“As for my interest in diversity, I believe it is closely aligned with my work on the project, Giving Voice To Values. That is, there are often times when we may witness or personally experience situations where some individuals are not treated with the same respect or care as others, precisely due to some difference in their identities, their styles, their experiences, or their perspectives. Often it is difficult to speak up in such a situation, for ourselves or for others.” GivingBelieveCareValuesIndividualSpeakI BelieveDifficultInterestSituationStyleIdentityPerspectiveDiversityWitness Author:Mary C. Gentile
“Time pressures are a reality of business life that cannot be eliminated entirely and that even can create a beneficial focus at times, it can be powerful to set aside discrete occasions where individuals are invited to step back, to look at their projects from different vantages, to consider input not usually examined, and so on. This again encourages folks to express alternative points of view.” DifferentRealityIndividualPowerfulFocusPoint Of View Author:Mary C. Gentile
“Communicating and celebrating the times when individuals have made values-based decisions is, of course, empowering and can provide role models. But perhaps more importantly, it removes the sense of futility that often prevents employees from speaking up.” IndividualDecisionCommunicateCelebrateEmpoweringEmployeeRole ModelsFutility Author:Mary C. Gentile