Comments on: Let's All Hold Hands and Sing Kumbaya http://lancehaun.com/lets-all-hold-hands-and-sing-kumbaya/ Life between the brackets Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:42:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Luscious Lars Anderson http://lancehaun.com/lets-all-hold-hands-and-sing-kumbaya/#comment-802 Luscious Lars Anderson Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:52:19 +0000 http://www.yourhrguy.com/?p=354#comment-802 Yo, Dawg! Ya'll gots me straight trippin'! Yo, Dawg! Ya’ll gots me straight trippin’!

]]> By: Lance Haun http://lancehaun.com/lets-all-hold-hands-and-sing-kumbaya/#comment-800 Lance Haun Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:51:55 +0000 http://www.yourhrguy.com/?p=354#comment-800 @ Murphy - You're right. That's what is sad about this whole thing. Meeting the legal requirements is more important than doing something that is meaningful. @ Jay - I disagree that I am confused about the issue. I didn't say that it was a certainty that discrimination was happening. I am just using the example that these sorts of issues (whether it be pay, employee relations, morale, etc...) are often tackled through diversity trainings and other useless tactics that do nothing to help the diversity nor the discrimination issues. @ Murphy – You’re right. That’s what is sad about this whole thing. Meeting the legal requirements is more important than doing something that is meaningful.

@ Jay – I disagree that I am confused about the issue. I didn’t say that it was a certainty that discrimination was happening. I am just using the example that these sorts of issues (whether it be pay, employee relations, morale, etc…) are often tackled through diversity trainings and other useless tactics that do nothing to help the diversity nor the discrimination issues.

]]> By: Jay http://lancehaun.com/lets-all-hold-hands-and-sing-kumbaya/#comment-799 Jay Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:43:12 +0000 http://www.yourhrguy.com/?p=354#comment-799 You seem to be confusing diversity with discrimination. Diversity in your work place is a legitimate objective (as long as you don't discriminate in trying to achieve it). Discrimination on the other hand is never morally acceptable. In your example, if the female employee is being discriminated against on pay issues, it is a matter for your HR and legal people and should be dealt with aggressively. The fact that she is there at all suggests you already have "diversity" at least with regard to gender. Too often the term "Diversity" has become a code word for "it's OK to discriminate in order to achieve this business objective". You seem to be confusing diversity with discrimination. Diversity in your work place is a legitimate objective (as long as you don’t discriminate in trying to achieve it). Discrimination on the other hand is never morally acceptable. In your example, if the female employee is being discriminated against on pay issues, it is a matter for your HR and legal people and should be dealt with aggressively. The fact that she is there at all suggests you already have “diversity” at least with regard to gender. Too often the term “Diversity” has become a code word for “it’s OK to discriminate in order to achieve this business objective”.

]]> By: J Murphy http://lancehaun.com/lets-all-hold-hands-and-sing-kumbaya/#comment-797 J Murphy Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:28:39 +0000 http://www.yourhrguy.com/?p=354#comment-797 Penn & Teller have a great show on SHOWTIME network called Bullsh*t. Season 6/Episode 7 called "Sensitivity Training" digs into this issue in great depth and exposes the reality...corporations, schools, even sports teams offer these inane "trainings" just to cover there "assets" in this litigious society we live in. It's cheaper for their bottom line to offer these courses and protects corporate interests when a million dollar harrassment lawsuit crops up in the workplace. Penn & Teller have a great show on SHOWTIME network called Bullsh*t. Season 6/Episode 7 called “Sensitivity Training” digs into this issue in great depth and exposes the reality…corporations, schools, even sports teams offer these inane “trainings” just to cover there “assets” in this litigious society we live in. It’s cheaper for their bottom line to offer these courses and protects corporate interests when a million dollar harrassment lawsuit crops up in the workplace.

]]> By: Lance Haun http://lancehaun.com/lets-all-hold-hands-and-sing-kumbaya/#comment-798 Lance Haun Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:02:33 +0000 http://www.yourhrguy.com/?p=354#comment-798 That really depends on what you need to fix, right? If it is a compensation issue, take action to fix it. If there seems to be a lack of diversity, broaden your recruiting focus. If there is a lack of acceptance of diversity, train your managers to properly deal with it. That really depends on what you need to fix, right? If it is a compensation issue, take action to fix it. If there seems to be a lack of diversity, broaden your recruiting focus. If there is a lack of acceptance of diversity, train your managers to properly deal with it.

]]> By: Leslie http://lancehaun.com/lets-all-hold-hands-and-sing-kumbaya/#comment-796 Leslie Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:49:11 +0000 http://www.yourhrguy.com/?p=354#comment-796 That all sounds great, but what kind of action would you suggest? That all sounds great, but what kind of action would you suggest?

]]> By: Lance Haun http://lancehaun.com/lets-all-hold-hands-and-sing-kumbaya/#comment-795 Lance Haun Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:02:04 +0000 http://www.yourhrguy.com/?p=354#comment-795 Bekki - I have not tried that. Maybe our next exercise will include more of that. Bekki -

I have not tried that. Maybe our next exercise will include more of that.

]]> By: Bekki http://lancehaun.com/lets-all-hold-hands-and-sing-kumbaya/#comment-794 Bekki Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:23:02 +0000 http://www.yourhrguy.com/?p=354#comment-794 Well, have you tried taping different races to your foreheads yet? Or a clever acronym like HERO? Well, have you tried taping different races to your foreheads yet? Or a clever acronym like HERO?

]]> By: HR Minion http://lancehaun.com/lets-all-hold-hands-and-sing-kumbaya/#comment-801 HR Minion Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:28:43 +0000 http://www.yourhrguy.com/?p=354#comment-801 Thankfully, this is one committee I'm not on!Yet. Thankfully, this is one committee I’m not on!Yet.

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