by James O. Rodgers | Jul 31, 2019 | Organizational Culture
Much of the work of performing culture audits as a part of diversity work misses the point. It is clear that an unexamined culture will likely continue to create an environment that will tolerate rather than appreciate and manage diversity. But to conduct culture...
by James O. Rodgers | Jul 31, 2019 | Organizational Culture
Before a consultant can get started helping an organization implement an effective diversity management strategy, its important to know what kind of culture surrounds diversity within a company. In other words, the consultant needs to know the default way diversity is...
by James O. Rodgers | Jul 31, 2019 | Management Skills for Leaders
Everybody has blind spots. They arise from the fact that, as human beings, we are situated in a world that elicits responses from us at all times – often without providing an opportunity to stop and think about how we go about responding. In other words, we all have a...
by James O. Rodgers | Jul 31, 2019 | Deliberate Diversity
I just served as a resource person for a client I’m working with. I did so because I know nothing about manufacturing, and that’s the best criteria for a resource person: Someone who knows nothing about what you do. They bring in a fresh perspective. Good people to...
by James O. Rodgers | Jul 31, 2019 | Deliberate Diversity
“Radical Selection” is a crucial step in the Deliberate Diversity™ process. It is based on the idea that the broader our perspective is, the better our ideas become. When we put together a design team or an innovation team, it’s important to get as many different...
