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Diversity’s real power
The topic of diversity is very popular. I think it's one of the most interesting, hopeful and difficult issues we face today in corporate life. Unfortunately, in most organizations, diversity is only addressed through simplistic required training programs that offend some and enlighten few. But allow everyone to check a needed box. It doesn't have to be that way if we'll address two issues I think are often neglected or ignored. The first is that diversity often hurts before it helps. The simple mantra preached by the consultants is very kumbaya. Diversity is beautiful, but we all know the truth. When we're presented with other people who are different from ourselves, we often have an aversive and unproductive reaction. Evolutionary psychologists suggest that back in the day, when humans lived in caves, we developed that aversive reaction in support of survival. Negatively reacting to different people helped you and your tribe continue living. Today, some of that simple reactionary…
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Becoming a change agent2m 59s
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Finding targets for innovation2m 45s
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Assessing your organization's change readiness2m 50s
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Embracing failure2m 33s
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Developing your creativity3m 6s
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Breaking through with brainstorming3m 16s
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Embracing the devil's advocate2m 50s
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Managing creative talent3m 2s
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Fighting bureaucracy3m 6s
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Not all best practices are best2m 57s
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Diversity’s real power2m 6s
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Initiating change conversations2m 57s
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Creating needed debate3m 2s
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Knowing when to engage positive conflict2m 42s
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Myth of creative genius2m 44s
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Changing routines to build new thought2m 41s
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Making risk feel like learning2m 47s
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The difference between creativity and innovation3m 10s
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People don't hate change2m 47s
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Advocating for the unpopular2m 20s
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The upside of limited resources2m 54s
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Understanding change capacity2m 24s
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Picking a successful fight at work2m 19s
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Start, stop, change2m 44s
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