Emotional Intelligence is indeed the unsung hero of inclusive workspaces and classrooms. Most people confuse diversity with inclusion. The notions of diversity and inclusion, though often uttered in the same breath, stand as twin pillars with individual identities, purposes, and pathways of realization. Each brings its own hue to the colorful mosaic of corporate culture […]
Let’s face it. Women help to make the world go round. From handling multiple tasks at a time to birthing and raising children, to preparing healthy, home-cooked meals and contributing to financial expenses, women have fulfilled all demands that life has thrown at them for decades. Yet despite that, women are treated as subordinates and […]
Open communication in the workplace should be encouraged. On the one hand it is a byproduct of inclusion. On the other hand, it is also a way to foster inclusion. The workplace transforms when open communication is the status quo. Many adverse and uncomfortable situations can be avoided when employees are inspired to practice sincere […]
As an African-American female motivational speaker who harnesses the power of stories to address diversity and inclusion, I can state with absolute certainty that at no time in the history of our nation has the deliberate cultivation of diversity and inclusion in the workplace been more important. My audience members of Asian-American, African-American, and Hispanic […]
And diversity is? That is a question for the ages. Diversity is not so much an issue as it is a lifestyle. Consider our own lifestyles. All of us would get bored and irate if every restaurant we entered only had one food choice on the menu. Not one variation, or one choice in many […]
