Starwood Hotels are Heavenly for Guests and Employees Does your workplace culture inspire employees to do their best work? Even though we are still in tough economic times do you still provide resources for your employees to develop relationships with customers so they are inspired to return? Do your customers and employees champion your products and services? Nancy London, the…
Two examples of ignoracacy thinking: When some people “act” threatened almost any time someone they disagree with addresses their own identity or even mentions being “Jewish, African-American, Hispanic, gay, etc.. or talks about how their experience has influenced their perceptions. Ex. Limbaugh calling Sotomayer a racist and a bigot. It’s gotten ridiculous. And calling the organization “La Raza,” an Hispanic…
Conservative women are more attractive than liberal women who are angry and bad dressers. I couldn’t believe that this was a topic on a conservative radio show today. A caller to the show “Ask the Rabbi,” or something like that with Rabbi Lapin on KSFO made that observation. I’d never listened to the show but as I changing channels, I…
The optimism is contagious today. I stood with 4,000 other people watching Obama get sworn in. Restaurants, community centers, and banks in the Sf Bay Area set up large screens so that people could watch with other people. The atmosphere was electric; people clapping, crying and hugging each other. I drove by a restaurant that had opened all the window…
Two new restaurants opened in my neighborhood a few months ago. Both are on corners that have housed several failed restaurants. Time again, we saw new restaurants open only to close within the first year.One of the new restaurants is always busy, no matter when I walk by. The other restaurant very rarely has anyone in it.Why is one doing…
I am a consultant specializing in diversity and inclusion. I have also facilitated dialogues on race for over 20 years. I do not use the word racist lightly, but I think that Ralph Nader’s statement that Obama talks “too white,” was extremely racist and patronizing. I know that was not his intention but intention does not always equal impact. African-American…
But it is a good beginning. There is still a danger in California that a ballot initiative could pass which would define marriage as only between a man and a woman. i don’t understand why people would spend all of their time on trying to pass a mean-spirited ballot. These are the people who are trying to destroy the family…
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyons were finally able to be married after 55 years of love together. They were the first couple to be married 4 years ago and then their marriage was declared null. They were the first couple to be legally married today as soon as the new law went into effect. Not too many people can say…
Rather than being forced to apologize or step down, someone needs to educate her and challenge the thinking behind those remarks. I’m sure there are other people who are thinking and saying that but not in public. I don’t know if she is “a racist” but her comment sounded like a racist remark even if that was not her intention….
I watched the last episode of The Wire on Sunday night, and have been grieving since. If you have ever seen The Wire and became a Wire fan, you know what I mean and how obsessed you can become. I have spent hours on the phone and in person with friends and even customer service people at HBO reviewing every…
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