The latest from Jill Nowacki

Jun 30, 2023 - by Jill Nowacki, Humanidei

DEI commitment at stake: Does the SCOTUS decision impact your DEI efforts?

On Thursday, June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the use of affirmative action admission policies in place by Harvard College and the University of North Carolina in Chapel ...

Apr 20, 2023 - by Jill Nowacki, Humanidei

Making an impact with DEI: A guide to report your progress

Next month marks the three-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, and along with it the great wave of commitments the credit union industry made to Diversity, Equity, and ...

Dec 15, 2022 - by Jill Nowacki, Humanidei

Untouchables in the office: Working parents?

I have been a working mom since 2011. In those years, I have made a lot of choices: I left my five-week old to travel to Scotland for a conference. ...

Oct 26, 2022 - by Jill Nowacki, Humanidei

Ready to level up your DEI?

In 2019, I left my job as the President/CEO of the Credit Union League of Connecticut to start Humanidei. People thought it was a bold move. Friends in the ...

May 27, 2022 - by Jill Nowacki, Humanidei

Rude member or next to commit a hate crime: How can you tell?

Rose Wysocki told a story that stunned me. Wysocki is the produce manager at the Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo. While she also tells the story of witnessing and surviving ...

Apr 18, 2022 - by Jill Nowacki, Humanidei

Succession planning *IS* strategic planning

In 2018, I facilitated approximately 20 credit union planning sessions in my role as a League President. I likely learned as much in those planning sessions as I taught others. ...

Jan 14, 2022 - by Jill Nowacki, Humanidei

2022: The year of the soft start

The last Friday before his winter break, I was driving my son to school, peppering him with questions and conversation starters meant to add energy and inspiration to his day ...

Nov 29, 2021 - by Jill Nowacki, Humanidei

Looking to better engage employees? Ask them how

Imagine this scenario: You’re in a romantic relationship and it starts to feel like your partner is a little checked out. The relationship is important to you, so you ...