Why Being a Diversity & Inclusion Ally is Vital to Your Success, & the Success of the Whole Organization

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Why Diversity Inclusion Allies Are Vital to Your Success and the Success of the Whole Organization 1-If not stopped, exclusionary, discriminatory, and inappropriate or offensive behavior imbeds itself in the whole culture and becomes the norm. 2- It will be difficult to attract and hire the best people. The Internet is powerful. 3- The marketplace is diverse, and it’s easy…

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What Does It Mean to be a Diversity & Inclusion Ally

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A diversity and inclusion ally is someone who is willing to take action in support of another person, in order to remove external barriers that impede that person from contributing their skills and talents in the workplace or community. Being an ally takes courage because it might mean speaking out against comments or jokes that are racist, homophobic, sexist, etc….

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Why it's Important for Leaders to be Diversity & Inclusion Allies

By | diversity and inclusion, diversity leadership, diversity workplace, inclusive workplace culture, workforce diversity

If not stopped, exclusionary, discriminatory, and inappropriate or offensive behavior imbeds itself in the whole culture and becomes the norm. The internet is powerful, and can either make or break your reputation. If you don’t take action to create an inclusive work culture for everyone, and leverage the diversity of skills and talents in your organization, you’ll be known as…

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Ally Skills for Diversity and Inclusion Champions

By | ally, diversity ally, diversity and inclusion, diversity and inclusion champion, diversity in the workplace, diversity speaker

I’m speaking at the Northwest Diversity Learning Series in Seattle, on Ally Skills for Diversity and Inclusion Champions. An ally is someone who is willing to take action in support of another person, in order to remove external barriers, that impede that person from contributing their skills and talents in the workplace or community. Being an ally takes courage because…

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The Diversity Calling; building community, one story at a time

By | Diversity, diversity and inclusion, diversity consulting, diversity dialogues, The Diversity Calling

I am so excited that our new book, The Diversity Calling; building community one story at a time, is now available on Amazon. What do a Jewish woman from the Bronx, a black Baptist minister from Oakland and a female corporate executive raised by an Egyptian,Muslim father and a white Christina mother have in common? They along with 6 other…

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LGBT Cultural Intelligence in Foodservice & Hospitality

By | Cultural Competency, cultural diversity, Cultural Intelligence, diversity and inclusion, LGBT Inclusion, MFHA, Multicultural Foodservice and Hospitality Alliance

I was honored to be part of the MFHA (Multicultural Foodservice and Hospitality Alliance) program on LGBT Cultural Intelligence in the Foodservice and Hospitality Industry, at Johnson & Wales in Miami last week. Gerry Fernandez the Executive Director of MFHA, was the driving force behind the program. When he spoke about his journey to become an LGBT ally, many people…

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Three Ways to Manage Holiday Stress Or Any Other Day

By | executive stress management, holiday stress, letting go, stress, stress management

Learn to relax If you start the day stressed, you will be stressed all day. Balanced breathing, however, can keep you calm all day and help you will sleep better at night. Balanced breathing also improves health and prevents headaches, backaches and stomach problems. Balanced Breathing Find a quiet place with no interruptions for ten minutes. Get comfortable. Close your…

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Marching With Martin Luther King in 1963; a diversity & inclusion hero

By | Diversity, diversity and inclusion, diversity consulting, March on Washington, Martin Luther King

In January, we celebrated the birthday of Martin Luther King- who was one of the leading inclusionists in US history. I got to witness inclusionist history in 1963 when I attended the March on Washington with 250,000 other people, and this week I was honored to be a featured guest on two radio shows to share my experience. I was…

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Ten Keys to Change Workplace Culture

By | culture change, diversity and inclusion, inclusion, workplace culture

There are ten critical steps that my best clients, and their clients have taken to develop and implement a successful culture change. 1- Leadership must define objectives and create a written, graphic vision of their desired culture. 2- Enlist your whole leadership team, and identify your fellow champions, by the passion they display either in words or actions. Allow them…

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