For the first time in history, there are five generations of employees in the workforce. From seasoned Traditionalists with years of experience to Generation Z-ers, workplaces are becoming increasingly varied by age. Because of the spectrum of ages, differences in the...
The business case for diversity in the workplace is a strong one. We tend to think of diversity in terms of the primary dimensions of diversity – gender, race, age, and sexual orientation. What about diversity in terms of people’s personalities? Understanding...
One of the most unfortunate effects of prejudice is that it blinds us to the potential of new discoveries that come from unexpected places. When we insist on sticking to our old ways, associating only with people whom we already know and like, and using tools that are...
We often think of our personal and professional lives as being two separate spheres, with “success” in each appearing very differently and requiring different skills. Despite their differences, however, our experiences in either sphere have major repercussions in the...
The culture of the United States is one that celebrates the common man, and so many of the artifacts associated with “Americana” are popular consumer products. America is associated in people’s minds not just with baseball and apple pie, but also Coca-Cola, Levi’s...
One of the most difficult tasks that Inclusity’s trainers face on the job is mediating the conflicts that emerge when personalities and cultures clash in the workplace. These conflicts can be aggravated by the fact that many people in the modern workplace were raised...
On April 15, 1947, Major League baseball witnessed the debut of Jackie Robinson as first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson having been signed by the Dodgers’ general manager Branch Rickey two years earlier. Both Rickey and Robinson were endangering their...
Wishes do come true: Make-A-Wish® has been making dreams a reality for critically ill children for nearly four decades. It all began with Chris, a seven-year old boy diagnosed with leukemia who wanted nothing more than to be a police officer. The community came...
For a long time one of the greatest obstacles to the social acceptance of computing as part of daily life was the insularity and even elitism that prevailed, and to an extent still prevails, among the gatekeepers of computer technology. While the original “tech geek”...
Many of the stories featured in this space have involved adversity in its more visible forms, such as prejudice, poverty, and even outright violence. However, there is another kind of adversity that can be just as difficult to overcome, and in fact often accompanies...
Many people can remember a time in their careers when everything seemed to be conspiring against their success, from the tools in their hands to the supervisors watching over their shoulders. We generally tend to get over this feeling after a little while, recognizing...
Work-life conflict can be considered a basic fact of life. Anyone who works for a living faces a constant pull between the demands of a career and the obligations of family and friends. Those who can and choose to devote themselves to one or the other exclusively can...
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