http://www.diversityinc.com/leadership/how-to-make-diversity-drive-innovation/ DiversityInc: Diversity and the Bottom Line Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:40:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.diversityinc.com/leadership/how-to-make-diversity-drive-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 Anonymous Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:47:52 +0000 #comment-1004 I found it challenging to work with individuals who brought/bring their culturally programmed biases to the work place and consciously or sub-consciously act(ed) out these beliefs. With this new push from the TOP for diversity, there seems to be a thinning of the atmosphere. The ego-driven fear-based grabbing and hoarding of resources ( jobs/patronage, promotions) does not seem as critical as it once did. There appears to be a slowing of the spread of a collective fear of loss, whether it is loss of job, loss of title, loss of status, self image, etc. It seems to be a shifting to a more patient examination of one-another and a willingness to examine the issues of tolerance more genuinely. Without the threat of EEO lawsuits hovering overhead, the pulse is slowing. Dialogue appears to be more forthcoming and welcomed. The underlying of hostilities appears to have been transmuted into an apparatus of genuine self-examination and change. Maybe it is that my perspective has changed. Nonetheless, thank you for bringing this issue to the light in such a palatable manner.
This article is an wonderful tool to examine how one individual, being who he truly is, can have a far-reaching, life changing, company policy changing positive impact that will and has lead to the betterment for all concerned. It is inspirational.

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