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…
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…
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…
There are four main causes of holiday stress: gift giving obligations, expenses, a lack of time, and unrealistic expectations about creating a perfect holiday. To reduce holiday stress, arm yourself with knowledge. Know the ins and outs of these top four holiday stress hotspots and follow these effective stress-reducing tips: Holiday Stress Hotspot #1: Gifts Make a list of everyone…
Diversity and Inclusion Zeroes; candidates that support exclusion- As the inclusionist, and supporter of diversity, and learning,I was appalled, shocked and offended this week, by Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Michelle Bachmann, and Rick Santorum. I was appalled, shocked, and offended as a Jewish person I was appalled, shocked and offended as a member of the LGBTand ally community I was…
Breaking News Alert: for everyone who wants to believe that we are in a “post-racial era,” We’re not! While some people have shied away from discussions about race, because they feel uncomfortable, members from the Guinare Free Will Baptist Church in Kentucky did not. They were more than willing to talk about race, after Stella Harville, the Church secretary’s daughter,…
As the Inclusionist, with a life and passion for diversity and inclusion, I know that there are three changes that must take place in this country to get us on a sane, rational road regarding race. 1- –Acknowledge that racism, bias and discrimination exists, that it is often unconscious, and that everyone with a bias is not a racist, and…
“Why do we have to talk about gay people in school? I don’t want my kids to know about homosexuality. Why are you bringing this up. If these kids weren’t gay, they wouldn’t have committed suicide. It’s part of the homosexual agenda, and on and on and on.” As “The Inclusionist,” and as someone who values the diversity in our…
Building an inclusive culture, leveraging diversity of people, skills and talents, and designing new initiatives to support employees, all look good on paper, and sound great in an interview, and at conferences. You may be this year’s leadership award winner, but you can be next years’ Number One on the unemployment line, if you don’t understand, or know how to…
Is it just I didn’t know ignorance, or just plain I don’t care insensitivity? As the Inclusionist- two people who represent the “I don’t care how insensitive, stupid and vicious we can be- we’re saying it any way.” school of thought particularly offended me. And oh yeah, we believe in America, land of the free (well maybe for a few…
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