by admin | Aug 17, 2017 | Diversity in Workforce
“No, not her!” I thought to myself. What I needed was a massage and my regular massage therapist wasn’t working. I couldn’t believe I got stuck with HER instead. My mind started racing. “Is she strong enough to give the deep massage I like? Can she really handle a...
by admin | May 19, 2016 | Diversity in Workforce, Management Tips
Bias—a tendency to believe that some people and ideas are better than others—wrecks havoc in the workplace. It keeps women and people of color out of the boardroom, limits job opportunities, prevents organizations from the true monetary and cultural benefits of a...
by admin | May 6, 2016 | Diversity in Workforce, Future of Work, Leadership Development
Google, known for having its finger on the pulse of the future, has an employee base that is only 2% black and 3% Hispanic. Apple, also known for building our future, has an employee base that is 70% male. These indisputable stats show that ethnic, racial and gender...
by admin | Jan 14, 2016 | Women in Workforce
I was speaking to a room full of top, female mortgage industry professionals and asked what they most struggle with while working in a male-dominated industry. I don’t know what I expected them to say, but I certainly didn’t expect these successful women to answer my...
by admin | Mar 12, 2015 | Diversity in Workforce, Future of Work, Human Capital Analytics, Women in Workforce
After four months of rejection by employers, a man named Kim did one simple thing that changed his luck. He added “Mr.” to the front of his name on his resume. And then he got a job. Discrimination and bias, often unconscious, are still alive and well in the United...
