Diversity

  • A Need for Diversity by Al Spinks
    One way in which I give back to this country, which has provided me with such tremendous opportunity, is to volunteer my time and talent with local nonprofit organizations. One afternoon during a committee meeting for one of these nonprofits we happened to become stumped on how to provide a particular service. After struggling with this problem for most of the meeting a quiet voice spoke up from t
  • Entrainment, Microinequities, and Diversity by Dr. Josiah Rich by Dr. Josiah Rich
    ...scientists discovered that it was the largest clock with the strongest rhythm...pulling the other pendulums into sync with itself. Think of the power of this principle...in the workplace.
  • Understanding Diversity by Julian Jackson
    What is diversity? I am sure many people hear this word and never really get a clear understanding. My goal is to help clear up the ambiguity. Diversity is understanding the differences that make each person unique. Everyone has their own identity and make up and it comes from a wide variety of backgrounds. Being able to accept these differences in identity and make up is  what diversit
  • The Struggle and Need for Innovation - Is it Only Lip Service? by JoAnn Corley
    I received the following trends alert related to the role of innovation in our current corporate life. By the way, this is a worthwhile thing to subscribe to! The point of this post is my comments after the alert. Please read! Herman Trend Alert: Innovation and Entrepreneurship February 24, 2010 For years now, we have seen a growing trend towards "Innovation" being a leading  focus for c
  • Attitude-Get One! by Al Foxx
    When you have a winning Attitude, you do everything you possibly can to prepare to win. Because you’re PREPARED to win, you EXPECT to win. The measure of how prepared a person is, is whether they are able to perform at the top of their abilities. There is absolutely nothing wrong with getting beaten by somebody who has greater abilities than your own, but there is great shame in getting beaten
  • Attitude is Everything by Al Foxx
    The power of Attitude, believing in one's own ability-strength-destiny is made crystal clear in The Dave Clark Story.    Diamond in the Rough    Imagine being 5-foot-2 and playing professional baseball. And not just playing, but also managing, coaching, scouting, owning a professional barnstorming team that toured the country, and traveling Europe as a representative of Major League Baseball.
  • Attitude Teamwork by Al Foxx
    Life is a lot like a football game or a play on Broadway.  While some players have roles that have them on stage more often, or maybe they have greater athletic ability than the average player, an Attitude of teamwork is essential. Even the best of the best need the rest of the team.  How efficiently would the play make its’ point if the actor with the starring role also had to manage the light
  • Attitude of Love by Al Foxx
    Since love is undeniably the strongest Attitude one can have, it’s probably way past time I have a post or more talking about the power love. Because I’m not a poet and because I know it, when Bonnie sent me the poem below, it seemed too perfect not to Blog it. Love is like magic And it always will be. For love still remains Life’s sweet mystery! Love works in ways That are wondrous and
  • United Were Not, Devided We Are by Donnie Bolena
    Do you remember the reaction on 9/11/2001 from "Our Country tis of thee, Sweet Land of Liberty? I do, I remember owning a small delivery company in my hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. Do you know what the number one item I was delivering each and every day? It was the American Flag, it was Flag poles, I had more work then I could keep up with. This was only a second job for me to make some extra
  • Progressive Attitudes by Al Foxx
    The current of life is always moving. Life can be understood to be like swimming upstream; the speed of the currant depends upon our Attitudes. We are either moving forward or backward. If we relax and just float, the current carries us downstream, away from our goals. For years, goals filled my thoughts, day and night. My goals were to walk and talk and drive efficiently enough to at least ser
  • Attitude-Coach John Wooden by Al Foxx
    Wooden is said by many fans, team members, teammates and opponents to be the greatest basketball coach of all time. The Attitudes he taught the teams he coached, Attitudes like teamwork, personal excellence, dedication, discipline, focus, organization and leadership are the same Attitudes anyone needs to succeed in the real world. Wooden taught his players one primary objective: Be the best you
  • If you want a better future, you have to imagine it first by David Morey
    Women leaders will change the world.
  • Presidential Persistance Attitude by Al Foxx
    Abraham Lincoln's Attitude Exemplified Persistence   Persistence Is Stronger than Failure. Don't ever give up! Take heart, even Abraham Lincoln, one of America’s greatest presidents, was no stranger to failure. Here is a brief summary of his career:   § Failed in business                                     1831 § Defeated for legislature                         1832 § Failed in business aga
  • Over The Wall Attitudes by Al Foxx
    Upon first hearing of over the wall problem solving, I had thought I would be interested in exploring it in depth, but upon beginning my exploration of this problem-solving technique, my interest was immediatly drawn away. For anybody interested in learning more about this method, http://www.winwenger.com/overwall.htm and many other sites offer plenty of information. What I learned from
  • Four Attitude Agreements by Al Foxx
    Because I believe our Attitudes can either be our castle or our coffin, and because I also believe our Attitude is our choice, whenever I read something that seems relevant to Attitudes, I think about how it applies to the Attitude I’m currently choosing to have. The book The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz seems extremely relevant to the subject of Attitudes and our ability to choose our Attitu
  • Attitudes Have No Boundaries by Al Foxx
    Having a humble, helpful Attitude of love and respect toward everyone we touch is the only sensible Attitude. The idea that there’s a boundary between self and others, that we can see ourselves as valuable and loveable if we are harming someone else, is false and denies the connection that we all share.   The harm in denying our mutual identity is that this Attitude is passed on to new genera
  • Attitudes of Peace-g by Al Foxx
    The similarities of Dr. Frankl’s concentration camp experience and my rehab floor experience seem to be unlimited. The similar ways we began our journeys to again having a positive Attitude and being an integral part of society are especially astonishing.  To get this aspect of my comparison of our experiences started, I’ll first paraphrase from and then quote from Dr. Frankl’s description of t
  • Attitude Momentum-f by Al Foxx
    Many psychological similarities mark a prisoner’s time in a concentration camp and a patient’s time on a rehab floor. But, as one might guess, the greater the time since their liberation and their release, the fewer of these similarities exist. Dr. Frankl says that although the prisoners had longed for and dreamed of freedom, when the white flag of surrender raised above the camp’s gates, there we
  • Great Leaders Know How to Say 'No' by Donnie Bolena
    Believe it or not, at one time I Donnie Bolena was a teenager, and I was also a college student. One of the hardest things that I had to deal with when I was younger was telling my friends and family "NO". Well, the truth is that by learning to say no, although you might feel that others will feel hurt or offended. (and it is possible), You are also sending a strong message that you value your
  • Different People, Different Attitudes e by Al Foxx
    The third and final phase, the first two phases are mentioned in post 22b, of the 22 post series comparison of concentration camp prisoners psychological reaction to being freed from prison with a rehab patients’ psychological reaction to being discharged from the hospital.  Before looking at those, let’s ask what possessed the guards to treat their fellow man with such brutality as many prison
  • A Need for Diversity Al Spinks         posted in: Diversity
    One way in which I give back to this country, which has provided me with such tremendous opportunity, is to volunteer my time and talent with local nonprofit organizations. One afternoon during a committee meeting for one of these nonprofits we happened to become stumped on how to provide a particular service. After struggling with this problem for most of the meeting a quiet voice spoke up fro...
  • Entrainment, Microinequities, and Diversity by Dr. Josiah Rich Dr. Josiah Rich         posted in: Diversity
    The pendulum clock was invented by Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695).  In his great book "Horologium Oscillatorium" published in 1673 he discusses pendulum clocks among other topics.  Don Colbert, M.D. writes of Huygens, "One day as he lay in bed, staring at his clock collection on the other side of the room, he noticed that all of the pendulums were swinging in unison, ...
  • Understanding Diversity Julian Jackson         posted in: Diversity
    What is diversity? I am sure many people hear this word and never really get a clear understanding. My goal is to help clear up the ambiguity. Diversity is understanding the differences that make each person unique. Everyone has their own identity and make up and it comes from a wide variety of backgrounds. Being able to accept these differences in identity...
  • The Struggle and Need for Innovation – Is it Only Lip Service? JoAnn Corley         posted in: Change and Organizational Development
    I received the following trends alert related to the role of innovation in our current corporate life. By the way, this is a worthwhile thing to subscribe to! The point of this post is my comments after the alert. Please read! Herman Trend Alert: Innovation and Entrepreneurship February 24, 2010 For years now, we have seen a growing ...
  • Attitude-Get One! Al Foxx         posted in: Change and Organizational Development
    When you have a winning Attitude, you do everything you possibly can to prepare to win. Because you’re PREPARED to win, you EXPECT to win. The measure of how prepared a person is, is whether they are able to perform at the top of their abilities. There is absolutely nothing wrong with getting beaten by somebody who has greater abilities than your own, but there is great shame in g...
  • Attitude is Everything Al Foxx         posted in: Change and Organizational Development
    The power of Attitude, believing in one's own ability-strength-destiny is made crystal clear in The Dave Clark Story.    Diamond in the Rough    Imagine being 5-foo...
  • Attitude Teamwork Al Foxx         posted in: Change and Organizational Development
    Life is a lot like a football game or a play on Broadway.  While some players have roles that have them on stage more often, or maybe they have greater athletic ability than the average player, an Attitude of teamwork is essential. Even the best of the best need the rest of the team.  How efficiently would the play make its’ point if the actor with the starring role also had to ma...
  • Attitude of Love Al Foxx         posted in: Change and Organizational Development
    Since love is undeniably the strongest Attitude one can have, it’s probably way past time I have a post or more talking about the power love. Because I’m not a poet and because I know it, when Bonnie sent me the poem below, it seemed too perfect not to Blog it. Love is like magic And it always will be. For love still remains ...
  • United Were Not, Devided We Are Donnie Bolena         posted in: Business Grammar and Writing
    Do you remember the reaction on 9/11/2001 from "Our Country tis of thee, Sweet Land of Liberty? I do, I remember owning a small delivery company in my hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. Do you know what the number one item I was delivering each and every day? It was the American Flag, it was Flag poles, I had more work then I could keep up with. This was only a second job for me to make some e...
  • Progressive Attitudes Al Foxx         posted in: Change and Organizational Development
    The current of life is always moving. Life can be understood to be like swimming upstream; the speed of the currant depends upon our Attitudes. We are either moving forward or backward. If we relax and just float, the current carries us downstream, away from our goals. For years, goals filled my thoughts, day and night. My goals were to walk and talk and drive efficiently enough to...

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