R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr.
Future leaders will define diversity management as “making quality decisions in the midst of differences, similarities, and tensions.” This definition will allow them to deal with all kinds of discussions involving differences, similarities, and tensions and to see themselves as engaged in diversity management.
Leaders cannot help becoming aware of the craft’s ability to assist in unraveling and creatively conceptualizing complex situations. As a result, they … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: Leader to Leader | Subjects: Diversity, Management
R. Roosevelt Thomas
For future business leaders, the state of business, and our country, we need to get beyond seeing diversity as just achieving the desired profile-whether it be racial, a gender balance, or even a certain age mixture. We assume that if we get rid of all of the “isms” -racism, sexism, and so forth-that everything will be okay. Wrong. If you don’t know how to manage … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: MBA Jungle | Subject: Diversity
Dr. R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr.
We act as if diversity training is a shot to protect you from the measles, rather than preparation to allow you to go out and address diversity effectively. Most of what’s done under the rubric of diversity training is fundamentally awareness training. One of the big challenges we have is getting people beyond awareness.
Content: Quotation | Source: Business Finance Magazine | Subjects: Diversity, Human Resources
Crystal Dewberry
I always tell people, if you think everything is about race, you’re going to be in a perpetual state of rage. If you think nothing that happens in life is about race, you are in a state of vapor. It is a matter of balancing this business of race and what role it plays.
Content: Quotation | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subject: Diversity
Earl Graves (Founder and publisher of Black Enterp
There is no shortage of black leaders – they are in every field, every walk of life. Our only shortage is in the perception that fails to recognize the black leaders in our companies and communities.
Content: Quotation | Source: University of Rochester | Subjects: Diversity, Leadership