Last month I traveled to Minneapolis with two of my colleagues to attend the Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity conference. While there, we had the opportunity to participate in a large-scale discussion of “what’s possible for diversity and inclusion in the next 5 [...]
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In an earlier post on culture change, Paul Meshanko described the process of working with a team to create a Code of Cooperation. He also described how integral it is to have everyone participate and contribute their ideas to the process. The theory being that [...]
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**Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from The Respect Effect: Leveraging Culture, Emotions and Neuroscience to Build a Better Business by Paul Meshanko. Nowhere is the insidious creep of incivility and disrespect more apparent than in our political processes. And [...]
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Respect seems like such a simple concept. One that we were all taught growing up. Something that our family and community instilled into us. A way that we live our lives. But respect is not defined the same way by everyone. And [...]
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**Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from The Respect Effect: Leveraging Culture, Emotions and Neuroscience to Build a Better Business by Paul Meshanko. All paths we take toward others eventually circle back to ourselves. Even if you personally make the [...]
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At the end of the Respect Effect, Paul Meshanko writes about respect outside of work. While it’s imperative that we be respectful in our workplaces, practicing respectful behavior among our family, friends, and even strangers strengthens our overall commitment to civility. I was reminded of [...]
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**Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from The Respect Effect: Leveraging Culture, Emotions and Neuroscience to Build a Better Business by Paul Meshanko. In a workforce that increasingly reflects the demographic differences within the population, getting people from dissimilar age, [...]
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I hate to admit it, but I’m feeling a bit less patriotic these days. Don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t trade being an American for anything. But when it comes to our electoral processes, our national brand has become tarnished…and [...]
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