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

Regardless of the outcome of this years election, history will be made.  Meet Sarah Palin…

Thank Hallmark for Their Same-Sex Wedding Cards TODAY!    Take the Time to Send Your Very Best to Hallmark Hallmark has announced that will be selling congratulations cards specifically for same-sex weddings.  Unfortunately, our policy opposition it flooding Hallmark with angry calls and e-mails demanding that they stop selling these wonderfully supportive cards.  Please take a   [Read More…]

Mayor Slobotski? Not sure who the next mayor of Omaha is going to be and I am not sure that it really matters, but I do know one guy that is playing a key role in building the future of Omaha.  Jeff Slobotski.  I am not even entirely sure what Jeff does for his “real   [Read More…]

on being clueless (part I) Diversity and inclusion as two of the most misunderstood issues critical to organizational effectiveness and survival. Is your organization or your team clued in, or clueless regarding diversity and inclusion? What about your community, school or congregation? What about you? We can’t know everything right?  In fact we could read   [Read More…]

Though some efforts to diversify top corporate ranks have been successful, progress overall has been sluggish — something HR must address more aggressively in the face of global expansion. From Human Resource Executive Online, an article touching on HRs failure to adequately drive diversity and inclusion efforts. Diversity in the C-SuiteBy Scott Flander To climb   [Read More…]

Upcoming Workshops: Bridging the Gap: Generational Diversity in the Workplace Every day, leaders face these questions: How do I effectively work with this new generation of employee? How do I develop the next generation of leaders? This workshop will help you to answer this question. The content includes Description of the changing nature of work.   [Read More…]

In addition to the solo work that I do, I am part of a collaborative effort called Talent Anarchy. We do consulting, workshops and presentations on a variety of issues and one of the more popular workshops is called Bridging the Gap: Understanding Generational Diversity in the Workplace . As we all know, the world   [Read More…]

“Traditionally-managed companies, by inadvertently draining the motivation levels of their employees, are stifling productivity, innovation, and creativity. Companies cannot expect to remain competitive when such large numbers of employees do not feel like they are treated like responsible adults nor when they feel like their input has little or no impact on the company’s decision-making   [Read More…]

There are a couple of local organizations / efforts that I wanted to quickly promote. The first is Peace Center USA (check out their website here). Peace Center is an initiative that will provide fast, easy, and free access to confidential treatment for veterans and their loved ones who suffer from PTSD and related issues.   [Read More…]

A couple of excerpts from an article by Merl Code of Ogletree Deakins.  I do not agree with some of the definitions and framework, but in general a good article…and how many law firms do you know of that are posting serious writings about diversity on their website?  And articles that are written by their   [Read More…]