Why Diversity Inclusion Allies Are Vital to Your Success and the Success of the Whole Organization 1-If not stopped, exclusionary, discriminatory, and inappropriate or offensive behavior imbeds itself in the whole culture and becomes the norm. 2- It will be difficult to attract and hire the best people. The Internet is powerful. 3- The marketplace is diverse, and it’s easy…

A diversity and inclusion ally is someone who is willing to take action in support of another person, in order to remove external barriers that impede that person from contributing their skills and talents in the workplace or community. Being an ally takes courage because it might mean speaking out against comments or jokes that are racist, homophobic, sexist, etc….

Breaking News Alert: for everyone who wants to believe that we are in a “post-racial era,” We’re not! While some people have shied away from discussions about race, because they feel uncomfortable, members from the Guinare Free Will Baptist Church in Kentucky did not. They were more than willing to talk about race, after Stella Harville, the Church secretary’s daughter,…

 Building an inclusive culture, leveraging diversity of people, skills and talents, and designing new initiatives to support employees, all look good on paper, and sound great in an interview, and at conferences. You may be this year’s leadership award winner, but you can be next years’ Number One on the unemployment line, if you don’t understand, or know how to…

Is it just I didn’t know ignorance, or just plain I don’t care insensitivity? As the Inclusionist- two people who represent the “I don’t care how insensitive, stupid and vicious we can be- we’re saying it any way.” school of thought particularly offended me. And oh yeah, we believe in America, land of the free (well maybe for a few…

Recent Heroes and Zeroes in Inclusive Actions, Comments and Behavior Zero number 1- the Security Guard at the SF Jewish Museum who told two women holding hands that t hey had to stop, and then tried to kick them out. Zero for his behavior and zero for his brain The two lesbians were at the Gertrude Stein exhibit, for those…

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Brad Goehring is running for congress in California. This example of American intelligence posts on Facebook, If I could issue hunting permits, I would officially declare today opening day for liberals. The season would extend through November 2 and have no limits on how many taken as we desperately need to “thin” the herd.” In this country where we are…

After conducting a recent organizational climate survey, I was struck by how many employees at all levels felt they were invisible to their managers. It seemed that there was a culture of  “I just do my job and you should be glad you have one too.”   When I probed further almost everyone said that their managers from first line…

Treating Your Employees Like Honored Guests = Outstanding Customer Service = Business Success   Chip Conley, founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre, the largest group of boutique hotels in California, believes in treating his employees like honored guests. He knows that in turn they’ll provide the kind of extraordinary customer service that will guarantee return business, and recommendations to…