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

Some dates and a photo for you…but first the dates: Wednesday, Feb 27th:  Working with Humans:  Diversity, Inclusion, Communication @ Work Thursday, March 6th: Young Professionals Summit:  Leading the Vision Wednesday, March 12th:  Working with Humans:  Diversity, Inclusion and Communication @ Work Wednesday, March 19th:  Working with Humans (Lincoln)  Monday, March 31st and Tuesday, April   [Read More…]

3rd Annual Heart and Soul Red Dress Dinner & Seminar Get your red dress, your red blouse, your red scarf or a red hat.  Take it out of your closet, dust it off, and air it out! It’s time for the Ladies in Red to have a fun-filled evening and learn how to live well   [Read More…]

Oh…and by the way… While most hospitals, doctors and healthcare organizations are not even talking about racial and ethnic disparities in care: Deadly Delay Why are minorities with cancer getting diagnosed late? By Jennifer Barrett | Newsweek Web Exclusive Feb 17, 2008 On a hot summer day in 2006, an African-American woman walked into the emergency   [Read More…]

And so it begins…at least there are some people paying attention. UNMC: Faculty Senate passes resolution opposing affirmative action banby Chuck Brown, UNMC public affairs The UNMC Faculty Senate passed a resolution on Monday night urging Nebraska state lawmakers to reject a legislative measure that would ban affirmative action. UNMC is committed to achieving and   [Read More…]

This is a pretty good article regarding ERGs and the ways in which they can help drive business results.  There are many, many ways that ERGs can be valuable and no diversity and inclusion effort should be without them.  ERGs can be very valuable vehicles for tapping into valuable insights from employees regarding policies (think   [Read More…]

Just a reminder…this is a pretty important and valuable event coming up on March 6th.  It seems to get a little bit better each year, so I highly recommend getting registered.  AND…hats off to Cox Communications for taking home the first annual Young Professionals Choice Award.  The ability to be attractive to young professionals is   [Read More…]

  I had a great conversation over breakfast last Friday with some very cool people, and the topic of our conversation was Social Networking / Social Networking Sites (and to a lesser degree some other Web 2.0 applications) and how they are being used / could be used in the human capital / talent management   [Read More…]

Interesting article in Newsweek that talks about the Implicit Assumption Test, which I think can be a powerful tool in awareness and diversity work. MIND MATTERS | Wray Herbert The Secret Haters Some experts argue that even the most politically correct among us may harbor unconscious prejudices against ethnic groups, women, gays and others. Can these   [Read More…]

  From some fascinating research discussed at Scientific American:  How does the brain differentiate those who are similar to us from those who are different? Does it analyze differences in skin color, language, religion, height, eye color, foot size? Does it discriminate cat versus dog lovers, Pepsi versus Coke drinkers, Shiite versus Sunni, Crips versus   [Read More…]

Obama mania has hit Omaha. Published Thursday  |  February 7, 2008 BY ROBYNN TYSVER AND ELIZABETH AHLIN WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITERS