Chief Diversity Officers Need The Power To Make Decisions and Drive Culture Change I was very impressed years ago when he first Chief Diversity Officer I met reported directly to the CEO, had the ear and trust of the CDO did not report to HR, but partnered with HR. In the last few months, I’ve ran into several people…
I host “The Inclusionist” person on the street segment for the Swirl show on KOFY TV in SF. I ask people on the street questions related to diversity, inclusion, current events and life diversity. My latest question was “Do we still need to have to have conversations about race in the US?”I spoke to people from different cultures, races, agee…
1- Decide to be curious and express interest in other people and their cultures. Learn how to ask questions in appropriate ways about food, rituals, working with others, and what they want you to know about them. Diversity intelligence requires interest in others. 2- Research your own cultural background and identify ways in which your culture, and early experiences have influenced your…
In order to be effective with other people, and support diversity and inclusion beyond theory, you have to be aware of your actions and behaviors in relationship to others. Because of our biases and incorrect assumptions, we end up labeling people and treating them as a label. People don’t know that they are being labeled but end up acting the…
Let’s consider the bigger picture regarding racist, homophobic, hater comments by individuals in the media Banishing, suspending, firing people like Phil Robertson from Duck Dynasty or Justine Sacco may shut up an individual, or cause them to make an insincere apology. But those words came from their thoughts, which came from their feelings, which reflect a bias or prejudice what what…
We can’t leverage diversity and create inclusive workplaces if we don’t examine our own biases and learn how to filter them out. 1- Become aware that we all have biases. Some biases are unconscious.. We don’t realize we’re thinking a certain way. In other situations people are aware of their judgments of other groups and think those judgements are facts….
I have to give a shout-out to Gap and the way they rolled in response to racist graffiti on one of their ads. Also, I’m giving a Shout-out to use of the internet and social media for creating the right buzz for supporting diversity and inclusion. Racist graffiti was scrawled on a Gap Ad on the walls of a New…
While the majority of people in the US celebrate Christmas, there are millions who don’t. That’s right. Tens of millions of Americans don’t celebrate Christmas religiously, either as followers of non-Christian religions s (Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, Jews) or as individuals with no religious affiliation. Because many stores tap into the cash value of Christmas with their plethora of Santas, ornaments, and Christmas fanfare…
Today is National and International Coming Out Day for LGBT people and friends. Many of us have been sharing our memories of coming out , and the days before we came out. I remember when I used to hide the “gay books” because I didn’t want people to know that I was gay. Then I noticed that my straight friends had the same books, and…
Diversity Management and Inclusion Action #3 Decide to be curious and interested in learning about other cultures. Are you willing to take a risk, observe other people’s behaviors and ask questions in appropriate ways? If you’re not interested or willing to view situations from another perspective, it won’t matter how many countries you visit, or diversity potlucks you attend.
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