Shirley Sherrod an official with the USDA, recently lost her job because she told an audience at a local NAACP chapter meeting that she had not given a white farmer “the full force of what I could do” to help him save the family farm. She then went on to say that she knew it was a mistake to differentiate…
Life in Balance Leadership? CEO Sets Example So Listen up! Mike Torto has been CEO of rPath, a start up enterprise software company since May 2009. He loves his life and is conscious of the life/work balance he has created for himself. Mike commutes from Boston, Mass to Raleigh, North Carolina where he works! When I read those words in…
A colleague I hadn’t seen in awhile began the conversation with these words, “Are you still talking about that diversity stuff? No one does that any more.” I told her that I was working with my clients to create workplaces where employees love to do their best work and customers love to do business, and that a key component was…
I was recently asked whether I thought employee wellness programs are a waste of time and money. My answer is Absolutely Not! and It Depends Before I was consulting, I used to speak and design wellness programs for individuals. My Masters degree is in Holistic Health/Health Sciences. This was before there were wellness programs and stress management and wellness programs…
Brad Goehring is running for congress in California. This example of American intelligence posts on Facebook, If I could issue hunting permits, I would officially declare today opening day for liberals. The season would extend through November 2 and have no limits on how many taken as we desperately need to “thin” the herd.” In this country where we are…
One of my first jobs in high school, was standing behind a counter in Bloomingdales selling cards, ribbons, and hair accessories. It was really boring. My supervisor was a woman and her boss was a man. I had no idea how people became supervisors, managers, or even switched departments. When I had the highest sales rate for over four months,…
Sometimes in order to be inclusive, you have to include self-care. I’ve been under a lot of stress lately. I’m a single mother, raising my teenage son alone, for the last seven years. He has had a sleep disorder called Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder. His internal clock is opposite most everyone else. He’s under the care of a sleep specialist,…
The Question of My Spiritual Beliefs; I don’t often share this, but several people have asked me recently I can’t prove there is a god. All I can say is that I have faith in god and it works for me. I don’t need to unravel my beliefs, and I don’t care whether anyone else has the same belief. It…
Starwood Hotels are Heavenly for Guests and Employees Does your workplace culture inspire employees to do their best work? Even though we are still in tough economic times do you still provide resources for your employees to develop relationships with customers so they are inspired to return? Do your customers and employees champion your products and services? Nancy London, the…
Is Your Workplace an Exclusive Club? If not, maybe it should be What?? A diversity and inclusion expert promoting exclusion in the workplace??? Has she gone over to the dark side? There are still a lot of stressed out people going to work everyday. Some of them may be entering your workplace. They’re worried about the economy, health care, and…
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