Diversity
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Fat People Aren’t Good Workers.
I don’t really believe that fat people aren’t good workers. In fact, I am a fat people (or at least I used to be) and I happen to think that I am a good worker. There are a lot of… Continue reading
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My Boss Is Young Enough To Be My Child!
Younger Bosses It happens to all of us–no matter how successful we are–if you stay in the workforce long enough, you’re going to have a boss younger than you. Why does this matter? Why do you care? Yeah, yeah, it… Continue reading
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Reactions To My Discrimination Post
Reactions to Reactions To My Discrimination Post I had readers respond to my Are They Discriminating Against You? Probably. blog post in a couple of different ways. First, one reader challenged me about “accepting” discrimination. He believed that I should… Continue reading
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Are They Discriminating Against You? Probably.
Discrimination Not only is it likely that someone (or several someones) are discriminating against you, it is also likely that you are discriminating against someone (or several someones). It is human nature that we like/trust/believe in/select those who are like… Continue reading
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Reflections on Being a Mother, Working and “Leaning In”
Mother’s Day Mother’s Day is a great day to reflect on being a mother. And on being a mother who works. And on the controversy over Sharon Sandberg’s new book, Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead. I… Continue reading
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Recruiters Are Prejudiced
Recruiters Are People I know lots of recruiters. I like lots of recruiters. In fact, maybe I like all the recruiters I know. Recruiters are regular people. And like regular people (yes, that means you too), recruiters are prejudiced. We… Continue reading
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Why Doesn’t Your Team Work?
All of us get to spend time on teams. Some of us spend all of our time on teams. There are terrible teams, good teams and great teams. Most of us rarely get to spend much time on great teams. … Continue reading
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Diversity Makes Work Work.
Work Has Gotten More Diverse. No Duh! Have you noticed how diverse our work lives have gotten lately? Not so much at the top of organizations–we still have a long way to go there–but in terms of getting actual work… Continue reading
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Moms At Work
Happy Mother’s Day On this Mother’s Day, I thought would I write about women at work. I grew up not only with a mother who worked outside the home, but with a grandmother who always had as well (starting when… Continue reading
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My Generation Is Best, The Other . . . Not So Much
That OTHER Generation is IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!!! One of my favorite team building exercises is to put people of the same generation together and have them describe the other generations. I have them make a list of the characteristics of the other… Continue reading
