Posts in Diversity
Building a Culture of Respect
A respectful workplace is imperative to achieving high levels of employee morale and allows for productivity to grow.
6 Ways to Engage Disengaged Millennials
What can you do to engage your millennials and provide them with the continuous learning they desire? Here are 6 research-backed tips.
7 Methods Companies Use to Attack Stereotypes
Stereotypes may work great for a standup act, but they breed exclusion amongst employees. You can take steps right away to change your workplace environment into an inclusive one.
Busting Generation Y Myths
My nieces are staying with my parents while they look for jobs. This has been interesting to watch. As Generation Y gals, things turn on a dime. They have little patience. They expect employers to hire quickly. If they haven't gotten a call back in 48 hours, they move on. Waiting isn't an option. In fact, I'm not sure it's even in their vocabulary.
How to Manage a New Generation the Old Fashioned Way
"Micro-managing" has been a dirty word in business for the last several decades. It is the parental equivalent of "smothering." The backlash against hands-on, super engaged management came when the teenagers of the (Flower Power) 1970s entered the workforce. The parenting style used with this (my) generation was one of relative freedom, and therefore it was no surprise that freedom in the workplace was what that generation of new employees desired.
How to Appreciate a Know-It-All
I will admit to the temptation of putting a young know-it-all in their place at work. It is a part of our animal nature to establish a pecking order or a pack hierarchy. It is also part of our human nature to restore a weird sense of fairness or justice by ensuring that new employees "pay their dues," like we did, even though we knew at the time that our talents were like-wise being wasted.
Gays, Bullies & Racists: Just another Day at the Office in the Business Called the NFL
A few hours from now the NFL's first-year player draft is set to begin. This year an openly gay athlete will wait to hear his name called by the NFL commissioner. His name is Michael Sam and these next days will be the longest of his life. Only 32 players will be selected in the first round, and odds are Michael Sam will not be one of them, but by Friday morning speculation will be rampant: What NFL team will be the first in history to roster an openly-gay player?
How To Hire the Right Gen "Y"er
"This is a generation that does not believe in an unanswerable question." - Bruce Tulgan
When I first heard Bruce Tulgan say that, it hit me like a ton of bricks. He was referring to the millions of potential new employees who have grown up with the answers in the palm of their hand.
