June 28th, 2012
I cannot remember whether I read it, watched it or heard it, but it was an interview with Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens. The conversation was about how, even though Lewis was nearing the end of his career, he was still in incredible shape and a dominant force. While a lot of attention has [Read More…]
June 21st, 2012
I got a few e-mails after my last post. Some of my peers feel that it is lazy and/or inappropriate and/or cowardly for me to say I am just not that interested in making the business case for diversity and inclusion work. I value the perspective of my peers, but I am still not interested. [Read More…]
June 14th, 2012
Truly. The business case for investing in diversity and inclusion is big and broad and robust. There is today a more compelling business case for diversity and inclusion efforts than there is for a great deal of what actually gets done inside of our organizations. I am just tired of proving it. I am really [Read More…]
June 7th, 2012
I love books, and I have for as long as I can remember. I remember at a very young age being kind of infatuated with dinosaurs, and some of my most precious possessions at that time were a handful of books about dinosaurs. I kept them in a safe place, studied them and memorized information [Read More…]
May 31st, 2012
I hear you telling me how open-minded you are. I believe that you want it to be true. I think that you probably believe that it is true. It is not. And this is a pretty big deal. It is really hard to change what you do not acknowledge. A lot of us think that [Read More…]
May 24th, 2012
“I want to know if you are prepared to live in the world with its harsh need to change you.” -David Whyte You are a border war. On the one hand there is what lies inside. Your genetic hand-me-downs. Your personality. Your gift. Your hopes and aspirations and values and priorities. That which moves you. [Read More…]
May 17th, 2012
Do you work in an organization that demands your physical presence yet resists your emotional presence? You can maybe be fired from your job for not being physically present … and also punished (implicitly or explicitly) for being too emotionally present? Interesting. And costly. Emotions fuel motivation and behavior. We talk all day long about [Read More…]
May 10th, 2012
You have no idea. A lot of my work around authenticity is focused on self-awareness. To consistently be true to who you are, you need to first know who you are and what you are capable of. Makes sense, right? Having some real clarity around what your values and beliefs and gifts and aspirations are [Read More…]
May 3rd, 2012
We are pretty good at knowing what our point of view is (and we are pretty good at thinking highly of our point of view). We are also good at knowing when someone disagrees with our delightful point of view. We are not quite so good at understanding why they disagree with us. The value [Read More…]