By Sam Ali Is your company able to deal with religious bias, such as the current anti-Muslim rhetoric? Progressive companies with clearly stated values that hold people accountable for their actions offer valuable lessons. Get advice from companies such as IBM and American Express about how they handle these situations, and how employee-resource groups in…
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By W. Stanton Smith Overheard while waiting for an elevator: An executive was invited to talk to some ninth-graders. He spoke of the journey through various jobs that built a successful business career. As he concluded his remarks, he opened up for questions. The students seemed a bit reluctant to speak. So he primed the…
By Esther Cepeda To be studied is to be acknowledged, and if you are a Hispanic woman who is either a lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer — or questioning whether you are any of the above — your time has come. The first research of its kind, “Latina portrait: Latina queer women in Chicago,” was released last…
Imagine the following dialogue: “Dad, I want to serve my country just like you and your father did before me.” “That’s wonderful, son. Only you will have to hide your sexual orientation in order to do so, but that’s OK. If you end up dying while serving, since you will now be out of the…
Several recent cases illustrate the problem of insufficient action when an employee complains of harassment: Sexual harassment of male worker compounded by company’s stereotyped defense. A recent widower began receiving sexual overtures from a female coworker. He asked her to stop. Instead, she continued and became more overtly graphic and frequent in her propositions. The…
Even though women make up more than half the workforce, they are still significantly underrepresented on corporate boards and in C-level executive positions, according to a new study released by Calvert Investments. The study, “Examining the Cracks in the Ceiling: A Survey of Corporate Diversity Practices of the S&P 100,” shows that 92 of 100…
In poll after poll, Americans have voiced concern over the erosion of civility in modern life and human interactions, in government, business, media and online. According to a poll released in June by Weber Shandwick, 65 percent of Americans say the lack of civility is a major problem in the country and feel the negative…
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Question: When can this website focus on the good things that come out of diversity? As a manager, that is what I focus on with my diverse group—that includes those white male workers that are non-too-popular with this website. Come on—let’s get over this and start turning around the website to focus on the examples…
In reaction to news of plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero, Mark Williams—a radio talk-show host and the chairman of the Tea Party Express—insulted Muslims on his blog, calling Allah a “monkey-god.” What else did he say?
A growing number of companies are adapting to the needs and wants of an ever-changing diverse and multigenerational workforce—and are being rewarded for their efforts.