We Need A New Way to Talk About Engagement
Disengagement through lack of inclusion is pervasive in the federal government.
Posts By richard regan
The Great Divide
How can we start developing a common language where we can talk about race and differences in a way that challenges its complexity yet creates empathy in order to stay in the conversation?
It Is Time to End Performance Reviews
The problem with the way performance reviews are done in the federal government is the unholy alliance between job appraisals and financial incentives. They are built on the notion if you perform well you will receive monetary awards. This sounds good on paper. Unfortunately, it does not work in the real world. It creates thisRead… Read more »
4 Assumptions that Kill Inclusion
Our beliefs, biases and behavior are like the foundation of a house. When they are challenged by people who have different beliefs, biases and behaviors, they shake us to our core much like an earthquake.
The Brain Science Behind Embracing Differences
Just remember, a brain is a terrible thing to waste, particularly when it comes to embracing differences.
The Differences Next Door
How can we build diverse organizations if the very differences diversity brings is the same source for implicit bias? How does that build inclusion?
The Emptiness of the Term “Inclusion”
We need deeper emotional connections among our world community to persuade ourselves we are not different from each other. We are different like each other.
The Truth About Thanksgiving
It is with this spirit of generosity and charity that you should place your understanding for a true and honest “Thanksgiving.”
From Human Capital to Social Capital
For the sake of human capital, you may have the brains, technical ability, intelligence and competence to get the job started. But for the sake of social capital, have you got the connections to get the job done?
Building Towering Strengths
About 15 years ago, thought leaders Marcus Buckingham, Donald Clifton and Curt Coffman set the organizational development world on its head when they proclaimed that leaders were doing career development of their direct reports all wrong. For the longest time, leaders were working from a motivational model that focused on the weaknesses of their employees.Read… Read more »