Culture in the News
Bill Cosby Likely to Get Less Than Three Years for Raping Lesbian
September 25, 2018
Kate McKinnon Cast in Fox News Sexual Harassment Film
September 25, 2018
[VIDEO] DeForest Soaries: How You Can Become A Corporate Board Member – And Get Paid
September 25, 2018
Thousands Are Arrested in Ethiopia After Ethnic Violence
September 25, 2018
Executive Memo: We Must Change the Game on C-Suite Diversity
September 25, 2018
Me and My White Teachers
September 22, 2018
Unforeseen and Unintended Consequences
Tatyana Fertelmeyster
February 3, 2017
For many years I have been working with foreign executives coming to the US on international expat assignments. Here are a few things I would normally tell them: There is almost always some kind of elections season going on. And when elections are over we all go back to work. Politics...
Are White women hypocrites in expecting Black women to support white women gender initiatives
Jean Mavrelis
November 12, 2016
Last night I couldn’t sleep, and was texting with a Black woman friend who is an attorney. I asked if I could quote her: “As a professional, I regularly hear white women question black women about why we are active in black professional associations and less so women’s professional associations. We...
White women who voted against Hillary
Jean Mavrelis
November 12, 2016
Who are the white women who did not vote for Hillary, when they did vote for Barack Obama, and probably would have voted for Michele Obama if she were running instead of Hillary. They didn’t like Hillary. They voted against her more than they voted for Trump. Why? They saw Hillary...
Outer Space
Jean Mavrelis
September 1, 2015
As we go through life we create what our friend and colleague, Jack Condon, calls “A sense of place”. I like to imagine myself creating my sense of place inside a “bubble of being”. Sometimes the reality I “imagine” is a physical place, but often it’s a psychological state of being....
Diversity Outside the Office Door
Tatyana Fertelmeyster
August 18, 2015
We were working with a group of engineers in a corporate office in the Midwest. At one point an African American man in his 30th gets up and addresses his colleagues. “When I come to work- color does not matter for me. I am here to work as all of you...
Sandra Bland and The Grapes of Wrath
Jean Mavrelis
July 24, 2015
At the end of Steinbeck’s, “The Grapes of Wrath”, Mama Joad asks Tom as he flees from the union busting police, “Where will I find you?” Tom says, “Where ever anybody stands up for injustice, “I’ll be there….” Many White People don’t understand that Ms. Bland’s response to the officer, as...
Generational Similarities & Differences Across East Asian Cultures
Adrian Chan
July 10, 2015
The current issue of The Economist, July 4-10th 2015 has an article describing some issues faced by China’s super-rich kids, “Lifestyles of the rich and infamous,” For a more comprehensive and complete discussion & analysis of the Chinese and other East Asian generational cultures along with business implications, see the KMA...
The SCOTUS Ruling– From Within the Asian Community
Adrian Chan
June 27, 2015
Asian response to today’s historic SCOTUS LGBT decision follows the metaphor of Onion (older, traditional, stable, layered generation) & Ocean (younger, dynamic, change/advocacy-oriented, tech-oriented generation) whether born in one’s native country (like China) or born in the USA (like American Born Chinese). The more Ocean-oriented gens tend to be receptive to...
The Good, the Bad, the Sad, and the Ugly
Thomas Kochman
June 27, 2015
Angela D. Henderson- Although this is a celebratory day for the LGBT community, it remains an immensely sad day for those in, and around, the African American community. Indeed, it's somewhat disconcerting -- this juxtaposition of joy on one hand and tremendous grief as the funerals in Charleston, SC continue. Angela Byars...
The SCOTUS Decision
Rita Wuebbeler
June 27, 2015
I'm VERY VERY grateful the Supreme Court decided in favor of legalizing gay marriage in ALL US States today. I'm beyond exhilarated, excited and happy. AND: this decision also brings tears to my eyes - tears for all the people that have had to suffer, hide, lie and be in pain...