Joe Gerstandt | keynote speaker, freedom fighter, freak-flag flier

* disclaimer: one of my favorite books is The Answer to How is Yes by Peter Block, so this post may only further frustrate those looking for a “real answer” * In response to a recent post of mine, a reader asks “how” Good morning, Joe. I like your message — be good to each   [Read More…]

Between stimulus and response there is a space.  In that space is our power to choose our response.  In our response lies our growth and our freedom. -Viktor Frankl (Mans Search for Meaning)

One final post on the whole self at work. This idea of bringing your whole self to work is a bit abstract for some…especially, I would imagine, for those that have never realized any real resistance to doing so.  I often run into people who know exactly what I am talking about and share their   [Read More…]

I recently wrote a post titled “Whole People make Whole Organizations” which got a fair amount of traffic and generated conversation with some readers including Nilofer Merchant (who I am a fan of), and she pointed me towards some of her wonderful thoughts on the topic.  (P.S. She also has a webinar coming up that   [Read More…]

Join the conversation On ERE.net… Diversity and inclusion may be the most poorly understood issues in business today. While many of us have come to believe that investments in diversity and inclusion are primarily about compliance, political correctness, sensitivity or special treatment, the truth is something different. Diversity means difference. Difference can show up a   [Read More…]

I see whole people. I like art. In 1947 Jackson Pollock started experimenting with a new form of painting.  One of the pieces he produced that year was Galaxy, which is hangs on a wall about 5 minutes from my house.  I like this painting a lot.  I cannot decipher it for you or tell   [Read More…]

I recently facilitated a series of sessions focused on how to make a community’s culture more inclusive.  There was a particular issue that the group got kind of stuck on.  The participants were talking about disparities in employment and how hiring practices play a role.  One of the participants made this statement: “I am here   [Read More…]

Synchronicity? At the exact moment in time that business desperately needs what only human resources can do, there is a big noisy pile of new tools available almost custom designed for the work of human resources.  Human resource leaders can bring a lot of additional firepower to bear on the work they are doing, play   [Read More…]

I do believe that this is a golden moment for the human resources profession.  I also believe that this discipline is in need of a golden moment, so I hope that it we act on this opportunity…aggressively. I think that it is important for human resource leaders (and other business leaders) to understand the nature   [Read More…]

My wife recently got a new phone.  She drew this picture of me and sent it to me on my phone.  I love technology.