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Continue reading →: One Female Does Not a Movement Make #gender #diversity
So I’m not a huge tennis fan, but I have been known to watch the occasional men’s match when I catch one on. Apparently Andy Murray, no. 5 ranked player in the world, has hired himself a female coach, retired former top-ranked female Amélie Mauresmo. At first I didn’t understand…
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Continue reading →: Just Marry! Who? Anybody! #gender #marriage
Ladies, did you know if you marry your baby’s daddy you can save yourself from male violence? Me neither. But earlier this week Bradford Wilcox and Robin Fretwell Wilson published a piece in the Washington Post titled “One Way to End Violence? Stop Taking Lovers and Get Married.” *crickets chirping*…
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Continue reading →: Succession Planning and Learning in the State of Tennessee #government #learning
Everything you ever wanted to know about succession planning and learning strategy for the State of Tennessee. Okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but Chief Learning Officer Trish Holliday took time to talk in detail with me about the impact her work has had on the state and on…
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Continue reading →: We Have The Power #fashion #diversity
A friend and I were talking about an article I read on how several major designers, unnamed of course, refused to dress actress Melissa McCarthy for the 2012 Oscars. I said, well, she’s fat. Most designers are concerned with elevating their brands, not dressing the masses of people who she more accurately represents.…
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Continue reading →: Misogyny: The Big, Pink Elephant #ElliotRodger #gender
Growing up I always knew that being black might cause problems for me. But it was only after I was an adult that I realized how many problems being a woman would cause. Luckily, I’ve never been physically abused, nor have I been targeted by a mass-murdering virgin with an…
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Continue reading →: An Interesting Spin on Hispanic Data #Hispanic #diversity
More Hispanics are declaring themselves white. I know, it surprised me too, but that was the title of a New York Times piece I read this week by Nate Cohn. My first thought was, really? When I think of Hispanic minorities, the first adjective that pops to mind is ethnic…
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Continue reading →: The Lure of a Green Dress in Spring @AnikaNoniRose @CynthiaSteffe
Actress Anika Noni Rose and I – “And Lorel loves Jimmy!” (Dreamgirls) – share the same taste in dresses. Of course, in her pic she was standing next to Sophie Okonedo and Denzel Washington…sigh. Thanks @ladannikravan for putting this together for me!
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Continue reading →: Learning Technology and Me #learning #technology
Here I am, shutting it down – also coughing like a lunatic and making a spectacle – on the last day of our recent spring Symposium for Chief Learning Officer magazine. Synthesis: The last 10 years of learning technology have been a ride, and the next 10 should be just…
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