Headway DEI Training

As an LGBTQ+ consumer marketing expert, I’m watching closely as some companies cave to pressure to roll back their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Let me say it plainly: DEI is not just a feel-good initiative—it’s a core business strategy for any company serious about long-term success. A coalition of organizations, including Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, NAACP, UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS), and others, today issued a statement urging Fortune 1000 CEOs to defend DEI against politically motivated attacks. Why? Because backing away from DEI programs weakens businesses, exposes them to legal risks, and alienates employees and consumers alike. The data is clear: - According to McKinsey & Company, companies with gender and ethnic diversity in leadership are 12% more likely to outperform their peers. On the flip side, companies in the bottom quartile for diversity underperform by a staggering 27%. - Edelman’s 2024 survey found that 60% of employees believe an inclusive work culture is critical to their decision to stay with a company, up 9% from just two years ago. That’s a trend no business can afford to ignore. And it’s not just your employees who care. Women control two-thirds of global consumer spending, Black consumers hold $1.7 trillion in buying power, and the LGBTQ+ community wields $1.4 trillion. Choosing to abandon DEI not only risks alienating talent but entire consumer segments that drive your business. With 30% of Gen Z identifying as LGBTQ+ and the number of disabled Americans growing to over 70 million, DEI isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s how you future-proof your business. The coalition statement couldn’t have said it better: walking away from inclusion doesn’t just hurt your employees, it empowers those who threaten the very diversity that makes businesses competitive. CEOs, corporate boards, brand directors: it’s time to stand firm. Abandoning DEI programs is a short-sighted decision that risks long-term consequences. Defending diversity isn’t just a moral stance—it’s a business imperative. #DEI #LGBTQMarketing #DiversityAndInclusion #BusinessLeadership #GenZ #SeeAll ANA AIMM

Our first Burnout Prevention workshop is this Friday — and there's a special offer! This 3-hour workshop explains what #burnout syndrome encompasses, plus how it differs from stress, anxiety and depression. We focus on preventing burnout & illustrate how hustle #culture perpetuates this condition & keeps inequity in place. Newsletter subscribers receive 20% for registering by September 24. Sign up if you’re an individual at risk of burnout or think you are experiencing burnout. If you are a leader facing a problem with burnout or seeking to prevent this phenomenon on your team, this course is for you, too. Celeste Headlee, our founder and author of Do Nothing: How To Break Away From Overworking, Overdoing & Underliving, will lead the course. Recognizing that your team will be more productive and more creative when they’re less tired or that they’ll be more focused by creating boundaries around task completion & email isn’t a new idea, but it is challenging to change. Learn how to transition your organization from a culture of exhaustion and overwhelm to that of well-being & engagement. Each 3-hour workshop is offered on one Friday of each month. All times eastern. The cost to register is $295 per person (Newsletter subscribers will receive a 20% code in a special edition this week.) Sept. 20 | 11am - 2pm Oct. 25 | 1pm - 4pm Nov. 22 | 11am - 2pm Dec 20 | 1pm - 4pm Jan. 10 | 11 am - 2pm Feb. 7 | 1 pm-4pm Mar. 21 | 11am - 2pm Apr. 25 | 1pm -4pm Register at the link in the comments. #HeadwayDEITraining #WorkplaceCulture #BurnoutPrevention #HustleCulture #Equity #UnconsciousBias #AntiRacism #ConfirmationBias #LGBTQIA #Journalism #CivilRights #ImplicitBias #Microaggressions #Inclusion #DiversityEquityInclusion #EmbracingDiversity #InclusivityMatters #DEIBTraining #DEIFacilitation #WorkplaceBelonging #Neurodiversity #InclusiveWorkplace #DEIClassesOnline #DEIB #Equity #Nonprofits #Neuroscience

Read all about it 📣 (or at least like & subscribe 😆 )! Our latest update features some exciting news📰 ! We’ve scheduled #Burnout Prevention workshops with our founder Celeste Headlee, author of Do Nothing: How To Break Away From Overworking, Overdoing & Underliving. The first session is September 20 and costs $295. The 3-hour workshop is offered once per month on Fridays. Level 2 is also on the calendar! Celeste begins teaching the next sequence of our #DEIB Facilitator Training in November. Level 3 starts in the new year. We also have free resources, #election coverage workshops and simple ways to support our work. If you missed last week’s Q&A with Ernesto Aguilar, we’ll send a link to the video in the next edition, so be sure to subscribe. Join our community to stay up-to-date and get it sooner. Link in comments. #HeadwayDEITraining #Community #Newsletter #FollowUs #Updates #Burnout #BurnoutPrevention #LatinoVoterTrends #Bias #UnconsciousBias #AntiRacism #LGBTQIA #Journalism #Media #ImplicitBias #Microaggressions #DiversityEquityInclusion #EmbracingDiversity #InclusivityMatters #DEIBTraining #DEIFacilitation #WorkplaceBelonging #Neurodiversity #InclusiveWorkplace #DEIClassesOnline #DEIB #Equity #Nonprofits #Neuroscience 

We’re thrilled to bring Ernesto Aguilar back to Headway DEI Training’s monthly forum! Ernesto will share insights into a crucial topic, not just during an #election, but every day of every year: how to elevate the way we think and speak about Latino #voters. We hear the phrase “the Latino vote” far too often. It’s used by the media to highlight trends among eligible voters of #Latino background — and while succinct, it incorrectly implies they are monolithic. But like all communities and people of shared ethnicity, they are diverse and their experience varied. Ernesto will share how we can improve the way we report on Latino voter trends and avoid oversimplifying our coverage. Join us for this presentation Thursday, August 29 at 4:00 ET/1pm PT. We’ll have time for Q&A afterwards. Follow the link in comments for Zoom info. Ernesto Aguilar is an experienced public media leader specializing in radio programming, #audience engagement and diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) initiatives. He currently serves as Executive Director of Radio Programming and DEI at KQED, among the most-listened-to public radio stations in the country. He is a passionate advocate for public media's role in reflecting underrepresented voices and empowering communities through fact-based journalism and thoughtful storytelling. You can also read Ernesto’s guest post on the same topic on our website, as well as subscribe to OIGO, Ernesto’s newsletter about Latino/a, Latine, Latinx content, audiences, and engagement in public media. #HeadwayDEITraining #WorkplaceCulture #LatinoVoterTrends #HispanicVoters #VoterRoundtables #Election2024 #ElectionCoverage #UnconsciousBias #AntiRacism #ConfirmationBias #LGBTQIA #Journalism #CivilRights #ImplicitBias #Inclusion #DiversityEquityInclusion #EmbracingDiversity #InclusivityMatters #DEIBTraining #DEIFacilitation #WorkplaceBelonging #Neurodiversity #InclusiveWorkplace #DEIClassesOnline #DEIB #Equity #Nonprofits #Neuroscience

Brilliant column in the The Washington Post today: "But there are six words in that stretch that extend well beyond Trump. Obama used a phrase that succinctly and elegantly reframes the ongoing debate over inequality in the United States and how it might be addressed: “the affirmative action of generational wealth.” It’s concise, centered on two familiar concepts. The first is “affirmative action,” the term used to describe programs generally focused on ensuring that non-White Americans have access to resources and institutions they might not otherwise have. And the second is “generational wealth,” the transition of economic (and social) power through families and, at times, communities. These are descriptors of elements in American society that are in tension. If you are a recipient of generational wealth, you don’t need affirmative action to ensure you have access. If you are someone who would benefit from affirmative action, you generally are not someone with access to generational wealth. Of course, you might be, which is one of the outliers used to criticize affirmative action programs: They often center more on demographic traits than on economic class. The linchpin of Obama’s phrase, though, is its shortest word: “of.” She isn’t contrasting affirmative action and generational wealth as conduits to power and success, she’s overlapping them. She’s noting that generational wealth is a form of affirmative action, here in the person of Trump but certainly beyond that. How? Because generational wealth presents opportunities to people who might otherwise not have access to them: legacy admissions at Ivy League colleges, tutors and training, vehicles and housing that make entry-level jobs or internships more feasible. These are benefits that derive from social and economic class — a form of affirmative action. This is how reframing a subject works; it presents familiar information in a new context." THIS is what we're talking about. https://lnkd.in/gKH_VDdU

It’s time, in more ways than one, for our newest offering: #Burnout Prevention. This 3-hour workshop is led by our founder Celeste Headlee, author of Do Nothing. It includes a clear explainer on what burnout actually is and encompasses, plus how it differs from stress, anxiety and depression. We focus on preventing burnout & illustrate how #hustle culture perpetuates this condition & keeps inequity in place. Sign up if you’re an individual at risk of burnout or think you are experiencing burnout. If you are a leader facing a problem with burnout or seeking to prevent this phenomenon on your team, this course is for you, too. Recognizing that your team will be more #productive and more #creative when they’re less tired or that they’ll be more focused by creating boundaries around task completion & email isn’t a new idea, but it is challenging to change. Learn how to transition your organization from a culture of exhaustion and overwhelm to that of well-being & engagement. Each 3-hour workshop is offered on one Friday of each month. All times eastern. Sept. 20 | 11am - 2pm Oct. 25 | 1pm - 4pm Nov. 22 | 11am - 2pm Dec 20 | 1pm - 4pm Jan. 10 | 11 am - 2pm Feb. 7 | 1 pm-4pm Mar. 21 | 11am - 2pm Apr. 25 | 1pm -4pm The cost to register is $295 per person. Register at the link in the comments. #HeadwayDEITraining #WorkplaceCulture #BurnoutPrevention #HustleCulture #Equity #UnconsciousBias #AntiRacism #ConfirmationBias #LGBTQIA #Journalism #CivilRights #ImplicitBias #Microaggressions #Inclusion #DiversityEquityInclusion #EmbracingDiversity #InclusivityMatters #DEIBTraining #DEIFacilitation #WorkplaceBelonging #Neurodiversity #InclusiveWorkplace #DEIClassesOnline #DEIB #Equity #Nonprofits #Neuroscience

DEIB and healthy workplaces matter now more than ever. Our latest features the link for today’s #burnout prevention Q&A with Celeste Headlee + a new post reflecting on what we’re doing about anti-DEIB backlash. There’s info about signing up for DEIB Facilitator #Training Level 2 & our upcoming burnout prevention course. We have free resources, plus simple ways you can support our work. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter or join our #community (or both) to stay-up-date. Links to the newsletter & registration to join our community in comments. (Get the Zoom link for today's Q&A on our community registration page.)

Ernesto Aguilar wants to hear from you! Are you on a DEI committee? Does your organization have one? Share your thoughts with Ernesto!

I've seen too many comments on social media from people saying Kamala Harris is "Indian and not black." Stop. Saying that Kamala Harris is Indian and not Black is an inherently racist statement. As a mixed-race woman, I remind you that racial purity is a white supremacist notion. She is both and more. She is "yes, and..." Stop being racist. You don't have the right to tell anyone what their racial identity is. I don't care what color you are. Race is not biological; it's cultural. To believe you have the right to define the background and experience of another person is arrogant & offensive in the extreme. And what does it mean to say that she's Indian and not Black? To believe that "being Indian" tells you something about her character, her policies, or her capability is racist as hell. Be better.

A refresher on burnout couldn't be more timely. Join us this week for our monthly Q&A featuring our founder and award-winning journalist and author, Celeste Headlee. In this webinar, Celeste will share how to recognize and prevent burnout, and— just as importantly— how it differs from anxiety and depression. She’ll give tips for navigating work and investing in your well-being. The presentation begins Thursday, July 25th at 4:00pm ET/1pm PT, and we’ll have time for Q&A afterwards. Follow the link in comments for Zoom info. #HeadwayDEITraining #Burnout #BurnoutPrevention #Bias #UnconsciousBias #AntiRacism #ConfirmationBias #Racism #RaceTalk #LGBTQIA #AffirmativeAction #Journalism #Media #ImplicitBias #Microaggressions #Inclusion #DiversityEquityInclusion #EmbracingDiversity #InclusivityMatters #DEIBTraining #DEIFacilitation #WorkplaceBelonging #Neurodiversity #InclusiveWorkplace #DEIClassesOnline #DEIB #Equity #Nonprofits #Neuroscience