Who wants to change? We all do! Almost all of us are nervous about change. Many of us will resist it—consciously or subconsciously. Sometimes those fears are well founded—the change really may have a negative impact on us. In many cases, however, the target population for...
Culture and engagement are vital parts of leading inclusive organizations—from a person’s first contact with a potential employer through retirement and beyond. Today's inclusive companies look at co-worker journeys, study the needs of their workforce, and use net promoter scores to understand the co-worker experience. In...
Life-long learning is the “ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated” pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. It not only enhances social inclusion, active citizenship, and personal development, but also self-sustainability as well as competitiveness and employability. There are at least five types of “life-long” learning: ...
Globalization derives from the word globalize, which refers to the emergence of an international network of economic systems. The term globalization had been used in its economic sense at least as early as 1981, and in other senses, probably as early as 1944. The late...
In a referendum on June 23, 2016, 51.9 percent of the participating electorate in the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU) in an action termed "Brexit" by the popular media. On March 29, 2017, the UK government invoked Article 50 of...
In their book “Leaders, the Strategy for Taking Charge” (1985), Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus, prominent American leadership researchers, theorists, and practitioners asked the question “Where Have All the Leaders Gone?” That question remains unanswered. Leadership Is Like Acting Leadership, I believe, is like acting. Most actors...
An International Development Professional is a company associate in a position to have some influence over a client, a client group, or a client international organization, like USAID, but who has NO direct power to either make changes or implement programs. A Client, on the other...
Inclusive Project Leadership (IPL) is currently passing through three phases: Transactional, Transitional, and Transformational. Transactional Project Leadership focuses on supervision, organization, rules, regulations, and performance. It is based on a shift in the way the project process is completed, which is designed to increase the...
Storytelling has been an effective means of communicating substantive and cultural messages for thousands of years. The Bible is one of the best examples of how storytelling has been used to shape behaviors, cultural norms, and core values. Great stories create a rich visual imagery...
As a so-called “senior” born between 1930 and 1950, I was comfortable with the term “Ageless,” until last week, when I read about Gina Bell, an award-winning creative director and tech entrepreneur. Ms. Bell is currently Content Chief of “The What,” a fast-growing email newsletter,...