Ontological arrogance is our tendency to think that the way in which we experience a place is the way that everyone experiences a place. We see our truth as The Truth. It is very easy, for example, if you are a dude in a dude dominated workforce to believe that gender isn’t really an issue.… Continue reading Interrupting Women
Category: Diversity
How do you decide?
Great post from Jason last week and I want to build on what he started. I believe strongly that decision making is the biggest soft spot in how most organizations operate today. I think that the world is full of organizations who work very hard to find and hire smart, creative, talented folks and believe… Continue reading How do you decide?
2 Much Diversity 4 U?
Jason- There are a lot of reasons that I love you man, and this post is just one of them. This is a great question and it is the kind of question that HR leaders should wrestle with…but, based on what I see and hear they do not. They do not ask questions like this… Continue reading 2 Much Diversity 4 U?
Do organizations even know what “talent” is?
Nice post man, good topic. Also some really good comments, and there has been some interesting conversation around culture fit related to the removal of Jack Griffin at Time Warner. I usually find the cultural fit conversation to be pretty humorous. In my experience, it seems that the people using it as a reason to… Continue reading Do organizations even know what “talent” is?
Diversity & HR…less talking, more doing.
Jason- Good post, and really good comments from Eric and Ben and Jay. I do not think that HR and Diversity are soulmates, and I am not sure that they should be. Diversity and inclusion work today touches a lot of stuff far outside the realm of HR and I have been suggesting that the… Continue reading Diversity & HR…less talking, more doing.