Elmer Dixon of Executive Diversity Services joined Intercultural Spark for a conversation about the influence of culture and race on communication style, and what’s really at the heart of unconscious bias. Watch the chat with Elmer now About Elmer Dixon Elmer Dixon, has over 35 years’ experience as a consultant, trainer, senior manager and…
DetailsOn December 14, 2012, Scarlett Lewis’ worst imaginable fear happened when her six-year-old son, Jesse, was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. Her tragedy was literally the spark to being fearless, thinking big and out of the box, and to found the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. Shortly before the tragedy, Jesse wrote…
DetailsDr. Tanjia has more than 18 years of experience working as a senior level human resources and organization development professional in non-profit and Fortune 100 companies including Microsoft, Starbucks, Tribune Company, Whirlpool, Sears and Motorola. Watch the chat with Tanjia now. About Tanjia Coleman Coleman is the President of Reimagine Development Organization, Inc.…
DetailsLet’s talk menopause! When her male doctor said “you’ll have to choose between menopause and your high-powered career,” Executive Midlife Coach Adelle Martin decided to get to the bottom of what was happening to her body. Then 40 and experiencing early menopause, Adele embarked on a quest to fully understand why her body was changing…
DetailsGrandparenting is easy when the kids are young. Ice cream, a trip to the train museum, it was so easy to win their adoration. And then they become teenagers. Suddenly a one word grunt is the answer to everything. The intercultural approach looks at how to enter each others world. It’s about how to meet…
DetailsHow can one use electronic communications to build personal connections? A traditional marketing goal was to make personal contact–dinner, lunch, coffee, ballgame. How do you build and maintain rapport with someone you may never meet in person? Is it even possible? Chris Brogan has been talking about how to do this for years, well before…
DetailsSara Weiss’ life was a lonely existence for as long as she was buried deep in the victim mentality. But she found the strength to rise above and create a level of self-confidence she never imagined she could have. She has been abused, lied to, and cheated on. She has lost her friends and family.…
Details“If I wanted to find a partner who was a better cook than me, I’d have to marry a professional chef.” That was what my 19-year-old son said the other night when we were talking at the dinner table. Rather than bravado, we both agreed it was just a statement of fact. You see,…
DetailsLynn’s parents are from Egypt, she grew up in Canada, settled in Chicago. Derek was born in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, lived 5 years in Japan, another year in London, before coming back home. What gives us roots? How does the thread of journeys through culture make us who we are right now, at…
DetailsWhat does it mean to be Muslim? Or what does it mean to be White? How do we view ourselves versus how others see us? One way to find out is to ask. At a time when it’s easier to gloss over differences and avoid depth, perhaps that’s exactly the time to dig deeper. Intercultural…
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