Who do we mourn?
...our people are mourning someone right now and how we respond to that determines our institutional success and personal character.
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Scott Dagostino
- Oct 17
- 3 min
The NHL in the penalty box
Some stories are inspirational, some are heartbreaking, and the story of Brendan Burke is both. In 2007, this son of one of the most...
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Jefferson Darrell
- Sep 8
- 3 min
Black Women Can’t Go It Alone
Black women are leaving the executive suites after years of little support
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Scott Dagostino
- Aug 11
- 3 min
Florida is not the world
A middle-aged white friend of mine is currently selling her family condo in Naples, Florida. “It costs a lot to maintain,” she says, “and...
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Scott Dagostino
- Mar 6
- 2 min
"You can't say anything anymore!"
"Cancel culture" is not a new thing but a better way of using language in an inclusive way is easier than people think.
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Scott Dagostino
- Dec 22, 2022
- 2 min
Why settle for good enough?
How a cutting-edge marketing firm made a good culture great When the upstart marketing firm No Fixed Address (NFA) embarked on a...
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Jefferson Darrell
- Nov 4, 2022
- 3 min
What YOU need for Inclusion and Belonging
In the diversity and inclusion work Breakfast Culture does, the initial conversations are often about the first part, diversity, less so...
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Scott Dagostino
- Oct 5, 2022
- 3 min
“I did not order this alphabet soup”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in August 2022 that Canada will commit $100 million in federal funding for Queer community groups...
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Jefferson Darrell
- Aug 4, 2022
- 3 min
10,000 people agree: let's get started
In our diversity, equity and inclusion work with our clients, one of the first, biggest and most common questions that comes up is… what...
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Jefferson Darrell
- Jul 27, 2022
- 2 min
How not to play favourites
I had an excellent conversation with my friend Kimahli Powell, the executive director of Rainbow Railroad, an organization that strives...
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Scott Dagostino
- Jul 5, 2022
- 4 min
The high cost of free speech
Will we ever have “watercooler conversations” again? Hard to say when Twitter and Slack have largely taken their place but whether in the...
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Jefferson Darrell
- May 6, 2022
- 3 min
Can we 'level up' on inclusion?
When an organization begins the process of examining and addressing their own diversity, equity and inclusion standards, a lot of...
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Jefferson Darrell
- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
Who we see and who we don’t
For today’s flavour of Secret Sauce, we’re going to talk about visibility in the workplace — who has it, who doesn’t, and who needs it. ...
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