Four Ways to Optimize Business Results This Quarter It’s no secret that the year-end holidays bring additional pressures on executives and employees, especially during challenging economic times. You can avoid these productivity-drainers by providing yourself and your employees with proven techniques to reduce stress levels. If having clear-headed executives, engaged employees, and delighted customers during the holidays appeals to you,…
Diversity: Ignore it at Your Own Risk I would be remiss as a diversity and inclusion consultant, if I didn’t comment on the asinine statements that I’ve heard from certain politicians and their supporters. Carl Paladino, who is running for governor in one of the most diverse states, with a large LGBT population, thinks it’s ok to send racist and…
Eradicate the Diseases of Bullying and Homophobia Now! Speak Up and Speak Out! I would be remiss as “The Inclusionist,” as a diversity and inclusion consultant, as a speaker on life/work balance and stress, and as the mother of a 16-year boy if I didn’t address the issue of the recent suicides of LGBT youth. Bullying and homophobia are diseases…
Interview Bias Your job interview is tomorrow. You know your appearance will matter, so you polish your shoes and brush your hair. You realize your interviewer will have your resume in hand, so you’ve come prepared to explain every minute detail included on it. You’ve even done practice interviews and prepared your responses to all the trick questions. Are you…
We came together yesterday, in a circle of several hundred Jews, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, (even atheists.) talking, reading, singing, praying and sharing thoughts against bigotry, hatred and book-burning. We said “Yes,” to love, diversity and inclusion in the US, and “No,” to hate, bigotry, and intolerance. There were rabbis, ministers, imams and other religious leaders with us. It was especially…
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