I wonder what the mothers of George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin have in common. Without in any way having the ability to be in their hearts, minds, or lives, I’d wager that the list is a long one. Beginning with… Continue reading →

Yes, I’ll admit it, I bought a small television for my office solely so I could watch the George Zimmerman trial while I worked. Well, that “while I worked” part became a bit of a joke as I often muted… Continue reading →

“Biases are deep-rooted; there’s nothing we can do except work around them. It’s hopeless.”  “We can’t stop bias. We’ll just have to wait for this generation to die off and a new one to come along.” “Human beings are so… Continue reading →

Here’s the question currently on the table: Can biases be defeated? Can we really execute actions that cause biases to dissolve or are we stuck with them forever? Is our only option to be aware of our implicit biases and… Continue reading →

The answer to the question, “Can Bias Be Defeated?” is, fortunately for us, a resounding “Yes!”  The purpose of this three-part series has been to survey the research that brings us this good news. In part II, for example, we… Continue reading →

Although there still are cases of blatant bias in the workplace, most practitioners believe that the real enemy of diversity is a more subtle, less-conscious kind of discrimination. I like to call them “Guerilla Biases.” Like guerilla warriors who hide… Continue reading →

It seemed the construction work in our neighborhood would never end. Even from my office at the back of the house, I could hear the seemingly perpetual digging and pounding and packing and an assortment of other strange and undecipherable… Continue reading →

Have you ever had an attitude that, no matter how hard you tried, you just couldn’t seem to change? Maybe you wanted to become more receptive to new kinds of experiences or overcome a tendency to get irritated too quickly.… Continue reading →

I confess – I pilfered the title of this article from a man who was renowned as a wise and insightful pathfinder in the field of diversity, Dr. Roosevelt Thomas. A sample of that wisdom is seen in his statement,… Continue reading →

Have you ever been in a hospital emergency room? If so, you no doubt have agitated memories of lights that are just a little too bright, an eerie calm alternating with frenzied activity, and the over-riding sense of all definitely… Continue reading →