Producer and Rapper Ray Luv, Shares Love, Diversity, and Hip-Hop to Help Kids Stay in School There is a crisis in education, inclusion, and communication amongst people, particularly young people in the US. While some people don’t see it, or don’t think it affects them, because they choose to live in their own little life bubble with people just like…
How Jay-Z, Eminem, and Steve Jobs Can Bring Us Salvation (Originally published in Fast Company.com 7/11) Millions of kids idolize hip-hop artists and rappers and have dreams of becoming one. They think that rapping would be a great way to get rich. Most of them will never get there. And people that are talented often have no background in the…
Five Reasons The Term “Employee Engagement” Makes Me Feel Disengaged1- Employee engagement has become a buzzword with no meaning in some workplaces. What some managers really mean, is that they are engaged in theoretical discussions. They seem to think that if they loudly declare that their whole workforce is engaged, even if few people are, they will be considered a…
Once again, an well-meaning executive told me that they had met all their diversity metrics for the year. When I asked her what she meant, she told me that they had hired a Black woman as head of HR, and a Hispanic male as senior director. When I asked her, how this was going to help her organization be more…
For QSRs, the Culture of Inclusion Beckons [Expert Corner: Simma Lieberman] Is your QSR adopting a culture of inclusiveness and diversity? Is this culture an ingrained mission supported by your restaurant’s highest levels or just something created out of necessity? This installment of Expert Corner is courtesy of Simma Lieberman, a speaker, trainer and consultant to the hospitality industry. This…
Why I Want to Come Back as a Dog in My Next LifeFast Company Thu Mar 24, 2011) If I’m ever reincarnated as a dog, I would want to live in the corporate office of Pet Food Express, in Oakland, California. It also seems like a fun place to work for humans.In my quest to find hidden heroes of inclusive…
Employees at Four Seasons Will Give You the Shoes Off Their Feet I often hear senior managers rant about how much they love their employees, their awesome customer service and how much they value diversity and inclusion. And there are often times when I those words that I think, “blah, blah blah,” because I know the actual practices of those…
I’m in Bogota, Colombia, getting ready to speak at the HTM Summit for America Empresarial on Leading Today’s New Workforce. I’m going to talk about employee inclusion, engagement, and participation. While each employee is an individual, if you understand the strategy and process to enlist employees in the mission of the organization, you can help almost any employee do their…
Appreciating Diversity During the Holidays: It’s about more than just a simple “Happy Holidays” greeting card. by Simma Lieberman Guess who’s not celebrating Christmas this year? Millions of people in the US. That’s right. Tens of millions of Americans don’t celebrate Christmas religiously, either as followers of non-Christian religions (Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, Jews) or as individuals with no religious affiliation….
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,…
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