Déclic International has invited Amy C. Waninger to participate in its 2018 Inclusive Leadership Global Conference. This pioneering free online event provides business leaders, diversity practitioners and human resources professionals with practical insights to create inclusive cultures, lead successfully diverse teams and increase team performance. Waninger’s session will focus on practical steps leaders can take…
My Twitter feeds were once again abuzz with scandal. Starbucks, it seems, has just unwittingly entered the conversation about racism in America. And not in the way we would have hoped. Police officers handcuffed and forcibly removed two real estate agents from a Starbucks in Philadelphia. Melissa DePino‘s video of the incident went viral. Their crime?…
Identifying missing perspectives in your network is relatively easy. And finding people who can fill those gaps isn’t terribly difficult. But how do you attract people who differ from you? How do you make yourself the light in the room to which they are drawn? In this article, I propose three pillars of inclusive networking…
ANTSHE Conference 2018 is the premiere conference focusing on adult learners in higher education and the faculty, administrators, advisers, and innovative leaders who provide guidance, support and advocate for them. Join us for three days of engaging content, networking, and valuable, high quality education. The ANTSHE Conference will take place at Johnson C. Smith University…
Make Diversity a Competitive Advantage for YOUR CareerOrder Your Copy Today! Is your professional network as diverse as the workforce and community around you? If not, you could be missing important opportunities for your career. We all face challenges in making meaningful connections, especially with people who differ from us in significant ways. Few of…
Exclusive webinar for Emergent HR group members! Networking Beyond Bias: How to Break Out, Break In, and Break Through Is your professional network as diverse as the workforce and community around you? If not, you could be missing important opportunities for your career and your company. Learn about the challenges we all face in making…
60-minute live webinar hosted by Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU)’s Career Connections Team. This online event is open to students, faculty, and alumni of SNHU.
Our Brains Are Biased: How to Break Out, Break In, and Break Through — Is your professional network as diverse as the workforce and community around you? If not, you could be missing opportunities for your career or your company! Attend this engaging session to learn how our brains’ shortcuts can limit our potential…and how…
Author’s note: This article is adapted from my book, Network Beyond Bias. Gender identity conversations used to leave me confused and uncomfortable. I had nevertheless tried to raise my children (both boys at that time) with a conscious rejection of traditional gender stereotypes. For example, my oldest son got dolls for Christmas when he asked…
My social media feeds are all abuzz with the news of Deloitte replacing its Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) with “inclusion panels.” The move reportedly seeks to address the concerns of Millennials who have a much different view of diversity issues than Gen Xers and Boomers. And then there was the perspective of the [mostly white,…