I’m in Bogota, Colombia, getting ready to speak at the HTM Summit for America Empresarial on Leading Today’s New Workforce. I’m going to talk about employee inclusion, engagement, and participation. While each employee is an individual, if you understand the strategy and process to enlist employees in the mission of the organization, you can help almost any employee do their…
Appreciating Diversity During the Holidays: It’s about more than just a simple “Happy Holidays” greeting card. by Simma Lieberman Guess who’s not celebrating Christmas this year? Millions of people in the US. That’s right. Tens of millions of Americans don’t celebrate Christmas religiously, either as followers of non-Christian religions (Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, Jews) or as individuals with no religious affiliation….
Four Ways to Optimize Business Results This Quarter It’s no secret that the year-end holidays bring additional pressures on executives and employees, especially during challenging economic times. You can avoid these productivity-drainers by providing yourself and your employees with proven techniques to reduce stress levels. If having clear-headed executives, engaged employees, and delighted customers during the holidays appeals to you,…
Diversity: Ignore it at Your Own Risk I would be remiss as a diversity and inclusion consultant, if I didn’t comment on the asinine statements that I’ve heard from certain politicians and their supporters. Carl Paladino, who is running for governor in one of the most diverse states, with a large LGBT population, thinks it’s ok to send racist and…
Eradicate the Diseases of Bullying and Homophobia Now! Speak Up and Speak Out! I would be remiss as “The Inclusionist,” as a diversity and inclusion consultant, as a speaker on life/work balance and stress, and as the mother of a 16-year boy if I didn’t address the issue of the recent suicides of LGBT youth. Bullying and homophobia are diseases…
Interview Bias Your job interview is tomorrow. You know your appearance will matter, so you polish your shoes and brush your hair. You realize your interviewer will have your resume in hand, so you’ve come prepared to explain every minute detail included on it. You’ve even done practice interviews and prepared your responses to all the trick questions. Are you…
We came together yesterday, in a circle of several hundred Jews, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, (even atheists.) talking, reading, singing, praying and sharing thoughts against bigotry, hatred and book-burning. We said “Yes,” to love, diversity and inclusion in the US, and “No,” to hate, bigotry, and intolerance. There were rabbis, ministers, imams and other religious leaders with us. It was especially…
Glenn Beck makes me sick. How dare he say he is taking back the civil rights movement and the ideology of Martin Luther King. According to Glenn Beck and Dr. Laura they’re oppressed because they can’t say the “N” word, there is no racism, and people have the civil right to discriminate. He had the nerve to say that “Black…
Having seen the clip of “Dr” Laura where she couldn’t stop herself from using the “N’ word, I’m more disgusted with her than ever. She makes me sick with her ranting. It was more than her repeating the “N” word it was that she told this woman that she shouldn’t be so sensitive when her husband’s family used it, and…
The CEO of Target, Gregg Steinhafel donates $150,000 to a group called MN Forward, a group running ads for gubernatorial candidate, Tom Emmer. Emmer voted against domestic partnerships for state workers and supports a Christian punk rock band with a violent anti-gay message. LGBT employees and their allies, along with consumers protest the donation. Information is made public that Steinhafel…
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