Diverse Workplace: Articles

Articles TEN KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL DIVERSITY RECRUITING A business objective – not brain surgery An examination of the ten keys to successful diversity recruiting demystifies the process of identifying, recruiting, hiring, and retaining diversity candidates. Many in corporate America believe that diversity recruiting is a complex mystery, loaded with problems and unattainable objectives; nothing could be further from the truth. [read more] "THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IS NOT OVER" - JUNE 2006 The Massachusetts Chapter of NAHSE (National Association of Health Service Executives) sponsored a dynamic conference on "Building and Sustaining Diversity in Healthcare Organizations." The conference was held at Simmons College in Boston on April 28, 2006. Doctor Joan Y. Reede, the keynote speaker challenged and chided the audience: "Many in this room believe that the Civil Rights Movement was a point in history, a historical event that took place and is now finished. Let me assure you that the Civil Rights Movement is nowhere near complete and far from over. We have a long, long way to go and much to do." [read more] PREPARING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR DIVERSITY - April 2007 We begin with a quote from James Baldwin, "it was a great shock at the age of five or six that in a world of Gary Coopers, you are an Indian." At times in our career we will be Gary Cooper, at others we will be the Indian. It is time to change the framework of the discussion. Diversity is not about "the other," it's about us. Continuing the conversation about managing "the other" reinforces discrimination and diverts attention away from effective strategies to minimize internal conflict and maximize the contribution of each employee. [read more] Colonel Anthony J. Carbone Tony Carbone died on Sunday, June 24, 2007. We grew up a mile apart in Medford, Massachusetts but didn’t meet until 1961 on a snowy, frigid February night at Camp Kaiser, near the 38th Parallel in Unchon-ni, Korea. Later we served together in the 101st Airborne Division and have been friends ever since. [read more] CONEXION - Advancing Latino Leadership/Adelantando el Liderazgo Latino - September 2007 Our country and our workforce are becoming more ethnically and culturally diverse. By 2025 there will be over 60 million Latinos living in the U.S. That number will grow to 100 million by 2050 – one out of every four Americans will be Latino. Over the next fifty years Latinos will account for 68 percent of our country’s population increase. [read more] EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSING THE DIVERSITY BACKLASH - Converting Resistors To Advocates F. Chase Hawkins One of the most difficult and energy-consuming pieces of the work that we do in attempting to build an inclusive work environment for the companies that employ us, is dealing with those individuals who, for a variety of reasons, not only do not support our work, but actively and vocally oppose it. [read more] SUPPORT OUR RETURNING VETERANS Assist their job search and networking activities Our present economic disaster and credit crisis have made competition for jobs tight. The market meltdown will probably have an even wider effect on a grim job market. More than 600,000 jobs have already been lost this year; over 9.4 million people are looking for work. Veterans returning from tours of duty overseas face a bleak job market not just because of the economy but for nebulous reasons and misconceptions. [read more]

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