The Better Man Blog
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The Gift of Love
During the holiday season, regardless of religious/non-religious practice, people gather. They gather with friends, families, and colleagues. They slow down, reconnect, and restore themselves. People gather and, quite often, they give. How we give is a matter of...
Gratitude
Thanksgiving is here! I don’t know about you, but this year seems to have flown by for me. I find myself looking forward to life slowing down because this year has been a year full of twists and turns. Many people, myself included, are tired. I believe it is important...
So, What is International Men’s Day and What Does It Have To Do with Allyship and Leadership?
The International Men’s Day (IMD) website describes the occasion as “an opportunity for people everywhere of goodwill to appreciate and celebrate the men in their lives and the contribution they make to society for the greater good of all.” When I first read this, I...
DEI Burnout? Not so fast….
Momentum Lost During Covid and at the height of the BLM movement, all attention was on DEI. Companies wanted to know what they could do to react to the social and political narrative. They wanted to understand and get in front of how these things related to respective...
Calling In All White Male Leaders
In the last year, increasingly more women of color have been calling on me to speak to the white men in leadership at their companies. They share with me that it is their belief that hearing from someone that looks and sounds like them will be more effective than...
Book Signing Event (10.22.2022)
Calling all friends, family, colleagues, business partners, readers! Join us for a very special ‘Showing Up’ book signing event with Ray Arata in Corte Madera, California on October 22nd starting at 4:00 pm Pacific at Book Passage! Come and enjoy an excerpt or two...
The Machista Culture Nobody Talks About
When I tell my dad about what I do for a living it is hard for him to understand. He thinks it is just another thing that young people are doing these days to complain about their realities. This is not because he and his family are not affected by machismo in their...
Inclusionary Leadership: The Six Heart-Based Leadership Principles
As this year’s Better Man Conference approaches, I wanted to take some time to share what I consider the foundation of inclusionary leadership: the six heart-based leadership principles. At our conference on November 2nd, we will share additional tips and tools on...
Laboring Better
This coming Monday, most of us will have the work day off in recognition of the labor rights our forebears fought to achieve. Yet there are many people who are not afforded the privilege to take this day (and really any holiday) off. We have come a long way from the...
Women’s Equality Day
By Ray Arata | Founder of Better Man Conference | August 26, 2022 What do men have to do with women’s equality? Today, as we celebrate Women’s Equality, we recognize that most of the advancements that have been made in regard to that equality are...