Tag: Diversity & Inclusion

Last Wednesday (May 21), some celebrated “World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development”—an annual event to help people learn about the importance of cultural diversity and harmony.  On that day, I blogged about LBJ’s “Great Society”—50 years later.

Over the last 5 years, I’ve been on a specific journey to move beyond my own “Diversity & Inclusion Incompetency.”  To learn more about my journey, click here.

Today, we’ll turn to a few key points that help organizations in their diversity & inclusion journeys.  First, organizations must move past symbolism in appointing leaders of color.  Instead, they should seek and develop leaders who are racially aware.  Second, organizations must tackle their diversity climate as a systemic opportunity to improve organizational effectiveness.

To accomplish these objectives, many organizations appoint “Chief Diversity Officers”.  To learn more and continue with today’s post, click here.

Last week, my 11 year-old son, Cody, portrayed Lyndon Baines Johnson as part of his school’s “Wax Museum.”  If you pushed the orange “button” on the wall, he would recite a 60-second speech filled with facts about the former president’s life.

Did you realize that it was fifty years ago today (on May 22, 1964) that LBJ first introduced the concept of the “Great Society” during his commencement speech to University of Michigan graduates?  Central among the goals for the Great Society were the elimination of poverty and racial injustices.  Ultimately, the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a cornerstone for LBJ’s “Great Society” reforms.

So, where are we 50 years later?

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