Why Well-Documented Facts Don’t Stand A Chance Against Juicy False Narratives Why do we buy into narratives that exclude other cultural groups? Consider messages about Muslims being terrorists.  The narratives more or less go something like this. “The 9/11 bombing of the twin towers changed life in America. There are people in other parts of […]

Want to Impress Me? A Diversity Best Practice Award is Not Enough! African American Recruitment & Diversity Best Practice Organizations The workplace is where people aim to make their economic lives better. Perceptions of income disparity affect perceptions of unfairness and inequities in the workplace. That is because differences in income have real-world consequences. The perception […]

The Diversity Training Pain Island Diversity training has a bad reputation and diversity professionals are at fault. Diversity training alone is too often marketed as a strategy. This leads to unreasonable expectations about outcomes. Consider the research by Professors Frank Dobbin and Alexandra Kalev. Their 2006 diversity training publication received considerable media attention because the […]