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Keep The Edge With Our Diversity Resources
Download the articles below to share with the staff in your organization*.
–Information to Implement Diversity and Inclusion Strategies
–Tips and suggesions for Use with In-house Newsletters and Internet Support
*Permission to distribute or reference downloads with copyright and attribution to Gardenswartz & Rowe.
Podcast on Culture, Reliability, Safety, and Capacity
Get Caught Trying to Make the World Better!
Give this podcast a listen. And don’t miss our conference on Emotional Intelligence and Diversity for Teams at the Winter Institute for Intercultural Communication in Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 12-13, 2019! Thanks for listening and tell your friends.
Articles on Diversity and Inclusion
How to Avoid Disappointment, Backlash and Diversity Fatigue
Almost every article we read these days regarding diversity and inclusion starts with the premise that the intent in most companies is very good but the results are not.
Integrating Diversity and Inclusion
Inclusive organizations are those where inclusion is the norm and where differences are leveraged for the benefit of all.
Letter to the Editor – Time Magazine: How Diversity Training Infuriates Men and Fails Women
The recent article, “How Diversity Training Infuriates Men and Fails Women,” promises more than it delivers.
How to Build Cohesive and Productive Teams in Polarized Climates
We have been working with teams to help them become more cohesive and productive for close to 40 years. In the last year or two, building collaborative and harmonious teams seems to have gotten much tougher in our polarized U.S. climate.
Short Videos for Diversity and Inclusion Training
We are asked from time to time about videos to use in D&I sessions to spark interest and engage participants.
How Do You Recruit For Diversity?
How do you recruit and hire for diversity, especially when you can’t disclose the race, ethnicity and gender of candidates?
The Impact of the Trump Campaign and Election
The election of President Donald J. Trump on November 8, 2016, has had a profound and dramatic impact on U.S. American society in terms of how we see ourselves, how others in the world see us, and in the very clear polarization that now exists in our society.
Different Doesn't Need To Be Divisive
Our race, ethnicity, and religion may differ, but we are all united by common values and goals.
Are Stereotypes and Prejudice Sabotaging Your Organization?
Unconscious negative assumptions about others that are brought to a work unit, can create divisiveness, conflict and obstacles to communication and cooperation.
Does Your Organization Welcome Diversity?
Productivity and competitive advantage are the rewards for businesses that actively include rather than exclude people of different backgrounds.
Experiential Activities for Diversity Training
Dealing with diversity is an 'inside job'.
Language: Intercultural Detonator
Survey results show language differences are the most inflammatory aspect of working in a multi-cultural office.
Showing Newcomers The Ropes
Working in multicultural workplaces, we are constantly faced with the need to help newcomers adapt.
When The Golden Rule Doesn’t Work
Sometimes “Do Unto Others” is not the best way to manage a multicultural staff.
So You Think You Need Diversity Training
Trends or fads aside, the truth is that with the enormous demographic changes afoot, diversity training is often a crucial need which competes for scarce organizational resources.
What Did You Say?
Communicating with those whose English is limited.
The ABC's Of Culture
A blueprint for cooperation in a diverse environment.
Team Building To Break Down Barriers
Effective team building happens by design.
What's Your Diversity Quotient?
Find out how adaptable you are to a pluralistic environment.
Make Meetings Work
A staff meeting held in a culturally diverse environment is NOT business as usual. In fact, meetings can be the arena where the difference in cultural programming show themselves most clearly...or confusingly, as the case may be.
Gardenswartz & Rowe are also partners in the Emotional Intelligence and Diversity Institute. To learn more visit our website at eidi-results.org.