Posts Tagged ‘diversity’
OUTsurance, Twitter, Marketing and Cultural Sensitivity
Often it takes a really painful mistake to make us look inward at the very necessary changes we’ve overlooked – through oversight. This weekend saw OUTsurance showcase a Father’s Day advert with majority white fathers with their children. 19 White fathers and just 1 black father, has been suggested. The onslaught on Twitter was swift…
Read MoreDiversity and Inclusion in the workplace
After 23 years into our new democratic South Africa, diversity and inclusion still remains a challenge in the workplace. This is not just a mindset or issue of cultural incompetence – but now a strategic priority in organisations. Diversity and inclusion encompasses acceptance and respect. It means that each individual is unique, that we should recognize individual differences, BUT also our…
Read MoreWhy Cultural Diversity is Important for your Organisation
People are different. People are same. Learning how to accept and respect one another is the key to celebrating, and leveraging, human diversity as an organisational strength.
Read More10 Business lessons from an air crash disaster.
I recently watched an air crash investigation documentary about Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 that claimed the lives of all four crew on board on 22 December 1999 shortly after take-off from London Stansted Airport. The airplane crashed under a minute of take off at Hatfield Forest. I admit, I’ve watched many of these disaster…
Read MoreCultural Pitfalls That You Need to Know
Waving is a serious insult in Greece and in Nigeria, particularly if the hand is near someone’s face. Making a “good-bye wave” in Europe can mean “No,” but it means “Come here” in Peru. In China, last names are written first. A man named Carlos Lopez-Garcia should be addressed as Mr. Lopez in Latin America,…
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