News of mass shootings, racially charged local violence, and harassment and microaggressions in the workplace fill the airwaves and social media. Identity-based hate is on the rise in the U.S., noted Sara Taylor, president and founder of deepSEE Consulting.
Peer equity and inclusion coaches, who are trained to be culturally competent, can be a resource for employees and act as “safe zones” to talk about identity-based traumatic events, Taylor said. She is co-author of Filter Shift: How Effective People SEE the World (Morgan James Publishing, 2017), and her Woodbury, Minn.-based company specializes in diversity training.
