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Continue reading →: The February Issue: Not Vogue, Silly. Chief Learning Officer
I am soo much better live, and teleprompters have never done me any favors. Did I also mention that I was sick as a dog when we shot this? And I forgot we were doing it so my outfit was not an outfit. More like, I have to go to…
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Continue reading →: What Intel’s $300M Diversity Budget Can Teach Other Businesses
Intel Corp. recently announced it will allocate $300 million to build a more diverse workplace. That’s quite a tidy little sum for the technology sector, which has come under significant fire for its lack of diversity. The industry is currently dominated by white and Asian males, and in a recent…
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Continue reading →: Je Suis Charlie: I Support Humanity
So the other day my phone rings while I’m on the train, and a friend says, “So you speak French now.” I knew exactly what she was talking about, but I played dumb to prompt whatever was coming next. “Huh?” “Your Instagram post earlier.” “Je Suis Charlie? Yeah. It’s my…
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Continue reading →: President Obama Wants to Make Community College Free
Are you willing to work for your two-year degree? If you can maintain a 2.5 GPA and make steady progress toward completion of your program, President Barack Obama wants to help you get an education. He unveiled plans Thursday for America’s College Promise, a program that likely will be welcomed…
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Continue reading →: Kaley Cuoco: Feminism Is Not a Bad Word
I find it astounding that women can claim they aren’t feminists, or that they don’t like the word feminist. I suppose it depends on your perception of, or definition for, the word. I like the definition Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie used in her Ted talk, the one that subsequently went viral…
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Continue reading →: 3 Things the Sony Hack Can Teach Us About Communication
The Interview, the comedy starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, has been yanked from theaters following the now well-publicized leak of emails from Sony Co-chairman Amy Pascal and others. There are three important things we can all learn from this communication debacle. 1. Nothing is private. If you think anything…
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Continue reading →: The Problem Between Higher Ed and Millennials
When you hear the word millennials, you may expect common and rather trite complaints about them being tech crazed, entitled and lazy. These may or may not be true, but more importantly, this demographic group — a growing super power in workforce numbers and influence — may be at a…
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Continue reading →: Men Are Idiots — There’s Proof
For diversity executives still fighting those stalwart, set in their ways souls who insist talk of gender differences is just bunk drummed up to cause trouble, I offer scientific evidence to the contrary. According to a recent piece in Business Insurance, science confirms male risk-taking idiocy. Researchers at Newcastle University…
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Continue reading →: How to Close Generation Gap 2.0
To mitigate tension between young and older workers – especially regarding Millennials – give ’em what they want – flexibility and feedback. It’s the only way to ensure workplace interactions are respectful and productive.
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