor customer service, inappropriate cultural communication. Maybe there’s been litigation and it’s cost a lot in fines and fees. The company’s image might be suffering, stakeholders are withdrawing, stock performance is dropping, customer base is impacted.
You are in the right place!
Ready for relief? Book a call today.
Client Testimonials
Dont’t take our word for it – here’s what our clients say:
With Respect showed me new ways to appreciate and communicate with people of different backgrounds and experiences. I learned strategies for managing and diffusing conflict situations. This has given me the confidence that leadership challenges can be faced in a way that leads to positive outcomes.”
Margery Spinney
Renting Partnerships
With Respect trainers are masterful in their ability to engage with all people on subjects that many, if not most people, find intimidating at best, anathema at worst. This program invites real discussion and real change so that people of all cultures, all races, all backgrounds have the tools to create respect and belonging where they work, live, and go to school. Part of the success is that the method never uses a “shame and blame” model, while asking people to consider how they fit into the system and how they may have benefitted from it. Perhaps most importantly, the model encourages people to use the tools they have learned and make the system better for everyone.
Jules Myers
Talent Management Consultant
Ohio State University
Our experience had been that “DEI” training was met with sighs and expletives. With Respect changed all that. We weren’t just provided with knowledge but the tools they provided assisted us in genuinely appreciating the strength of our differences in making us a more dynamic team instead of feeling scolded and experienceing shame and blame after the typical DEI rhetoric. The tools we were provided and the new-found appreciation and respect we had for each other resulting in our department running more smoothly and efficetively without the unhealthy competition and work environments, AND the positive changes have positiviely affected the financial bottom line!
Susan Young
Director of Employment Services
JFSA