Traits of a Diverse Organization 1- Everyone is seen, as part of the organization’s diversity and the goal is to make everyone’s needs and concerns a part of the mainstream diversity effort. 2- Top management endorses and actively champions the company’s diversity initiatives. 3- A diverse organization’s culture is based on inclusion and not just on representation. 4- There are…
People talk about the end of segregation in passing as though it was a minor blip in US history. Politicians continually co-opt the name and work of Martin Luther King, and refer to one paragraph of his most famous speech where he said ” I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where…
Chief Diversity Officers Need The Power To Make Decisions and Drive Culture Change I was very impressed years ago when he first Chief Diversity Officer I met reported directly to the CEO, had the ear and trust of the CDO did not report to HR, but partnered with HR. In the last few months, I’ve ran into several people…
I host “The Inclusionist” person on the street segment for the Swirl show on KOFY TV in SF. I ask people on the street questions related to diversity, inclusion, current events and life diversity. My latest question was “Do we still need to have to have conversations about race in the US?”I spoke to people from different cultures, races, agee…
1- Decide to be curious and express interest in other people and their cultures. Learn how to ask questions in appropriate ways about food, rituals, working with others, and what they want you to know about them. Diversity intelligence requires interest in others. 2- Research your own cultural background and identify ways in which your culture, and early experiences have influenced your…
In order to be effective with other people, and support diversity and inclusion beyond theory, you have to be aware of your actions and behaviors in relationship to others. Because of our biases and incorrect assumptions, we end up labeling people and treating them as a label. People don’t know that they are being labeled but end up acting the…
If you support diversity and inclusion everywhere, you will love to read this article- Boy Scouts in Utah delivered pizzas today to county clerks who missed lunch in order to process gay marriage I hope by now people realize that the boy scouts stand on gay members have changed and so has the state of Utah- Let’s give support to…
Let’s consider the bigger picture regarding racist, homophobic, hater comments by individuals in the media Banishing, suspending, firing people like Phil Robertson from Duck Dynasty or Justine Sacco may shut up an individual, or cause them to make an insincere apology. But those words came from their thoughts, which came from their feelings, which reflect a bias or prejudice what what…
Try to see situations from vantage points other than your own. Think about how an issue or situation looks to someone else with different experiences. When you are in disagreement with another person, imagine viewing the issue through their eyes and experience. You’ll be better able to understand their position, even if you don’t agree with them. It will be…
We can’t leverage diversity and create inclusive workplaces if we don’t examine our own biases and learn how to filter them out. 1- Become aware that we all have biases. Some biases are unconscious.. We don’t realize we’re thinking a certain way. In other situations people are aware of their judgments of other groups and think those judgements are facts….
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