To Gauge or Not to Gauge
In an uncertain age where nothing is sacred, costs of responsibly demonstrating results can simply be weighed against the costs of not doing so.
Reflection on Democracy and Diversity
Last week, in a post about preliminary census results, I couldn’t resist a plug for the democracy envisioned by the founders of the United States. May I say that neither history nor government was my strong suit in school? Yet the more I learn, the more struck I am by the foresight of this country’s… Read more »
What’s the Difference?
A challenging task in the red hot field of diversity leadership is that of understanding differences between good diversity practices, or what used to be called “diversity management”, and equal opportunity or affirmative action. These confusions create some of the biggest organizational barriers to reaping the benefits of diversity. All three concepts can be traced… Read more »
FALSE EQUIVALENCY
A term I hadn’t seen much popped up in an email last week: false equivalency. The term was used in an account of an assault on an activist associated with the group, MoveOn.org, by a supporter of Rand Paul’s Senate campaign. You’ve probably seen it. Paul’s campaign put out a statement condemning violence “on both… Read more »