A couple of months ago I met a charming woman at an intimate gathering of professionals. When I mentioned I worked in diversity training, she immediately told me about a piece her daughter had written for the NPR show This I [...]
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One of the Rules of Engagement that we promote during our respectful workplace program is ‘to value the many different sources of knowledge that exist’. While we present this as a guideline to consider during the program, I’ve also found [...]
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Erica Pinsky, our latest guest blogger, is an expert at helping organizations create respectful and profitable workplaces. Erica has extensive work experience in the public, private and non-profit sectors. Her Canadian clients include: Washington Marine Group, City of Vancouver, Bell [...]
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The following article originally appeared in the March 15, 2009 edition of the Cleveland Plain Dealer and shows the depth of experience with diversity and prejudice of Northeast Ohio students. Stop the Hate By Sharon Broussard The high-spirited Shaw High [...]
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February is the month we celebrate the achievements of Black Americans. But is this still relevant? That’s the question posed by newspaper columnist Phillip Morris in Black History Month is Outliving its Usefulness. He claims that we no longer need a [...]
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As I watched the historic and emotional Inauguration of President Barack Obama, I pondered the future of diversity as we know it. As someone who was born at the cusp of the Generation X and Millennial generations, I tend to [...]
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The Cost of Barack Obama’s Inauguration: A Justified Work Related Expense or Overindulgent? There’s been a lot of web chatter on next week’s inauguration ceremony, especially the hefty price tag that is attached to it. Some people think the cost [...]
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