by McKenzie Wren | Apr 17, 2017 | Blog, Communication
I recently heard two stories that, though centered in very different realities, were depressingly similar. One was in the non-profit realm, one was in the start-up realm. One involved a young man at the beginning of his career, the other an older man making a career...
by McKenzie Wren | Oct 26, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Facilitation
I had occasion to hear Dr. George Yancey speak on white privilege in the classroom. He has much to say on the subject of race from his unique perspective of being among the 1.1% of African-American philosophers and I can not in any way do justice to the depth and...
by McKenzie Wren | Sep 19, 2016 | Blog, Communication
People aren’t diverse and, in fact, neither are places. I could get all grammatically geeky here about why workplaces “aren’t diverse” but the point I really want to make is that people aren’t diverse. Workplaces have (or don’t have) diversity. Communities have...
by McKenzie Wren | Aug 8, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Facilitation
Sometime last year I stumbled on to the PBS show Call the Midwife. As a former lay midwife myself, I was immediately hooked. It provided a wonderful counterpoint to the last two shows I had been fixated on – Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones! Call the Midwife is...
