Children Across All Races Need African-American History

By | across generations, bigotry, civil rights, conversations on race, cultural diversity, Cultural Intelligence, cultural sensitivity, Diversity, diversity and inclusion leader, diversity intelligence, inclusive leadership, Inequality, insomnia, leadership

Should children in public schools be “spared” the knowledge of the history of segregation, slavery, and the fact that Rosa Parks was Black? Listen to my conversation about this with Chad Lassiter Hear what Chad Lassiter has to say on my recent podcast guest on “Everyday Conversations on Race for Everyday People,” www.raceconvo.com. Chad is the Executive Director of the…

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Inclusive Leadership = Inclusive Culture

By | diversity leader, inclusion, Inclusive behaviors, inclusive culture, inclusive leadership, inclusive workplace, inclusive workplace culture, leadership

Inclusive leadership doesn’t just happen. It takes intention and culture. Real inclusive leadership is more than just having a strategy. You need people to lead. Inclusive leadership practices are necessary to build cultures that last. Peter Drucker, said “Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast.” Your organization’s culture determines whether it can sustain itself, retain employees, be a hub of innovation and…

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Is Your Leadership Style Supporting Employee Success?

By | diverse workforce, Diversity, diversity and inclusion leader, diversity at work, inclusion, Inclusion Leadership, inclusive work culture, inclusive workplace, leadership, leading a diverse workforce

  I hated my first job. It was selling aluminum siding over the telephone. I didn’t even know what it was, how much aluminum siding actually cost. I didn’t know who owned the company or what happened once a live person showed up at the house of the perspective buyer. But I was good at it. Even with those factors,…

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How to Lead Inclusive Cultures That Last- Take Leadership

By | corporate culture, culture change, inclusion, Inclusion Leadership, inclusive culture, inclusive leadership, inclusive work culture, inclusive workplace, inclusive workplace culture, leadership, leading a diverse workforce

If you want to create and lead inclusive cultures that last, then as a leader, you have take leadership. Too many organizations are delegating culture development to the Human Resources Department and abdicating their leadership responsibility. When a new client, Soraya,  (CEO of a mid-size company)  told me that she wanted her organization known as a best place to work,…

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Why Your Employees Need Community and Inclusion Now

By | Diversity, Diversity action, diversity leadership, inclusion, Inclusive behaviors, leadership, leading a diverse workforce, Uncategorized

I just returned from the Global HRD Congress in Mumbai where I received the Global Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Award and also led a panel on Diversity, Inclusion and Innovation. The conference was amazing. Not just because of the incredible people I met from over 100 countries, but also because of how included the conference organizers made us feel, and…

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Why We Need Cultural Intelligence With Diversity

By | Cultural Intelligence, Diversity, Diversity and inclusioin, leadership

Cultural Intelligence is the ability to work effectively with people from any group any time, anywhere. According to the Harvard Business review a key predictor for success in this century is a person’s level of cultural intelligence. To be successful we each need to recognize the multiple identities in each of us, and the differences and similarities amongst us. To some…

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8 More Days- Unleash Hidden Genius & Maximize Talent

By | diverse teams, Diversity and inclusioin, diversity and inclusion, diversity and inclusion. biases, leadership

Don’t Miss This Opportunity to Find and Unleash Hidden Genius  With Our October Offer Are you wiling to make a small investment to unleash unused or underutilized talent in the next 8 days? Is it essential to maximize talent? What happens when you don’t? Is it worth $4,000 to have more of your employees working to their full potential, sharing…

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Does Your Organization Suffer From "Hidden Genius Constipation"

By | bias, Diversity, Diversity and inclusioin, diversity at work, hidden genius, leadership

Does Your Organization Suffer From These Symptoms of “Hidden Genius Constipation”? 1- People in your organization have great ideas for new products and services but they have no  outlet to express them. Innovation stays in the realm of the product development team, or with your “regular” stars. No matter how diverse your workforce is, if people can’t show what they can…

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Six Signs You're Ready to Go From a Manager to a Leader

By | leadership, leadership coaching, Leadership Skills, Uncategorized

I was recently asked to coach a group of managers who were being considered for leadership roles in their organization.  When I was hired, I was told that although they had been outstanding as managers, they needed to learn what it meant to be effective leaders as opposed to good managers. In my individual meetings with them, they all asked…

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