Three Reasons “Cultural Humility” Is The Wrong Approach to DEI
When it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), there’s good news and bad news.…
Susana RinderleJuly 8, 2026
How Two Cognitive Errors Eroded Equity (And How We Recover)
“We have heated discussions here because we care,” wrote Cheryl. “I expect members of this…
Susana RinderleJuly 18, 2025
Six Keys to Coaching Across Color Lines
The following is published in, and reproduced with permission from, choice, the magazine of professional…
Susana RinderleDecember 19, 2024
Oppression, Not Feelings, Should Be the Focus of DEI
The client was eager to see their preliminary results. They’d hired us to conduct an…
Susana RinderleFebruary 1, 2022
‘I’m Not Burned Out. I’m No Longer Fit to Work in D&I.’
In September 2012, I first said the words out loud. I was sitting on a…
Susana RinderleJanuary 3, 2022
Should White People do DEI Work?
“I just can’t even, anymore” he sighed, exasperated. “My patience for well-meaning white people has…
Susana RinderleAugust 4, 2021
Four Reasons Trauma-Informed Coaching is Better Coaching – for Everyone
“That’s a self-limiting belief!” my coach said, firmly yet kindly. “I think you’re more capable…
Susana RinderleMay 19, 2021
The Enemies of Inclusion: Cancel Culture, Consensus, and Perfection
It was a Friday morning, and I was more excited than usual about a client…
Susana RinderleMarch 24, 2021
What’s Your DEI Philosophy? Here’s Mine
“What’s your philosophy about diversity, equity and inclusion?” In the process of interviewing candidates for…
Susana RinderleJanuary 28, 2021
DEI requires New Ways of Being, not just New “Doing”
If lately it’s felt like the end of the world, that’s because it is. The…
Susana RinderleJanuary 6, 2021









