July 2009

How Diversity of Thought can be a Competitive Advantage

Different_hats

The New York Times published on July 18 an article by Steve Lohr about how focused diverse thinking can become a competitive advantage for an organization. He is talking about "open innovation," which has been variously described as crowdsourcing, the wisdom of crowds, collective intelligence and peer production.

utilizing the diversity of thought already present in your organization could be a brilliant way to gain competitive advantage. . . Continue reading »

Diversity Challenges

Welcome to my website and thank you for attending the DESHRM Chapter Meeting on July 14, 2009 and being such a wonderfully responsive audience. Because you attended this meeting, this is an exclusive page for you to access the notes and PP slides from the presentation, as well as see Recommended readings and links. It is my desire to provide value for you.

Independence, Dependence, and Interdependence in Leadership

July 4th, 2009 Fireworks. Photo by Ada Gonzalez

Independence, Dependence, and Interdependence are three important words for leaders to consider. As I was watching the spectacular fireworks over Legislative Mall in Dover, Delaware on the 4th of July, I was thinking about the interplay of these three words and what do they mean in leadership.

Probably because English is not my native tongue, whenever I think about words, I tend to go first to the dictionary to get the “official” meaning of the words. Pulling together what different dictionaries and Wikipedia say, this is my take on the meaning of the words and what they mean for leadership. As with everything else each of these words has an upside and a downside, which we need to consider in leadership.

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