I invite you to read this beautiful poem on diversity and inclusion by a colleague, Charles Bennefield, who is an internal corporate diversity director Charles Bennafield – is a pastor (www.crossroadsrockchapel.org) and poetlocated in Georgia. He is a diversity practioner with an extensivebackground in IT. He can be reached at diverselikeme@me.com his phonenumber is (678) 886 1229 I Am Diversity, Please Include Me…
Diversity/inclusion will not succeed if it does not include empathy/integration and a holistic vision for culture change, that goes way beyond the workplace. Real diversity and inclusion is a process with a goal of full integration into an organization’s DNA. That means creating an individual mindset, and an organizational culture of empathy. Real empathy means being willing, and taking the…
A friend sent me the article, from the Harvard Business Review “Diversity Training Doesn’t Work,” by Peter Bregman and asked my thoughts. Here they are This is not a revolutionary revelation. The article was based on one diversity class. I don’t know where or when he took diversity training, but it sounds like it was an old model of “good…
Seven Ways to be an Outstanding Diversity and Inclusion Ally 1- Attend events, educational programs and discussion groups at work and/or outside of work that address issues of workplace inclusion. 2- Create opportunities for people from different demographic groups in your workplace to work together on projects. 3- Take some time to imagine what it would be like to be…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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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