https://www.pexels.com/photo/men-and-women-in-a-business-meeting-7888799/ Leaders may see themselves as inclusive because they value different perspectives and make people feel heard. But how leaders see themselves is not always how equitable the organization actually is. If systems governing hiring, promotion, compensation, development, and decision-making produce unequal outcomes, individual leadership cannot close the gap alone. That is why a DEI strategic plan is not an

Image via https://unsplash.com/photos/a-doctor-checking-a-patients-blood-pressure-dcBO4nt4MRE Cultural competence in health care is often treated as a training topic — something covered in a workshop and checked off. But when it's missing, the breakdown isn't theoretical. Black mothers in the US die at three to four times the rate of white mothers. An Indigenous-led health system in Alaska cut hospital days by over a third simply by redesigning care around the people it serve