In this business era of speed, competition and globalization, innovation rules all. You never know where the next great product, process or profit builder will originate. Good Diversity Management and Culturally Intelligent Leadership can make the difference between repeatedly hearing mediocre ideas from the same people, or mining the hidden genius in your organization for breakthrough ideas. Conversely, not knowing…
A participant in one of my Diversity and Cultural Intelligence programs this week said that it was just a matter of having an open mind. That’s like using the word “respect.” To many people having an open mind is being around people who are just like themselves. I don’t even know what that means any more. Most people think they…
In honor of Gay Pride-Please promise to never use the term “sexual preference.” It’s culturally ignorant and you sound like you know nothing. When someone who should know better uses it, it’s simply offensive. Please think about sexual orientation and gender identity. Being Transgender is not a sexual orientation.A person can be Transgender and be straight or lesbian, bisexual or gay.This is…
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…
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…
Arizona Legislators Pass Pro-discrimination BillDiversity and Inclusion zeros-Arizona legislators pass a bill making it legal to deny services to people that go against the religious beliefs of businesses. They have no homelessness, unemployment or crime and are looking for something to spend their time and money on. Will they also deny services to the many Christian, Jewish, and people from…
Diversity is proactive and always imperative. It does not only become important when there is a discrimination complaint. That’s one reason why we talk about diversity and inclusion because diversity in organizations is often just based on what is visible, or on only one dimension of an employee’s background. This doesn’t allow room for what people bring to the organization…
Diversity Heroes At The Grammy Awards Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert, Queen Latifah, and Madonna- You are my Grammy diversity heroes You totally rocked the Grammy house and my house with “Same Love” Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and Mary Lambert have been three of my LGBT and allies musical heroes since the original release of same love. However, their Grammy performance…
Traits of a Diverse Organization 1- Everyone is seen, as part of the organization’s diversity and the goal is to make everyone’s needs and concerns a part of the mainstream diversity effort. 2- Top management endorses and actively champions the company’s diversity initiatives. 3- A diverse organization’s culture is based on inclusion and not just on representation. 4- There are…
People talk about the end of segregation in passing as though it was a minor blip in US history. Politicians continually co-opt the name and work of Martin Luther King, and refer to one paragraph of his most famous speech where he said ” I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where…
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