NEPDEC is proud to present the second in our three part webinar series for Spring 2019. These webinars were recorded at our conference on Embracing Diversity for Maximum Impact in the Workplace held on 10/26/2018 at Mohegan Sun Pocono.
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Culturally Competent Care—LGBT Patients Donnie Perkins Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion University Hospitals Shane Snowdon Director, Health and Aging Program Human Rights Campaign The Human Rights Campaign will detail its Healthcare Equality Index assessing whether healthcare facilities provide equitable care to LGBT patients, and University Hospitals will tell you how it developed successful outreach programs…
Have you ever noticed that the greatest dangers in life are those that you can’t see? A diagnosable disease may be nasty, but at least you can do more about it than a vague malaise that you hardly notice, but which is eating away at your health and well-being. Whether it be in my workplace…
What Bullied Targets Can Do Three things that are simple to list, but very difficult to accomplish. It’s an uphill, David ‘n Goliath, struggle. Step One – Name it! Legitimize Yourself! Choose a name — bullying, psychological harassment, psychological violence, emotional abuse — to offset the effect of being told that because your problem is…
President Lyndon Johnson proclaimed National Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968. The commemoration was expanded to a month in 1988. September 15 is the first day because it marks the anniversary of Independence for five Latin American countries.
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…
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…
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…