Standing in The Gap

To be in the world nonviolently means learning to hold the tension of opposites, trusting that the tension itself will pull our hearts and minds to a third way of thinking and acting.  In particular, we must learn to hold the tension between the reality of the moment and the possibility that something better might   [Read More…]

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Desperately seeking courage.

With my writing and speaking I get to live in a very cool world called “The Way It Should Be.”  I love that world dearly and I spend a lot of my free time there.  I don’t think this is necessarily a bad thing, as my work is really about helping to build the bridge   [Read More…]

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Bearing Witness

More on the alchemy and the ecology of the organization… A couple of things have been bouncing around in the empty space between my ears: This post from my virtual twin brother Jamie Notter.  Not just because he is my virtual twin brother, and not just because I get quoted in the post…I think there   [Read More…]

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Inclusion. What is it good for?

I think that organizations are truly more about alchemy and ecology than they are about finance, strategy and tactics.  I think that very few organizations actually understand that and this is a big part of the reason that the organizational lifespan is still not terribly long. Organizations that favor conformity over diversity, that value title   [Read More…]

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Are you dropping keys?

I recently discovered The Art of Non-Conformity and it has rapidly become one of my favorite sites.  From todays post on empowerment I borrow this wonderful poem from Hafiz: The small man Builds cages for everyone He Knows. While the sage, Who has to duck his head When the moon is low, Keeps dropping keys   [Read More…]

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Diversity, Inclusion and your local SHRM Chapter

I don’t think that I probably meet the requirements to be considered an H.R. Practitioner, but a lot of my work happens with and around H. R. folks…and that means that a lot of it happens with and around SHRM.  I have attended and presented for a number of SHRM events, local, state and national;   [Read More…]

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Fly It

It is Friday.  And on Fridays I try to promote and celebrate the flying of the Freak Flag.  The Freak Flag represents a lot of things.   Here are a few… It is the celebration of coloring outside the lines. It is for wearing socks that say something. It is the celebration of chair dancing, because   [Read More…]

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highly effective!

Facilitated a workshop on Diversity and Inclusion for a SHRM chapter this morning and it looks like I got at least one really good evaluation!

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