Beyond LGBTQ, Finding Commonalities In Our Multiple Identities

By | Diversity, diversity and inclusion, Gay Pride, GLBT, inclusion, LGBT, LGBTQ, multiple identities

Beyond LGBTQ, Finding Commonalities In Our Multiple Identities Every one of us has multiple identities. Those multiple identities influence our thoughts, perceptions and behaviors every day in our lives at work, and in our communities. Our multiple-identities are like panels that make us each separate but connected beautiful diversity quilts The late Dr. Roosevelt Thomas stated Diversity is any collective mixture…

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Potential Problems With a Diverse Workforce: Problem #1 and Solution

By | cultural diversity, diverse workforce, diversity and inclusion

Potential Problems With a Diverse Workforce:   Problem #1 and Solution We’ve probably all have heard that a culturally diverse workforce is more creative and innovative than a homogeneous one. It’s become the “diversity meme,” so much so that there is hesitancy on the part of many people to question that statement. In over twenty years, and with at least…

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Practical, Simple Ways to Champion Diversity and Build Inclusion

By | Diversity, diversity and inclusion, Diversity champion, diversity teleseminar

Join  diversity and inclusion expert, Simma Lieberman, “The Inclusionist,” for a free one-hour teleseminar, “Practical, Simple Ways to Champion Diversity and Build Inclusion,” on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (PDT) to learn how you can take your organization to the next diversity and inclusion level.  Simma will share ten actions (from her new E-Book “110 Ways to…

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Stress Is Contagious; here's a vaccine

By | executive stress, stress, stress management, stressors

I have been an organizational development consultant for over 20 years and have been teaching executives, employees, groups, and organizations stress management for 28 years.  I’ve spoken and written about how executives can lower their own  stress level and the stress level of people around them,  and how to manage personal stress and not be a stressor to others. I’ve…

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Talent Magnetism: How to Build a Workplace That Attracts and Keeps the Best.

By | Attracting talent, Deloitte, Top Talent

Bersin by Deloitte recently predicted that organizations will be challenged to attract, retain and develop people in 2014 as they strive to keep pace with a global economic recovery. I’d say their predictions are already coming true. It wasn’t even 24 hours after the ball fell in Times Square that my phone began to ring off the hook. Yes, New…

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