I was on my home from dinner tonite, when I was overcome with an unstoppable craving for Carvel Ice Cream. There are almost no Carvel places on the west coast, but there is one here in Berkeley. It’s owned by a family, and there is often a line out the door.I pulled up at 8:50 hoping they would be open…
I have found ten ways in which organizations can know if they have a great corporate culture. Here are three of them• Survey employees and ask them their perception of the culture of the organization. Identify any themes of agreement or confusion. Use an open-ended question and a matrix, to get data on strengths and challenge of that culture as…
I was recently asked if I had ever experienced “fear of success.” I had to be truthful and answer in the affirmative. I have owned my organizational consulting business for over 18 years. I work with senior level managers to create more inclusive and profitable cultures where people can do their best work. I also speak and write on How…
I was recently asked what people can do to stay visible in their organization during financial insecurity and economic downturns. I am a consultant, speaker and author specializing in culture change and inclusion. Visibility is a common issue amongst many of my coaching clients who want to move up in the organization. With the economic downturn and so many new…
I am a consultant specializing in diversity and inclusion. I have also facilitated dialogues on race for over 20 years. I do not use the word racist lightly, but I think that Ralph Nader’s statement that Obama talks “too white,” was extremely racist and patronizing. I know that was not his intention but intention does not always equal impact. African-American…
But it is a good beginning. There is still a danger in California that a ballot initiative could pass which would define marriage as only between a man and a woman. i don’t understand why people would spend all of their time on trying to pass a mean-spirited ballot. These are the people who are trying to destroy the family…
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyons were finally able to be married after 55 years of love together. They were the first couple to be married 4 years ago and then their marriage was declared null. They were the first couple to be legally married today as soon as the new law went into effect. Not too many people can say…
I’m always asked what organizations can do to recruit “The Best and Brightest” I have found ten steps that help ensure success. Here are three of them• Identify your and your organizations’ core values, in order to target the right people.• Develop and implement a strategy to market your organization as the employer of choice in all your collateral material;…
I couldn’t believe my eyes and ears when I heard that Dunkin Donuts removed an ad because Michele Malkin and other members of the ignorati thought it looked like a kafiyeh. I thought at first that it was a joke. Michele Malkin is obsessed with her own ignorance.I was doubly shocked to find out that people believed Malkin. What will…
I didn’t understand all the rights of marriage until my partner of 18 years, died suddenly and I became the single mother of our eight year old son. Legally, we had no say in what happened to her after death. and even had to get permission from her family to say goodby to her before she was cremated. Although her…
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