I invite you to read this beautiful poem on diversity and inclusion by a colleague, Charles Bennefield, who is an internal corporate diversity director Charles Bennafield – is a pastor (www.crossroadsrockchapel.org) and poetlocated in Georgia. He is a diversity practioner with an extensivebackground in IT. He can be reached at diverselikeme@me.com his phonenumber is (678) 886 1229 I Am Diversity, Please Include Me…
Diversity/inclusion will not succeed if it does not include empathy/integration and a holistic vision for culture change, that goes way beyond the workplace. Real diversity and inclusion is a process with a goal of full integration into an organization’s DNA. That means creating an individual mindset, and an organizational culture of empathy. Real empathy means being willing, and taking the…
A friend sent me the article, from the Harvard Business Review “Diversity Training Doesn’t Work,” by Peter Bregman and asked my thoughts. Here they are This is not a revolutionary revelation. The article was based on one diversity class. I don’t know where or when he took diversity training, but it sounds like it was an old model of “good…
Seven Ways to be an Outstanding Diversity and Inclusion Ally 1- Attend events, educational programs and discussion groups at work and/or outside of work that address issues of workplace inclusion. 2- Create opportunities for people from different demographic groups in your workplace to work together on projects. 3- Take some time to imagine what it would be like to be…
Why Diversity Inclusion Allies Are Vital to Your Success and the Success of the Whole Organization 1-If not stopped, exclusionary, discriminatory, and inappropriate or offensive behavior imbeds itself in the whole culture and becomes the norm. 2- It will be difficult to attract and hire the best people. The Internet is powerful. 3- The marketplace is diverse, and it’s easy…
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