How do you know when you have achieved success? The answers depend on who you ask. Julia Stewart, president of Applebees Restaurants and the first woman president of a publicly owned restaurant corporation said that for her professionally, it means ensuring the success of her organization. ãIts important that I develop other people and enrich their lives to help them…
By learning to speak to a diverse audience, you can broaden your client base transfer the learning to more people. We need to be more “PC”. Were not talking “political correctness”, were talking “Positively Conscious”, of who is in our audience and understanding how to make people feel included. The more people feel included, the more they will listen to…
As the population of the United States continues to become more diverse so do the people who eat in its restaurants. In the past few years we have seen restaurants and businesses involved in the industry hit with law suits, and charges of discrimination from customers and employees. Lawsuits are not only expensive but the resulting publicity leads to loss…
acific Mountain Network News, July 2002. More and more, organizations are realizing that in order to be successful and recruit and retain the best employees, they must value the diversity of their employees and the clients they serve. Whether you are a non-profit or a private corporation, learning to recognize and utilize differences can benefit your organization. For most businesses…
For companies to be successful and move ahead of their competition they need to know how to create environments where all people can be accepted, respected and utilized for the differences they bring to the workplace. Knowing how to do that can enhance productivity and increase profit. While some organizations may understand the need to have their employees be representative…
A Passion for Diversity Some people have jobs that they go to because they have to make a living, and they get to express themselves after work. Some people have careers that they love, and have a hard time not taking home their work with them when they go home. And then there are successful people in the diversity field….
The Rush to Rehab; Stop Rehab Abuse! The Mayor of San Francisco announces that he’ll enter rehab and counseling for alcohol after it’s revealed that he had an affair with the wife of his campaign manager. Isaiah Washington is undergoing counseling for his use of a homophobic slur. Michael Richards is in counseling for yelling racist epithets . Met Gibson…
Life/Work Balance; it’s a conscious decision I don’t know why so many articles on life/work balance seem to focus on people who suddenly decide they’ve had it with working all the time and within one hour quit their job, buy a yacht or a jet, grab their family or their best friends or their dog and travel the world for…
Moving Beyond the Numbers: How to Recruit and Retain a Diverse Workforce Part One of a Two-Part Report on How to Recruit and Retain a Diverse Workforce. Part 1 – Recruiting a Diverse Workforce The United States population is diverse. It’s no longer a question of when the workforce will change. It already has. There has been a huge increase…
Learn It! Play It! Change It! RULES FOR UPWARD MOBILITY FOR WOMEN IN CORPORATE AMERICA DO DON’T Develop a strategy and stay focused Get caught up in doing tasks Let your desired career path be known by the appropriate people Wait for someone to discover you because you are working hard and have potential Learn the unwritten rules and how…
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