Thursday, February 21, 2008

The Diversity Challenge - an innovative new approach

Are you looking for something new and innovative to introduce to your employees and your leadership team? Something that will put a twinkle in their eyes, add fun and a competitive edge to their work on diversity and inclusion? Stop them from saying "we've already done diversity"!

I was in Sydney, Australia in July 2007 and found the best product I have ever seen on Diversity and Inclusion. It is really well done; well researched and always kept up to date. It provides Diversity Managers with all of the tools they need to inspire involvement and change in their organization. What is this product?

It is "The Diversity Challenge" and I am the USA and UK representative for this product. If you would like to be on the leading edge of diversity change and implementation and want to know more, please email me at drhelenturnbull@aol.com and I will be happy to provide you with a brochure and set up a web conference demo. You will not be disappointed.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Engaging White Women

Have you ever wondered if there is a hierarchy of biases? Do you think there are groups that find it easier to communicate with each other and groups that think there is little hope of authentic conversation and clear understanding? Do you sometimes wonder how people can be so blind to the issues?

I recently facilitated a wonderful workshop called "Engaging White Women". The workshop was designed to improve understanding between white women and Women of Color, particularly between Black and White women. We had an amazing experience together and one of the things we discussed was that the tensions between black and white women goes pretty much unnoticed in Corporate America (expect by the women directly affected, and in particular, by black women). Why is that? White women who choose to get involved in diversity believe they are doing their best to work on the issues; however black women see them as the "new gatekeepers".

If you would like to learn more about this topic and have an interest in creating authentic conversations that move the global inclusion and diversity conversation forward, then contact me at drhelenturnbull@aol.com