Signed in as:
filler@godaddy.com
WDN digital news is your source for articles by expert contributors and acknowledged professionals in the field of workplace inclusion, as well as curated content relevant to the benefits diversity, brings to strengthening a community. Last updated 4/12/22.
The Workforce Diversity Network (WDN) announced that following a national search, Dr. Michael D’Arcangelo has been selected to succeed Mike Streeter as Executive Director of the organization effective May 1. Streeter will retire after 26 years of service as Executive Director of the non-profit, an organization he help founded in 1996. Streeter will remain as President and on the Board of Directors.
Our Members have made statements opposing racism in all its forms, aiming to draw more attention to the actions and commitments being made throughout our region and encourage others to do their part. As we unite in our efforts we, commit to the vision that our differences indeed make us stronger.
One was a repost from Protest Therapist @ihategender (posted by Nanette D. Massey): ‘Too many aspiring white allies think racial justice is about diversity, inclusion and multiculturalism. No, no, no sweetie. This is about overthrowing power that benefits you, disproportionately often exclusively. Are you ready to sacrifice access, entitlement, innocence?’
Our members have developed great resources related to COVID-19 and the workplace that we wanted to share so we have included a new section dedicated to this key information and articles. We will continue to update this page regularly, so if you have additional resources, links or articles you wish to contribute or share, please email us.
Check out WDN Members' individual career sites for a list of current openings.
By Mauricio Velásquez
Expert Forum Contributor
I have always specialized in hostile or militant audiences but from time to time even I have to step back and pause for a second. Current events are always “fair game” in my workshops; it is what makes my sessions current, electric and never boring. Recent moments of truth in my sessions lead me to pen an update to the original article I wrote many years ago. The recent rash of horrible racial injustices (some say pattern) of Ahmaud Arbery to Breonna Taylor to George Floyd to Amy Cooper has erupted into a national conversation about racial injustice, white privilege, inequity, diversity, inclusion, and more.
By William Shackelford
Expert Forum Contributor
In 1968 when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated I was a college student in Atlanta Georgia and immediately thrusted into the middle of the movement that would change the nation. We had great leaders in the Black community in Atlanta – and in the nation – who helped us understand, process and react to the events around us. In 1992 riots broke out in America after the acquittal of the four police officers involved in the beating of Rodney King. My three kids were all teenagers at the time, and we talked with them to help them understand, process and react to the events around them. Unfortunately, we are here again in a confusing and terrible time of racial strife in America.
By Simma Lieberman
Expert Forum Contributor
We are in the midst of a disruptive crisis no matter how “positive thinking police” try to spin it. As the Covid-19 quarantine continues with people working from home, with little or no social interaction, some of your team members may start experiencing a deeper level of anxiety. No one knows when or how it will end or what the “new normal” will look like. That anxiety due to seemingly uncertain futures and not knowing how or when the crisis will end, can cause some people to panic, lose focus about their work and disengage from the team.
By Robert Wendover
Expert Forum Contributor
The past two months have been chaotic, to say the least. We have been ripped from our routines, sent home, and told to stay off the streets until further notice. Millions have had their incomes disrupted and their daily concentration destroyed by the ongoing uncertainty. And now, after weeks of this turbulence, we will be asked to return to
the previous routine, albeit with some significant changes.
By Steve Hanamura
Expert Forum Contributor
Shortly after I moved to Portland in 1980 a colleague, knowing my background with high school and college choirs, invited me to join the Choral Arts Ensemble, a forty-voice group that primarily sang classical music. Oddly enough we were invited to sing back up on a number with singer/songwriter Barry Manilow during his concert here in town. When we showed up for rehearsal the producer took one look at me and walked over to our director and said, "He can't sing."
By Simma Lieberman
Expert Forum Contributor
I’ve been facilitating cross-generational dialogues for over ten years. I started them because I was tired of one-dimensional conversations filled with bias and wrong assumptions about people who were older or younger. After the first three sessions, it was clear to me that we have a lot to learn from each other. Cross-generational mentoring became an integral part of my inclusive leadership coaching process
Workforce Diversity Network
150 State Street, Rochester, New York 14614, United States
Copyright © 2022 Workforce Diversity Network - All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you accept our use of cookies.