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Claiming the Freedom
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Good. All the noise has settled down. The crowds are gone and the parades have ended. The “I Have a Dream” re-enactments are over and we’re getting back to Life as usual. Let’s not let it be too much of the usual. Let’s take some time to reflect and then push off into purposeful inroads for making this year one that marks bolder efforts to kill the forces that suppress. Let’s consider two aspects of what became Affirmative Action in the United States. Let us reflect on why Dr. King took... Read Full Story
Sexual Harassment with a Twist
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. . . is this truly a case of sexual harassment that is escalating to something worse? What would you do? Read Full Story
Blogger Derby 2011: Lessons Learned, Lessons Taught
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to what's already there. From that point, we come to a more clear picture and are then able to act in the proper way from a better informed position. Read Full Story
Health Services for the Underserved
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It was Thursday, October 20, and there were a lot of mandatory appointments on my schedule. There were also some optionals. And there were "I want to" items that would have to be tossed if time or energy didn't allow them. One was an association dinner meeting. The other was going to the Los Angeles Sports Arena to see how the CareNowUSA.org free health clinic was progressing and what the faces of those being served. But at 5 PM, I was on a bus and trying to get home. It was obvious that I'd... Read Full Story
Blogger Derby 2011: From the Ground Up: Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, Part 2
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Bob Gately, President of Gately Consulting in Massachusetts, privately shared with me his own concerns about how to develop a responsible and capable workforce. He acknowledged that this is a multifaceted endeavor that requires the long haul approach. Read Full Story
Blogger Derby 2011: Retaliation or Just a Change
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In keeping with the theme of Women and Domestic Abuse, let us consider a topic that affects our work a lot - discrimination. Retaliation claims in 2006 had risen to alarming heights. They now are at nearly 196,000 and penalties amounting to $345 million. The case of Burlington v. White involved discrimination and retaliation against a woman. Read Full Story
Blogger Derby 2011: Women's Incentive, Part 2
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And here are just a few tips about how to not only keep a woman happy at work but also how to keep her. Read Full Story
Blogger Derby 2011: From the Ground Up: Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, Part 1
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Started circa 1993, Take Our Daughters to Work Day intended to open the world of work for girls so that they could envision their sitting in a corner office, being in the C-Suite, or serving on the Board. Read Full Story
Blogger Derby 2011: Women's Incentive, Part 1
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Blogger Derby 2011 is in full thrust. I have a dual theme this year - women and abuse - both topics part of my specialty focus. To kick things off, how to make women happy, a republished piece from "The Desk" on October 19, 2006 (Domestic Violence Awareness Month). Read Full Story
Which Aspect of Abuse Should We Discuss
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The aspect of what we need to be aware of, as HR professionals, is that it may start from the home and sometimes between partners. But it isn't always what are called "intimate partners" who suffer the trauma. The workplace suffers as well in many ways. Read Full Story