cultural competence Archives

Current Events Doing Diversity Right Leadership & Equity Medium

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

choice magazine Coaching Creating Inclusive Culture Doing Diversity Right

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

Current Events Leadership & Equity Medium Personal Insights

On Renaming Birds: The Dangers of Righting Wrongs By Erasing History

Last November, I received an email from the American Ornithological Society (AOS) announcing a new…

Susana RinderleJanuary 16, 2024

American Diversity Report Creating Inclusive Culture Doing Diversity Right Personal Insights Practical Information and Tools

What Makes Someone Latinx? Identity, Part 2

Camila and Susana are two Latinx professional women. Also, they are not Latinx – there is…

Susana RinderleJanuary 16, 2020

American Diversity Report Creating Inclusive Culture Doing Diversity Right Personal Insights Practical Information and Tools

What Makes Someone Latinx? It’s More Than Just DNA

Camila, a successful professional, grew up in Buenos Aires with an Argentinian mom and a…

Susana RinderleAugust 22, 2019

Diversity Executive Leadership & Equity Practical Information and Tools Tips for "Good White People"

Should White People Do Diversity Work?

As a multilingual, culturally and racially ambiguous woman who’s been doing some form of diversity…

Susana RinderleMarch 2, 2016

Personal Growth Personal Insights Practical Information and Tools Tips for "Good White People"Wellness

Insensitivity, Entitlement, and Guilt: What Gaining Privilege Taught Me About Privilege

One of the reasons we love hero stories is because we see ourselves as The…

Susana RinderleApril 8, 2015

Diversity Executive Doing Diversity Right Personal Insights Practical Information and Tools

6 Reasons to Not Say “Caucasian”

Much has been made about how to refer to members of racial and ethnic groups…

Susana RinderleDecember 18, 2014

Creating Inclusive Culture Diversity Executive Personal Insights Practical Information and Tools

Why Treating Others With ‘Respect and Dignity’ Doesn’t Work

My last blog post, “Why Cultural Sensitivity Training Is Ineffective and Insensitive,” got more attention…

Susana RinderleAugust 28, 2014

Diversity Executive Leadership & Equity Practical Information and Tools

Cultural Competence: What’s in a Name?

Some believe that words are mere descriptors of reality, but there is evidence that words…

Susana RinderleAugust 27, 2013

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Six Keys to Coaching Across Color Lines

Should White People Do Diversity Work?

6 Reasons to Not Say “Caucasian”

Cultural Competence: What’s in a Name?

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