Category: Inter-Cultural Skills
Generation Z and The American Workforce in 2030
Generation Z is quickly rising to lead organizations throughout the country – is yours organization ready? #Workforce2030 Recently, I facilitated a strategic planning session for a Chamber of Commerce. After […]
Magnetic North: Calibrating moral compasses when all hell is breaking lose…
Joe Willis at WinX in Chicago Below is the video of a talk I did in Chicago in April of 2017. I shared some of the lessons I learned about […]
Training Empathy
Photo Credit: Burning Man 2017. Empathy: Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, that is, the capacity to place […]
Workplace Learning Culture
Workplace Learning Culture Building a Workplace Learning Culture begins with acknowledging that all cultures are “learning cultures.” “Culture is: The learned and shared behaviors and perceptions of a group, which […]
What Are My Values
What Are My Values? This conversation has always been one I’ve enjoyed. Because it can go on and on and damn near anywhere… My Story Summer 1997, I was standing […]
A conversation about Inter-Cultural Skills and Leadership
Joe Willis’ Interview with for the Excellence in Training Academy Last week I had a conversation about Inter-Cultural Skills and Leadership with Brian Willis of the Excellence in Training Academy. Brian has […]
Acting on Bias
In this post we will explore how underlying VAB manifest into behavior. A historical perspective: We will discuss a historical perspective of bias and discrimination in America. [1] Perhaps we have […]
Social Dominance Theory
Social dominance theory (SDT) [1]is a theory of intergroup relations that focuses on the maintenance and stability of group-based social hierarchies. According to the theory, group-based inequalities are maintained through […]
Stereotypes
Now let’s talk about stereotypes. Below is an individual activity where you’ll be asked to jot down a few stereotypes. The purpose of the activity is to open a dialogue […]
Social Perception
Quick question… 1) What is 2+2? 2) What color is an orange? 3) What is the capital of Michigan? 4) Washington? 5) 347+484? Perceptions and stereotypes are often incorrect, snap […]