Welcome to Diversity Briefings: 10/26/2010
Volume 1, Issue 5
Group Klopfer Diversity Consulting
Susan Klopfer, editor and publisher
Welcome to the fifth issue of this new online Briefing. I hope you are enjoying the stories. If you would like to subscribe to receive daily updates, the form is at the bottom of today's issue. Good reading!
Susan Klopfer
Today’s Topics: generational diversity; rule for FMLA; intellectual diversity; an attitude towards intolerance; diversity and collaboration; opting out; older staff; good leaders
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Benefits of Bridging the Generational Gap
People are living and working longer, and the workplace is developing a “generational diversity.” So how do you get people who watched television in black and white to relate to people who watch television on their cell phones? And vice versa?
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http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=532009
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"Insights for Employers: Don’t retaliate against employees because they have taken FMLA leave. Not ever. Never."
Want to know why? Click here to get the answer:
http://www.fmlainsights.com/retaliation/scared-of-liability-for-fmla-retaliation-beware-of-bingo-workers/
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(diversity = liberal?)
Conservative and libertarian professors are becoming increasingly rare at colleges and universities, and this lack of intellectual diversity may be hampering the development of innovative solutions to the nation's problems.
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http://www.blogger.com/goog_986136544
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A 39-year-old Irish retired athlete, now a trainer, attributes his childhood in Scotland as a big factor in his attitude towards intolerance. "Being part of an immigrant family, in Glasgow, I was surrounded by intolerance all the time and it opened my eyes at an early age. I was brought up as anti-racist and anti-fascist, and have always wanted to get social justice for minority groups."
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http://www.blogger.com/goog_986136547
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The combination of diversity and collaboration can lead to a tremendous competitive advantage in business, a group of Orlando, Fla. college students and faculty were told Friday by Guillermo Novo, UCF alumnus and vice president of Dow Coating Materials.
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http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-10-25/community/orl-ucf-dow-vp-speaks-at-ucf_1_diversity-cultures-ucf-s-college
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"Call it a glass ceiling, glass wall or a glass floor - there is still a barrier blocking senior women leaders in organizations. High-powered executive and professional women are increasingly opting out of, being bypassed, or otherwise disappearing from the highly professional workforce. While this exists, true diversity in organizations will not happen, at least in the U.S. and Canada."
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http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wired-success/201010/why-has-the-glass-ceiling-become-impenetrable
Still More Notes
Could a diversity of ages improve workplace motivation?
Interested in creating a workplace bristling with motivation and productivity? You may wish to hire a workforce with a wide age range, says Rachel Krys, campaign director for the Employers Forum on Age. Older staff can bring just as much fresh thinking to the table as younger people, asserts Kyrs as she reacts to a recent study by the Age and Employment Network which discovered that long-term unemployment rates for the over-50s are still high, despite a fall in the jobless total over the past quarter.
To learn more, continue here --
http://www.youatwork.com/128/section.aspx/581/Could-a-diversity-of-ages-improve-workplace-motivation
Diversity Management Tip of the Day
Effective Diversity Management Starts From Within; Self Awareness is Key
What makes an effective leader? Many diversity experts say that self-awareness is at the heart of strong leadership, and that good leaders stay ahead by working on improving themselves.
No matter how hard a person tries, we all have biases; we discriminate without even recognizing what we are doing. An important key is committing oneself to the lifelong practice of self-understanding such issues while comprehending the diverse world around us.
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http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Susan-Klopfer-7986/diversity-124929.php
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