Diversity and Inclusion Resources
Winter Holiday Resources
Planning your winter holiday observances? Download these article reprints:And peruse our newsletter archives for ideas to engage and honor all.
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Looking for info on hiring a keynote speaker? Read Jody's ideas in Colorado Meeting and Events Magazine.Jody Alyn Consulting was featured in the first annual INCLUSION Magazine, a special publication of the Colorado Springs Business Journal.
Jody was interviewed for a feature article published in Pulse Magazine.
Check out this article in the Colorado Springs Business Journal: Done Properly, Diversity Training Does Work!
From the Gazette: ... Importance of Diversity.
Recommended Reading
BLOGS
Check out Abby Ferber's blog on women and workplace bullying.
See what you think of Linda Holmes' blog on behalf of girls with Band-Aids on their knees.
BOOKS
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan. 2001. An avid gardener and accessible science writer, Pollan investigates four basic human desires (sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control) from the points of view of the plants that fulfill them (apple, tulip, marijuana and potato). This highly readable, sometimes hilarious and always thought-provoking book will change the way you look at the co-relationships among “us” and “them” and will give you as much food for thought about the food you eat as it does about the meaning of diversity for life on the planet.
The Known World by Edward P. Jones. 2003. This extraordinary novel begins with the death of Henry Townsend, a black slave-owner in the antebellum south. It revolves around the lives Henry touched and the ways in which the evil of slavery touches all - then and now. (Of particular inspiration to some is that this novel - Jones' first and winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize - was written when Jones was 53 years old.)
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brian. 1990. Informed, at least, by the author's experiences in Viet Nam, this book raises the deep questions about about life and death; about truth and how to tell it.
Final Gifts by Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley. 1993. Two hospice nurses share what they've learned about the special awareness, needs and communications of the dying. Through their eyes, we meet people from all walks of life, at the end of life. Through their expertise, we learn how to hear, respect and respond to diverse human needs for the full measure of life.
Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism by Bob Edwards. 2004. Besides telling the story of this trailblazing investigative journalist (also celebrated in the film, “Good Night and Good Luck"), Edwards reminds us of the critical role of substantive, well-researched news and of the constant tension between journalistic integrity and corporate profit.
Nickle and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich. 2001. Subtitled, "On Not Getting By in America", this little book was also a New York Times bestseller and Notable Book of the year. Ehrenreich goes undercover to live the life and examine the world of the low-wage worker, calling us to action with sharp insight and wit.
The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many are Smarter than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economics, Societies and Nations by James Surowiecki. 2004. What the title doesn't say is that Surowiecki has identified what it takes for groups, teams and communities to be wise crowds rather than unruly mobs. Diversity and independence of information are two keys.
Tales from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama. 1995,
2004. Savor the insights, the candor and the possibilities as they
flowed from the pen and perspective of a young Harvard Law School
graduate searching for the meaning of race, identity and family.
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