In down times many companies are looking for new income streams and new profit potential to replace declining and lost revenues. For some, diversifying is a simply a bad idea and not in their Vision..

What do music, chili peppers, bamboo, wine, watermelon, ice cream and Eeyore the donkey from Winnie the Pooh have in common?They all have festivals devoted to them in Austin or nearby towns. In fact,..

There has been a general, unspoken wisdom passed down through the ages. It is an unwritten rule that influences hiring, and is at the bottom of all office politics, regardless of industry or geographi..

We are at a very important time in history. Over the next five years, approximately 62 million Baby Boomers, who have helped form our business world for the last 20 years will be retiring. As they e..

Discrimination in the workplace takes many forms. It can be related to either race, age, gender, religion or sexual orientation. This was previously driven by moral or ethical grounds and public relat..

Are you bracing yourself for December, unsure what to celebrate and how? Here’s what you can do:D ... iversityIn today’s multicultural world, and office, there will likely be many faiths..

I caught a colleague doing something a bit unethical against me and called him on it. He was shocked and when he recovered he called me a bad name and stomped off. He must have thought that I would ..

When employed in the corporate world I recall vividly going through some of the first diversity training workshops put on by the company. These were all focused around the women versus men working tog..

Often within organizations the question is asked (by varying sections of the workforce) ..

Whilst working in technology marketing management for one of the largest and most respected computer companies in the world I acted as chair of the European Black and Ethnic Minority employee network ..

It is blatantly obvious to state but all organizations are made of individuals who basically go to work to fulfill their basic needs and more. The amount of effort, thought and pride that employees pu..

One of the biggest problems with implementing Diversity within organizations is when you get buy in from the workforce which, normally happens to be from those outside of the main Middle Class White c..

Diversity Down UnderAs many of you already know, I just returned from a trip to Australia where my training partner and I facilitated some diversity workshops for school personnel in Queensland but we..

The use of language is pure magic! As far as humans go, it's one of our species' most amazing evolutionary developments. No matter what country we live in or continent we call home, the use of languag..

Effectively managing a multicultural business requires at least a basic knowledge of your employee's culture and traditions. Familiarity with both is essential because each has a bearing on an employe..