Gardenswartz & Rowe-Consultants in Diversity and Inclusion

10/23/2022

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03/23/2021

THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING ONE IN THE END OF 2020 HAS FOUND US STILL COPING WITH THE CHALLENGES OF COVID-19 and in most organizations, teams and work groups are operating virtually. Don’t miss reading this timely article, “5 Quick Activities to Keep Your Team Energized and Connected During Covid-19” (bit.ly/2x4BYtS).

01/27/2021

THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING ONE IN MANY WAYS from the fears and restrictions of Covid-19 and the gut wrenching instances of racial injustice to the brutal political campaign leading to the November elections. Don’t miss reading this timely article, “How to Maintain an Inclusive Mindset in a Time of Polarization” (bit.ly/2x4BYtS). And be sure to watch "Sue Padernacht: Interview with Lee Gardenswartz and Anita Rowe" on YouTube (https://tinyurl.com/y4hvzk55).

10/27/2020

AT THE TIME, I DIDN'T FULLY APPRECIATE why standing with 20 people in a large open area was a special moment. We were eating donuts. It was 1987 and my first week on the job at Hewlett Packard (HP). Don’t miss reading this timely article, “Keeping the Ties That Bind” by Jill Ebstein (bit.ly/2x4BYtS).

07/28/2020

ALL HUMAN BEINGS ALIVE IN THE SUMMER OF 2020 anywhere on this planet are dealing with some change and disruption from Covid-19. In varying amounts, it is impacting us all, and that is not the only big change we are dealing with. Don’t miss reading Lee and Anita’s recent article, "Building Inclusion without Polarization: Going from Either/Or to Both/And” (bit.ly/2x4BYtS)

07/09/2020

COVID-19 QUARANTINE MEASURES requiring much of the workforce to work remotely have prevented staff from having everyday, face-to-face interactions. In most cases where staff have been in communication it has been via phone calls, emails and Zoom meetings. Don’t miss reading Lee and Anita’s recent article, "How to Help Staff Talk About Race Inequities and Injustice” (bit.ly/2x4BYtS)

06/08/2020

THE QUARANTINE MEASURES to stop the spread of COVID-19 are impacting organizations from corporations and universities to hospitals, churches, mosques and synagogues. In this time of upheaval, demanding virtual work and bringing financial crises, it is easy for Diversity Equity and Inclusion to be relegated to the bottom of the priority list. Don’t miss reading Lee and Anita’s recent article, "How to Keep Your Diversity Equity and Inclusion Process from Becoming a Casualty of COVID-19” (bit.ly/2x4BYtS).

Gardenswartz & Rowe diversity management is committed to creating organizational environments that welcome and include everyone while diminishing and excluding no one.

02/07/2019

Get Caught Trying to Make the World Better! 

Listen to our podcast on Culture, Reliability, Safety, and Capacity (https://lnkd.in/g84_Yp7).

And don’t miss Anita Rowe and Lee Gardenswartz (gardenswartzrowe.com) leading their conference on Emotional Intelligence and Diversity for Teams at the Winter Institute for Intercultural Communication in Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 12-13!

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11/08/2018

Join Us For A Compelling Workshop!
March 12 - 14, 2019.
Gardenswartz & Rowe is thrilled to be teaching a three day session on Emotional Intelligence and Diversity for Teams at the Winter Institute for Intercultural Communication March 12-14, 2019 in sunny Santa Fe, NM. For more information contact Lee and Anita at 310-823-2466.

06/26/2018

IT SEEMS LIKE ALMOST EVERY ARTICLE WE READ these days regarding diversity and inclusion starts with the premise that the intent in most companies is very good but the results are not. What organizations seem to now be experiencing is increased resistance and disillusionment and dissatisfaction with the lack of real culture change and desired equity results. Don’t miss reading Lee and Anita’s recent article, "How to Avoid Disappointment, Backlash and Diversity Fatigue” (bit.ly/2x4BYtS).

Gardenswartz & Rowe diversity management is committed to creating organizational environments that welcome and include everyone while diminishing and excluding no one.

05/02/2018

INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATIONS are those where inclusion is the norm and where differences are leveraged for the benefit of all. Training is one touch point where you can foster these aims which is why many organizations conduct Diversity and Inclusion training for managers and employees as part of their D&I process. Don’t miss reading Lee and Anita’s recent article, "Integrating Diversity and Inclusion Into All Training” (bit.ly/2x4BYtS).

Gardenswartz & Rowe diversity management is committed to creating organizational environments that welcome and include everyone while diminishing and excluding no one.