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Chief Donna Big Canoe Did you know – Traditional Aboriginal beliefs  have viewed women as autonomous, with key roles as givers and caretakers of life.- Aboriginal Women Leaders ….three inspiring Chiefs talk about leadership, They each waited patiently for the moderator’s questions and answered in turn, when asked. Their answers were smart, thoughtful, and carefully

Lately, more and more people seem to be waking up to the fact that women’s style of leading through listening and collaboration brings enormous benefits to just about every kind of group you can imagine. That includes large and small businesses, nonprofit organizations, sports teams—you name it. Since many women seem to naturally possess these

Even before the shooting rampage at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people were already the most likely targets of hate crimes in America, according to an analysis of data collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Our affirmation:  Today I see all people safe and living freely in the

Onesimus (late 1600s–1700s) Inoculation was introduced to America by a slave.  Few details are known about the birth of Onesimus, but it is assumed he was born in Africa in the late seventeenth century being brought to Boston as a gift to the Puritan church minister Cotton Mather. Onesimus told Mather about the centuries old

Unity Does not Mean Uniformity In Part 1 of this series on cultural diversity we introduced and generally defined the topic of cultural diversity and in this post we’ll explore its practical implications for CSL as an organization. Part 3 will place all of this in the context of the Global Vision.  The question we’re exploring today

Did you know – Traditional Aboriginal beliefs have viewed women as autonomous, with key roles as givers and caretakers of life.- Aboriginal Women Leaders ….three inspiring Chiefs talk about leadership, They each waited patiently for the moderator’s questions and answered in turn, when asked. Their answers were smart, thoughtful, and carefully considered. When asked what qualities

Most of us are familiar with the phrase: “Hindsight is 20/20” but Did You Know there’s a thing called Hindsight Bias? Hindsight bias is also referred to as creeping determinism, and the knew-it-all-along effect. Hindsight bias refers to a person's belief and tendency of having predicted the outcome of an event when, in reality, there was

Even though scientific research has proven race to be more a social construct than a biological reality, race is a significant factor in human interaction—and not a factor that needs to be ignored. While conversations about race and racial issues may be uncomfortable, these conversations are also an opportunity to grow, to understand, to build

That, most studies of ageist attitudes tend to focus on its negative aspects. However, ageism can also have a positive perspective, such as when the attributes of age are deemed advantageous. For example, a positive view perceives an association between aging and greater wisdom, patience, and an enhanced appreciation of life's benefits. That, there is