We Need A New Way to Talk About Engagement
Disengagement through lack of inclusion is pervasive in the federal government.
Posts Tagged: inclusion
The Great Divide
How can we start developing a common language where we can talk about race and differences in a way that challenges its complexity yet creates empathy in order to stay in the conversation?
The Brain Science Behind Embracing Differences
Just remember, a brain is a terrible thing to waste, particularly when it comes to embracing differences.
The Emptiness of the Term “Inclusion”
We need deeper emotional connections among our world community to persuade ourselves we are not different from each other. We are different like each other.
White is Right When it Comes to Engagement
I thought that surely the best role models of engagement in the most powerful government in the world would be exemplary representatives for ensuring their workforces look like the taxpayers they serve.
Inclusively Exclusive
We are human beings, not robots. We all want a role in the workplace but we do not want that role to completely define who we are as individuals.
Want Inclusion? Look to Women
According to the Gender Intelligence Group, women leaders apply the following drivers of inclusion more often in the workplace than men.
The American Indian/Alaska Native Disadvantage
The Office of Personnel Management released my agency’s engagement scores for 2015 last week and for the second year in a row, Asian Americans are the highest engaged group of employees by race at 72%. For the 7th year in a row, my group, American Indians/Alaska Natives had the lowest engagement levels by race ofRead… Read more »
Disengagement Then, Disengagement Now and Disengagement Forever
If you ever talk to American Indian/Alaska Native, Persons with Disabilities and People of Two or More Races employees, you are conversing with some of the most disengaged workers in the federal government. The work realities of these employee groups look something like this: • Their small numbers enhance their invisibility. • They have theRead… Read more »
Want Engagement: Be a Misfit
Talk to an American Indian employee, a colleague with a disability, a person of two or more races or a Millennial and you will hear a common theme. They are some of the most disengaged employees in the federal government. The federal government has given up on these important constituencies so they have no alternativeRead… Read more »