Tag: Gloria Johnson-Cusack

Chris Altizer and Gloria Johnson-Cusack’s book, Growing the Elephant is reviewed in The Globe and Mail.

Turning down the heat in diversity conversations may come down to language

Privilege is a useful concept. It forces us to examine ourselves and our actions. If humility leads to better leadership, as Jim Collins’ research in Good to Great suggests, acknowledging our privilege can help us be better leaders. But privilege has unfortunately become inflammatory in workplace discussions on diversity.

‘The advantages of leveraging diversity through inclusion have been widely recognized, if not often successfully reaped, for decades. Why is it that now we are all so focus on this topic. Amazingly there are still a lot of people who choose to ignore this, while there are ways to ensure you are not seen as disrespectful. Chris Altizer and Gloria Johnson-Cusack not only provide explanation to recognize diversity but also use it through true life examples.’

Chris Altizer and Gloria Johnson-Cusack’s book, Growing the Elephant is reviewed on thehrdirector.com

Growing the Elephant – Increasing Earned Advantage for All – theHRDIRECTOR

The advantages of leveraging diversity through inclusion have been widely recognized, if not often successfully reaped, for decades. Why is it that now we are all so focus on this topic. Amazingly there are still a lot of people who choose to ignore this, while there are ways to ensure you are not seen as disrespectful.