Celebrating Women’s History Month by reflecting on famous quotes and their relevance to today’s reality.
Tag: Diversity Equity & Inclusion
A Name by Any Other Name
What’s in a name? For many, our name has heritage, cultural, identity and/or gender significance that we hold close to the heart. When a new person joins an organization, one of the first things that typically happens is a flurry of introductions where people meet and welcome them to the group. At this point, mispronunciations…
Say What?
I was born with a hearing loss. As a kid, I wore hearing aids in both ears, and as one might imagine, the teasing was merciless. I will never forget my first day of high school as a 13 year old, walking into my first period history class and Sam, a boy on whom I…
Career Development, Corporate Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Employment, Leadership, Learning, Onboarding, Organization Development, Team, Working Globally
Cracks in the Sidewalk
When you are walking in a public place in a group, what happens when you see another group coming toward you? Do you: Compress your group to walk single file so the other group can pass without shifting? Keep walking 2-4 people wide so that the other group needs to walk single file? Shift to…
A Public Restroom: Design Matters!
Ideas come in the strangest places. A reflection on learning design comes from, of all places, the ladies restroom at the public library. How would a visit to the ladies room at the public library translate into reflections on e-learning design, you might ask? Consider this story for a moment. I was on my way…
You Must Be…
“Don’t judge a book by its cover” is an adage many in the United States grew up hearing from parents, teachers, and other community members. Simply put, it means that one should not assume to know something about a person, place, or thing just by appearances. As business professionals, as parents, as community members, how…
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