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Continue reading →: Does Diversity Mean Improved Race Relations?The short answer is, no. Racism is not a location. It’s not about ease of proximity. It’s a system, and system’s are not as easy to change is it is to get along with a new, different kind of neighbor. Diversity is great, but unfortunately, it’s not a straight line…
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Continue reading →: Chill, People — It’s an Emoji, Not a White Hood @CloroxBefore you write in blasting me and Diversity Executive for insensitivity, I want you to know I chose that title deliberately. The point? Don’t overreact. Some things deserve your time and angst — Clorox’s April 9th tweet is not one of them. I saw the news when it came out,…
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Continue reading →: Work – and Dated Ideas About Work – Could Kill YouI spent most of the week in Miami at the Spring CLO Symposium, a biannual event my company throws for learning leaders. One of our keynote speakers was Brigid Schulte, author of “Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time.” A seasoned journalist for the Washington Post, Schulte…
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Continue reading →: The Learning was Fierce, the Weather was Fabulous, but All Good Things must Come to an End – Day 3 RecapThe last day of the Spring 2015 CLO Symposium was sunny and hot. Sadly, I couldn’t bring much sun back to the Windy City, but the lessons learned around the value of time and the need to maximize it via work life balance and short bursts of learning will stick…
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Continue reading →: Chief Learning Officer Magazine Takes Miami – Day 2Kate Everson and I recapping the days events on day 2 of the Chief Learning Officer magazine Spring Symposium at the Trump National Doral in Miami, FL.
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Continue reading →: LinkedIn to Acquire Lynda.com for $1.5 Billion in Notable Effort to Link Education and Global OpportunityToday, LinkedIn Corp. announced it has agreed to buy Lynda.com, an online learning company based in Carpinteria, California, in a deal valued at $1.5 billion. The deal is expected to close second quarter this year, and LinkedIn will pay some 52 percent in cash and 48 percent stock for the company.…
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Continue reading →: Must We State the Obvious? Jay Z’s more than a Black BusinessmanSo Jay Z launched Tidal.com this week, his new music streaming service. I poked around a little. It looks like a haven for music lovers. For a fee you can gorge yourself on whatever genre of music you want, and apparently you’ll be able to access exclusive content from artists…
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Continue reading →: Trevor Noah, I’m Looking Forward to thisI don’t watch much TV – Scandal and House of Cards don’t count because I watch them online – but I occasionally caught Jon Stewart and/or blogged about what he was up to. South African comedian Trevor Noah has been selected to succeed him. If this video is representative of what’s…







