Culture starts at the top of the organization. If the CEO and executive suite appreciates, acknowledges and utilizes the skills and talents of each employee, employees will have an attitude that helps them stay engaged and feel that their success directly impacts the whole organization. I had a client who was concerned about the low morale in his organization. He…
My son is 13 and we both speak English but sometimes it’s as if one of us is speaking Martian. The words may be the same but the meaning is different. When I talk about wanting a portable grill, he thinks I’m talking about the kind that rappers and other young males wear to be cool. I was in a…
Dear Senator Clinton,Several months ago I was very impressed when I heard you say that when elected, even before you took office you were going to go around the world and tell leaders of other nations that the “era of cowboy diplomacy is over”. When I heard you say those words, I said to myself, “at last we have a…
After my accident, I was in a wheelchair for two months, and had to rely on people to get around or get things done.My house couldn’t be ramped and I had stairs so it was impossible to get out on my own. While I’m still wearing both casts, I walk with a cane and no longer need the wheelchair. All…
For over the last two months I was using a wheelchair, having been hit and run over by a car. My foot was broken, and I was bruised and further injured a broken wrist. I thought that because I did so much work in diversity, and had disabled friends and family that I understood disability issues. I quickly found out…
Rather than being forced to apologize or step down, someone needs to educate her and challenge the thinking behind those remarks. I’m sure there are other people who are thinking and saying that but not in public. I don’t know if she is “a racist” but her comment sounded like a racist remark even if that was not her intention….
I watched the last episode of The Wire on Sunday night, and have been grieving since. If you have ever seen The Wire and became a Wire fan, you know what I mean and how obsessed you can become. I have spent hours on the phone and in person with friends and even customer service people at HBO reviewing every…
In the last two weeks, I have managed to break my wrist and my foot in two separate incidents. I broke my wrist on January 21, when my son, and two of our friends who are also diversity and inclusion consultants decided to take a break from work and visit the tide pools at half moon bay. The day…
There has been a lot of excitement generated around the upcoming presidential election. I have talked to people who have never voted before, and/or have not even paid much attention to who’s in office, and many of them have told me that this election was different and that they would vote. So I have been dismayed and disappointed in the…
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