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8/18/2018

Here's Diversity Quiz #5. Take It And Share With Others

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Here's this week's quiz to keep you on your toes and to start the conversation within your network on race, diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion. Each time we’ll pose specific questions to test your knowledge and to help stretch your understanding of the importance and subtleties of how we think, act, and engage with each other culturally, ethnically and personally.

So get your thinking caps out and get ready to expand your thinking one question at a time.

You’ll find all of the answers below.

Have a good question to pose? Send me an email at [email protected], and you might see it reposted in a future issue of “The Diversity Quiz Factor!”
-Carole Copeland Thomas

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Below are 5 Questions/Statements With 7 Different Responses. All Answers Are Below.
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1. What is powerful and can bring people together all over the world?

_____a. Electricity
_____b. Science
_____c. Music
_____d. Water

2. No single country of origin dominates the US Asian population, but the largest groups are from China, _____________, and The _______________.

3. Who grew up in Detroit, earned some 20 Grammy Awards, and is best known for her song, R-E-S-P-E-C-T ?

_____a. Carole King
_____b. Whitney Houston
_____c. Shirley Ceasar
_____d. Aretha Franklin

4. __________ are projected to become the largest immigrant group in the country, surpassing Hispanics in 2055. They will make up 38% of all US Immigrants in 50 years.

5. Nobel laureate _________ Annan served as the UN Secretary General from 1997 to 2006. He is the only black African ever to hold the post and is originally from ____________, West Africa.

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#1
c. Music Source: NPR: The Power of Music to Affect The Brain
https://www.npr.org/2011/06/01/136859090/the-power-of-music-to-affect-the-brain

#2
India
The Philippines

Pew Research
Key Facts About Asian Americans

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/09/08/key-facts-about-asian-americans/

#3
d. Aretha Franklin
The late and great Aretha Franklin, who died of pancreatic cancer on Thursday, August 16, 2018 in Detroit. Franklin was affectionately called the “Queen of Soul.”

#4
Asians
Pew Research
Key Facts About Asian Americans
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/09/08/key-facts-about-asian-americans/
#5
Kofi (Annan)
Ghana

He died on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at the age of 80.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45235800

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8/16/2018

5 Steps To Innergizing

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By Guest Commentator Michelle Porchia

"I just don't have time to do the personal things I want or need to do for myself."

Have you ever said that? If you have, it is time for you to take an Innergize Day. It is a day set aside for you. It is a time when you can devote some attention to your own personal endeavors—a "do anything you want to do for yourself" day!

My goal is to get people to start with one day per year, progress to one day per month, then one day per week, and eventually an hour per day. It is a time of "self-celebration" to be incorporated into one's daily lifestyle. Nowadays everyone is so busy going and doing instead of being. Below are five steps on how you can innergize. It is scheduled for the day after Autumn begins every year (this year September 23) because that is when the earth goes to rest. I want you to rest.

Step One: Give Yourself Permission (I've said this before). Give yourself permission to put yourself first and NOT feel guilty. When you take care of yourself, you are better able to take care of others. When you rest, relax, renew, rejuvenate, you have the energy and clarity to do what you want to do.

Step Two: Schedule an appointment with YOU. We put everyone else on the calendar. It is time to put YOU on the calendar. Start small; schedule 15-30 minutes a week to do something for yourself. Try to expand it to 15-30 minutes a day.

Step Three: Take Your Breaks. There is a tendency to skip lunch and breaks while we work or we eat while we work. It is important to take periodic breaks to rest your body and mind. When you rest your mind, you are more productive and creative. It is also important to eat properly (this does not mean eating at your desk and working through lunch).

Step Four: Entrepreneurs: You Are Your Business. Investing in taking care of your mind, body and spirit is investing in the foundation of your business. If you are not able to work, your business will suffer. It is crucial to make health and happiness a priority while developing your business. If you work 24/7, you will burn out. You need to schedule time for you in the same way you do for your clients. You can't give 110%, you don't have it to give.

Step Five: Celebrate. There were two very popular songs out this year, "Let It Go" from the movie Frozen and "Happy" from the movie Despicable Me 2. Both songs talk about being yourself and enjoying life. You need to celebrate yourself. Celebrate life. Celebrate the little things as well as the big things. You don't have to celebrate elaborately. You can do simple things like treating yourself to flowers, a new book (and allowing yourself to read it), buying a Pumpkin Spice Latte, going to bed early, watching a movie in bed, etc.

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For more than twenty years, Michelle Porchia has been conducting seminars, coaching, and speaking all over the United States. As president of inner dimensions, llc, she has an extensive background in human resources, workplace communications, conflict resolution, and training and development. Michelle is the former training manager of HBO, where she developed courses and facilitated sessions for more than 1000 employees and more than 60 teams. In that capacity, she coached managers, team leaders, and employees. In her eleven years there, she also developed HBO’s Performance Review Process and Performance Evaluation Form.

She is part of the Ebony Speakers Collaborative. Learn more about Michelle at http://www.ebonyspeakers.com.

Innergize Day, founded by Michelle Porchia, is celebrated the day after autumn begins because we need to do as the Earth does: experience a time of hibernation to prepare for renewal. It is a forced day of rest, when observers relax, reflect, and rejuvenate. My goal is to get people to start with one day per year, progress to one day per month, then one day per week, and eventually an hour per day. It is a time of “self-celebration” to be incorporated into one’s daily lifestyle.

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8/14/2018

5 Key Negotiation Tips For Women On The Move

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Women are notorious for taking the first job offer for the least amount of money, and settling for the least amount of resistance. So many of us must have gone to the same school that bangs into our heads, “Be grateful to get a job and don’t act like an ingrate by holding out for more money.” Bad advice in this competitive marketplace. You need to know your worth, know your industry, and know what salary ranges you can reasonably expect in your particular field of work.

There is a time for polite caution. However, you certainly have permission to ask for as much money as possible, based on your skills, educational background, and experience on the job.

The first order of business is to remember this critical point: YOU Negotiate ALL THE TIME!
Here are some ways that we all negotiate in our daily lives:

--Finding a choice parking space before someone else gets it
--Getting the lowest price you can for that perfect outfit
--On the phone with a utility customer service rep when you work out installment payments
--The curfew for your teenager when all of the other moms and dads say otherwise
--Switching your days off with another colleague when you really have plans next Monday

That list could continue when you think of the countless ways we navigate the variables in our lives just so that we can live comfortably and confidently “in our own skin.”
Here are FIVE quick tips to help you get paid what you’re worth during salary negotiations, or to help you sign the right business contact that would make the toughest negotiator proud.

1. Do Your Homework And Know The Price Parameters
Don’t ever go into salary negotiations or contact talks without understanding the numbers.  You can visit salary.com, www.glassdoor.com, or other web platforms that can give you the range of wages and salaries for countless job positions.  Go online and do a google search. Ask the question, “How much does the average X make in (your state or county)?  I just asked the question, How much do lawyers make in Massachusetts?” and received an instant list of salaries of some of the top law firms in the state.

The same is true for business contracts. Understand what you should receive in a contract by searching for similar contacts online.  If you belong to the trade association in your industry and actively engage in member events, you can check around with your colleagues to see what other possibilities exist when landing a contract with a similar company.

2. Establish Your Clear Goals and Expectations In Advance
Yes, you want to receive the most money possible. However, you want to understand all of the price ranges that make your request reasonable and justifiable. If you are responding to a job offer, how much money do you need to live comfortably and adequately?  If you are signing a business contract, do you understand all of the tasks and responsibilities it takes to complete the project on time and under budget?  Know your numbers and set your goals before you begin to negotiate

3. PRACTICE and Create Pre-Meeting Responses To Objections To Your “Asking” Points
Remember you are representing YOURSELF when you negotiate for a salary or contract offer. Make sure you practice your responses and think through your answers BEFORE the conference call, face to face meeting or Skype/Zoom session.  Rehearse your responses, even to the point of creating a written script for yourself.  And for goodness sake create responses to the reactions you may receive when you take your numbers higher, based on the position or contract you’re pursuing. Know how to respond to, “Oh that’s too much.” Or, “That amount is outside of our budget.”  What’s your comeback line if those responses are given?  Perhaps you can say, “I understand $XXX might be higher than you had anticipated, but here’s where my services/skills/talents/ will add substantial value to your organization.” At that point, you begin to SELL your value, talents, skills, expertise and educational background to the company representative.  This leads to my next point….

4. Stop Selling Yourself SHORT
You have more talent, experience, natural ability and tenacity that you realize! You must learn how to turn OFF the little voice inside that is overly cautious and too quick to remind you when something in the past didn’t work well for you. You must listen to the bigger voice inside you that reaffirms your value, self-worth, and integrity.  That’s the voice that reminds you of your strength and your courage and points to the situation you had in the past when against all odds you achieved that goal and resolved that difficult problem. Turn off the little voice! Tune up the bigger voice. Stop telling yourself that you’re not good enough. Smart enough. Attractive enough. Tell yourself that YOU DESERVE the very best available in your industry. You are striving to achieve each day. You’re getting closer to achieving your goals and aspirations.

Say it.  Think it. Believe it.  Stop selling yourself short!

5. Make Silence Your Best Friend
Now the critical moment has arrived. You found the courage to ask for top dollar and you are waiting for the response.

STOP TALKING AND BE QUIET!  SILENCE IS NOW YOUR BEST FRIEND.

Find new courage. Breathe. Wait for the reply.  If the offer still isn’t to your liking, counter the offer and again....

STOP TALKING AND BE QUIET!

Yes, silence makes us uncomfortable, but it is a powerful way to reinforce our financial goals during negotiations. Make sure that your voice level stays at an even keel, which indicates a sense of confidence and empowerment.  Try this technique, and you will be amazed at its effectiveness.  In the end, you will marvel at how well you negotiated your salary, benefits package or business contract.

Good luck. Be prepared. Expect to negotiate with confidence, diplomacy, and determination.

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8/11/2018

Here's Diversity Quiz #4 Take It and Share With Others!

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Here's this week's quiz to keep you on your toes and to start the conversation within your network on race, diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion. Each time we’ll pose specific questions to test your knowledge and to help stretch your understanding of the importance and subtleties of how we think, act, and engage with each other culturally, ethnically and personally.

So get your thinking caps out and get ready to expand your thinking one question at a time.

You’ll find all of the answers below.

Have a good question to pose? Send me an email at [email protected], and you might see it reposted in a future issue of “The Diversity Quiz Factor!”
-Carole Copeland Thomas

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Below are 5 Questions/Statements With 6 Different Responses. All Answers Are Below.

Feel free to SHARE this quiz with your friends, colleagues and staff members.
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1. In The US Workforce women make up _____% of social workers and _____% of HVAC and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers.

_____a. 30% and 25%
_____b. 82% and 1%
_____c. 65% and 10%
_____d. 12% and 89%

2. The United Nations states that 1 in _____ girls in Africa miss school during their menstruation cycle.

_____a. 257
_____b. 100
_____c. 1500
_____d. 10

3. With the United States making up only 5% of the world's population, what percentage of the world's prison population does it represent?

_____a. 21%
_____b. 95%
_____c. 37%
_____d. 78%

4. Who recently became Boston's first African American in history appointed as the Boston Police Commissioner?

_____a. Ray Hammond
_____b. David Thomas
_____c. Jacques Carter
_____d. William Gross

5. Dr. Daphne Koeller is the co-founder of what online educational platform launched in 2012?

_____a. Udemy
_____b. Coursera
_____c. Thinkific
_____d. Teachable

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1. b. 82% and 1% Source: US. Bureau of Labor Statistics Women at Work

2.  d. 10 . This is a major issue in developing countries, where all girls do not have access to sanitary napkins. Several humanitarian projects in the US include sending/distributing sanitary napkins to girls in rural villages. When I lead my yearly group tour to India, our travelers take extra suitcases filled with sanitary napkins for village girls in the countryside.

3.  a. 21% . Source: NAACP . This is a shameful percentage, coupled with several state prison construction projects conducted across the United States.

4.  d. William Gross . Commissioner Gross was installed as the first African American on Monday August 6, 2018. Listen to Carole's radio podcast and learn more about Commissioner Gross. Click Here to Listen.

5.  b. Coursera . This TED talk features Dr. Koeller and her remarkable journey as an online innovator. Click Here To Listen.

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8/9/2018

Tale Of Two Leaders: What Success Looks Like In Black & White

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Bob Danzig 1932-2018

Boston Police Commissioner William Gross

Focus On Empowerment can be heard every Thursday at 1pm Eastern.
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Listen LIVE or Download Anytime At This Blog Post. Each broadcast can be replayed immediately following the show.

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Their backgrounds and circumstances couldn't have been more different. Bob survived the foster care system in New York. Willie grew up in a loving household headed by a single mother in Boston. Bob graduated from high school and entered the newspaper business as an office boy. Willie graduated from high school and joined the Boston Police Department as a police cadet. Both rose the ranks through hard work and through building relationships with others.

Bob was white. Willie is black. Both define what success looks like in black and white.

Bob Danzig rose to become the CEO of Hearst Publications. He just died yesterday. Willie/William Gross just became the first African American Police Commissioner in the history of Boston.

Today we'll trace their origins and see why leadership still matters in the hustle and bustle of our society.

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Read More About Bob Danzig Here:
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Bob-Danzig-who-rose-from-poverty-to-Hearst-13142361.php

Read More About Commissioner William Gross Here:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/08/05/william-gross-set-sworn-boston-first-black-police-commissioner-was-officer-making-friends-say/3UpVDi2P7XIiqQJkXwhrzK/story.html

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8/8/2018

Understanding News Organizations Around the World: Know Your Sources

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Know Your Sources!

The horrific and shocking nature of breaking news shouldn’t stop you from becoming a well-rounded consumer of worldwide news.  In order for you to form an intelligent decision about world events, you MUST develop a portfolio of news organizations that will deliver a diversity of perspectives for you to consider.

Here is a  list of a number of news organizations, associations, online resources and opinion makers that will keep you current on world events and help you lead the conversation in meaningful new ways.

It's a selected list of news resources. I will periodically update this as new sources are recommended.

VARIOUS NEWS RESOURCES
BBC  (British Broadcasting Company)
www.bbc.com

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the public-service broadcaster of the United Kingdom, headquartered at Broadcasting House in London.

It is the world's oldest national broadcasting organization and the second largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, with over 20,000 staff in total, of which 16,672 are in public sector broadcasting

Al Jazeera
http://www.aljazeera.com/news

Al Jazeera (Arabic: الجزيرة al-ǧazīrah IPA: [æl dʒæˈziːrɐ], literally "The Peninsula", referring to the Arabian Peninsula), also known as Aljazeera and JSC (Jazeera Satellite Channel), is a Doha-based state-funded broadcaster owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network, which is partly funded by the House of Thani, the ruling family of Qatar. Initially launched as an Arabic news and current affairs and satellite TV channel, Al Jazeera has since expanded into a network with several outlets, including the Internet and specialty TV channels in multiple languages.

Al Jazeera is among the largest news organizations with 80 bureaus around the world. Al Jazeera is owned by the government of Qatar.

Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/international-home

The Times of India (TOI) is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world according to Audit Bureau of Circulations (India). According to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2012, the Times of India is the most widely read English newspaper in India with a readership of 7.643 million. This ranks the Times of India as the top English daily in India by readership.

All Africa
http://allafrica.com

AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 2000 news and information items daily from over 130 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. It operates from Cape Town, Dakar, Lagos, Monrovia, Nairobi and Washington DC.

Asia Times
http://atimes.com/

Asia Times (atimes.com), a free website, looks at regional and global issues from an Asian perspective; distinguishing it from the mainstream English-language media, whose reporting on Asian matters is generally by Westerners, for Westerners.

Latina
www.latina.com

Latina is an American monthly lifestyle, entertainment, beauty and fashion magazine for bilingual, bicultural Hispanic women published in English by Latina Media Ventures. It has a combined audience of nearly 3 million

El Mundo - Boston
www.elmundoboston.com
Family owned and operated Spanish speaking newspaper published by a well respected Cuban American family.

Guangming Online
http://en.gmw.cn

Guangming Daily is an Chinese-language daily newspaper published in the People's Republic of China that was launched in 1949.
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Also:
twitter.com
linkedin.com
facebook.com

www.nabj.org

www.nahj.org

www.aaja.org

www.naja.org

www.nlgja.org

www.theroot.com

www.huffingtonpost.com

www.sampan.org

www.redstate.com

www.youtube.com

www.dailykos.com

www.drudgereport.com

www.baystatebanner.com

www.lasemanadelsur.com

Television:
MSNBC
FOX News
CNN
ABC News
*CBS News (Sometimes better insight on stories covered)
NBC News
BBC News on Cable TV
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8/3/2018

Here's Diversity Quiz #3. Take It & Share With Friends!

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Here's my new series to keep you on your toes and to start the conversation within your network on race, diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion. Each time we’ll pose specific questions to test your knowledge and to help stretch your understanding of the importance and subtleties of how we think, act, and engage with each other culturally, ethnically and personally.

So get your thinking caps out and get ready to expand your thinking one question at a time.

You’ll find all of the answers below.

Have a good question to pose? Send me an email at [email protected], and you might see it reposted in a future issue of “The Diversity Quiz Factor!”
-Carole Copeland Thomas

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Below are 5 Questions With 5 Different Responses. All Answers Are Below.

Feel free to SHARE this quiz with your friends, colleagues and staff members.

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1. What holiday do Canadians celebrate on the second Monday in October?

_____a. Christmas
_____b. Mother's Day
_____c. Canadian Founder's Day
_____d. Thanksgiving

2. How many Gods are there in the Hindu faith?

_____a. 25
_____b. 750
_____c. 1555
_____d. 33 Million

3. In the case of sexual harassment, what should the victim do first at work?

_____a. Go straight to the police
_____b. Confront the offender if possible, and or take the
complaint directly to Human Resources
_____c. Tell your colleagues, form a vigilante and confront the offender
_____d. Go straight to your state's EEOC office

4. What country has the largest population in the world?

_____a. China
_____b. India
_____c. Russia
_____d. Brazil

5. What one thing has the power to bring culturally different people together?

_____a. A vigorous debate
_____b. Silence
_____c. Food
_____d. A heated argument

Thank you for taking this week's Diversity Quiz!
Please share it with your friends and colleagues.

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1. d. Thanksgiving
Download Carole's video on this subject:
http://videos.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/8/2/7682161/mon_oct_9_2017_diversity_tip_9_move_beyond_your_cultural_traditions_984.mp4

2. d. 33 Million
For more insight on this large number, click here and read this article:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/gadadhara-pandit-dasa/the-33-million-demigods-o_b_1737207.html

3. b. Confront the offender if possible, and or take the complaint
directly to Human Resources

To learn more about sexual harassment, watch Carole's webinar on the subject.
Here's the link:

http://www.tellcarole.com/high-stakes-sexual-harassment.html

4. a. China with 1.3 billion people
India has 1.2 billion. Russia has 133 million. Brazil hs 218 million.

5. c. Food!
Download Carole's video "The Great Cultural Connection" and learn more about the power of food.

http://videos.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/8/2/7682161/sun_oct_15_2017_diversity_tip_15_ask_about_food_350.mp4
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