by Race in the Workplace special correspondent Erica Mauter
Leadership sans power - Leadership Turn
“The easiest way to nudge is by doing—just take the initiative and do something. That’s often enough to get everyone moving. Offering help to teammates who are stuck, in a manner that doesn’t undercut or offend them, is another way to lead […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Edition 16 of the Carnival of HR is up at Evil HR Lady! Many thanks to Evil HR Lady for including my post If diversity training doesn’t work, why do companies do it?
Here are some of my favorite posts from the carnival.
Credibility and HR from Execupundit.com
“Among the credibility-destroying actions are:
* Acting like […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Watercooler is the section of the blog in which we share with you real-life horror stories from the frontlines of race in the workplace. This week, we have a story from Selina:
My story takes place where I currently work. There is a white woman here who constantly feels the need to […]

by Race in the Workplace special correspondent Erica Mauter
I Just Want To Work With Someone Like Me! - The Black Factor
“[I]f you are a White interviewer or someone who has input into hiring decisions and you can’t imagine many circumstances in which a minority applicant would ‘fit’ in at your company or within your corporate […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Watercooler is the section of the blog in which we share with you real-life horror stories from the frontlines of race in the workplace. This week, we have a story from Incredulous White Woman:
Sitting at a break table with co-workers, and we are eating mixed nuts.
Now, I am from the East […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
I was on “Radio in Black and White” this past Monday morning, on Grand Rapids’ Talk Radio AM 1230 WTKG. To listen, click the play button at the end of this post.
Among the things I talked about on the show:

Diversity training doesn’t work. But organizations do it anyway because they care more […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Diversity training is practically useless when it comes to helping companies diversify their management ranks, according to a recent study by Harvard University sociologist Frank Dobbin.
After poring through 30 years of data from more than 700 corporations, Dobbin concluded that the most successful programs were those that established direct accountability for diversity. […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
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by Race in the Workplace special correspondent Erica
Employee Relations Part 1 - Evil HR Lady
Of a three part series. [2] [3] The scenario: A high-performing manager walks into your office and tells you she wants to put a formal warning in a new, high-performing employee’s file. The employee called out for two days with sick […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
The Black Factor has a great post about the kind of workplace racial discrimination we don’t hear about that often: same-race discrimination.
It seemed appropriate to illustrate the post with good ole Uncle Ruckus from The Boondocks.
I’ve already had a couple of posts on this site that confirm that same race […]

by Race in the Workplace special correspondent Erica
The History of Labor Day - U.S. Department of Labor
“Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
A brand-new episode (No. 81) of Addicted to Race is out! Addicted to Race is New Demographic’s weekly podcast about America’s obsession with race.
Carmen and Kai discuss the racial divide in the blogosphere. White bloggers keep asking where the bloggers of color are, when bloggers of color in fact have established thriving […]