tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160306578289253372024-03-18T23:51:34.808-04:00Redefine The GameLearn the Game. Play the Game. Master the Game. Redefine the Game!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816030657828925337.post-63519742654040485342011-02-18T01:49:00.000-05:002011-02-18T01:49:56.906-05:00The State of Social Entrepreneurship in New Jersey - Part II<br />
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Social entrepreneurship exists in New Jersey but we should be
supporting it better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t want New
Jersey social entrepreneurship and organizations thinking about setting up in New Jersey to
have to travel far for the support of their social innovation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am particularly concerned that there is no
established network of social entrepreneurs that could help facilitate some of
these conversations and support these efforts.</div>
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So I proposed to The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and
Economic Development that we lead the effort to create a New Jersey Social
Entrepreneurship Network by collaborating with like minded individuals to host
events and initiatives that raise the visibility of social entrepreneurship and
social enterprise in the state.</div>
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There are several things planned for 2011 that will bring
social entrepreneurs, social innovators and social business owners together to
be connected to the leaders in the field, understand the current trends and
develop the right connections for the establishment and growth of these
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<i><b>The first of these events is today at the Rutgers University Camden Campus. </b></i></div>
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In collaboration with the <a href="http://www.communityfoundationsj.org/">Community Foundation of South Jersey</a> and the <a href="http://oed.camden.rutgers.edu/">Rutgers Camden Office of Economic Development</a>, we created the first NJ Social Entrepreneurship Summit. <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span>Today’s summit launches a
state-wide <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">i</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">nitiative led by Rutgers University and its partners
to connect resources and build support for social entrepreneurs through
workshops, seminars, community-building events and online support. </span><span>In order to raise the profile of social entrepreneurship, social innovation and social business in New Jersey</span>,<span> we will </span><span>bring current and aspiring social entrepreneurs, supporters of social entrepreneurship, and<span> </span>interested foundation program officers, social investors, and government officials together to discuss, engage, and collaborate to improve the future of New Jersey.</span></div>
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The goal is to create an infrastructure for social entrepreneurship to flourish in our state. The time is now!</div>
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For more information about today's summit go to <a href="http://www.communityfoundationsj.org/PublicPages/summit.aspx">http://www.communityfoundationsj.org/PublicPages/summit.aspx</a></div>
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I was born in New Jersey.
Raised in New Jersey. Went to New
Jersey public schools. Attended the Governor’s School of Public Issues and the Future
of New Jersey as a Junior in high school.
I earned two degrees from Rutgers, The State University of New
Jersey. I moved away from the state and
came back 7 years ago and I now am a professor at Rutgers Business School. <b> </b><b>I am Jersey strong!</b> I have Jersey Roots and a Global Reach!</div>
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With all of that Jersey love, I am still a bit dismayed
about one thing – <i>the lack of support and visibility of Social Entrepreneurs in New
Jersey. </i></div>
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For five years I was on the faculty of New York University
where I taught entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship. As someone interested in social
entrepreneurship it was rewarding to work with other dedicated people like
those at the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and the Reynolds’
Program in Social Entrepreneurship, Blue Ridge Foundation and numerous student
and community organizations to support the practice, education, and research of
social entrepreneurship even hosting conferences and co-editing three books on the
subject (see below). New York City has a vibrant
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Alas, in my home state, there is no scene for social
entrepreneurs.</div>
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Of course, there are some all stars like Rising Tide Capital
and Terracycle. And, there are several
SE organizations that are working in our major cities (e.g. TEAM Academy/KIPP
Schools, Citizen Schools, PlayWorks).
But, there is no statewide support and more importantly, there is no
statewide social innovation fund.</div>
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I am not the kind of person who
will point out a problem without having a solution. I can’t just rant about it. I have to do something about it. <b>With this blog, I am launching an all out
effort to meet, cooperate, support and network with social entrepreneurs in New
Jersey. </b><br />
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I will write more on this tomorrow so stay tuned ...<br />
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Here are the three books I mentioned above:<br />
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I have taught about <b>social entrepreneurship</b> all around the
world. One of the questions that many
people ask is, what makes a social entrepreneur a social entrepreneur? My answer has four parts and here they are –
I call them the <b style="font-style: italic;">four elements of social entrepreneurship </b><i>- social impact, social innovation, sustainability </i>and <i>measurement</i>. I ask key questions related to each of these
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The Four Elements of Social Entrepreneurship </h1>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Social Impact.</span> <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Key Question: <i>What social impact does the business or
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Social impact is a key element of a
social venture. What is the issue or problem that the business
or organization is being set up to solve? A social venture can make impact at
different levels (for example: community, local, regional, national) or with
varying degrees of depth. How a social
venture makes the impact and where it wants to make the impacts are important
strategic decisions. <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Key Question: <i>Is the
venture using a new (or improved) approach to addressing the social and/or environmental
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Social ventures break new ground,
pioneer new approaches, or develop new models.
These ventures need to creatively navigate the economic, social, and
institutional barriers to addressing the social need. Social entrepreneurs develop new approaches
to addressing social problems or utilize technology to facilitate problem
solving. <b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Key Questions:<b> </b><i>Is
this venture financially viable? Is this
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A sustainable social venture is
financially viable and positioned to fulfill its mission over the long-term. Many social ventures are not sustainable
because they rely upon unstable grant-making or government institutions for
their funding. Alternatively, earned-income or fee-for-service business model
are generally more effective strategies for social ventures. Some social ventures are not sustainable
because they have not organized their internal resources effectively to fulfill
their mission. How a social venture
marshals its resources to be sustainable is an important strategic decision
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Key Questions: <i>How does this venture measure its social impact
and evaluate success? Are the
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Measurement and evaluation are
essential to social entrepreneurship. In addition to the financial metrics used
by traditional ventures, social ventures must measure their impact and evaluate
its effectiveness. There are many ways
to gather and evaluate the social impact of a venture. The key is that the social venture is using
an appropriate type of measurement tool that is in line with their theory of
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<o:p>It is these four elements that lead to all-star social entrepreneurship and highly effective social ventures. The best social entrepreneurs in the world fully understand how to bring these four elements into their social ventures as they launch and grow their ventures. This is how I organize my social entrepreneurship course (which I am teach at <a href="http://business.rutgers.edu/">Rutgers Business School</a> this semester) and all of my workshops, seminars and training. It is a powerful framework for helping new and existing social ventures find and keep the entrepreneurial edge and <u><a href="http://redefinethegame.blogspot.com/">redefine the game</a></u> for their stakeholders.</o:p></div>
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<o:p><br /></o:p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816030657828925337.post-45965338863838024252011-01-20T11:50:00.002-05:002011-01-20T23:28:50.685-05:00Upcoming Black Faces and White Places Related EventsSome of you have asked where I will be to sign books and talk about the <b><i><u>Black Faces and White Places</u></i></b> Book. Below is a list of events where I will be in the next month. For information on where Dr. Pinkett will be go to www.randalpinkett.com<br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">Friday, February 18, 9 AM – 2 PM</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Social Innovation, Social Benefit, and Job Creation: The Potential of Social Entrepreneurship in South Jersey</b></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">Rutgers Camden Campus Center, 326 Penn Street, Camden, New Jersey</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">Sunday, February 20, 8-1 PM</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>New Vision Church</b></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">Philadelphia, PA</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">Wednesday, February 23, 1230-2:30 PM</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Black History Month Book Signing Event at </b>Community College of Philadelphia</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">Community College of Philadelphia, PA</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">Saturday, February 26, TBD</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Black Faces in White Places Panel Discussion</b> at the <i>State of Young Black New York</i> hosted by NUL Young Professionals and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">NYU Kimmel Center, 60 West 4<sup>th</sup> Street, New York, NY</div></td> </tr>
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</o:p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816030657828925337.post-31785524483157409272011-01-19T18:20:00.000-05:002011-01-19T18:14:24.325-05:00Karen Lee, CEO of Pioneer Human Services, to speak at NJ Social Entrepreneurship Summit!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'segoe ui', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br />
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<img src="http://www.communityfoundationsj.org/Communityfoundationsjadmin/UploadedImages/ContentImages/karenleemid.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Karen Lee</i></b></div><br />
Karen Lee’s notable career includes distinguished work in both the private and public sectors. Prior to joining Pioneer, Karen led Washington State’s Employment Security Department for six years. Cutting-edge programs that were developed during her tenure serve as a model for other states during our country’s deep financial crisis. Karen’s early career began in the military serving in Germany as a second lieutenant. She then moved into the private sector with management positions at Preston, Gates and Ellis and Puget Sound Energy, respectively.<br />
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In October of 2010 Pioneer Human Services, a Seattle-based nonprofit, selected Lee to serve as their new CEO. PHS provides a <em>chance for change</em>to people overcoming the challenges of chemical dependency, mental health issues and/or criminal histories. PHS integrates housing, employment, training, reentry and treatment support services. The organization’s entrepreneurial activities – from manufacturing and warehousing to food services and distribution – provide 99% of Pioneer’s revenue. Lee is poised to lead Pioneer into its next chapter of growth. She is the first female and first African American to run what <em>Fast Company</em> magazine calls a [unique] national model of a “successful social enterprise.”<br />
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<div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Lee serves as trustee of Western Washington University and was past president and trustee of the University of Washington Alumni Association. In 2004, Puget Sound Business Journal selected her as a <em>40 Under 40</em> honoree.</div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
Lee holds a Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in Russian from the United States Military Academy at West Point, a law degree from the University of Washington and is a candidate for an MBA from the UW Foster School of Business.</div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
When not wearing her professional attire, you can find Karen dressed in purple and supporting the Huskies or cheering at her teens’ soccer matches from the sidelines. She and her family live in Covington, Washington.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center; width: 195px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="435" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.eventbrite.com/countdown-widget?eid=1134175349" width="220"></iframe><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5a5a50; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Speakers from the Sustainable Business Network, E3 Bank, Imprint Investors, Greyston Bakery, FreshBox Catering at Lutheran Social Services, and others have been confirmed.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5a5a50; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Join me on Friday night in Somerset at First Baptist Church!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<li style="text-align: left;">How for-profit businesses can focus on social impact and still make a profit.</li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">If you have questions, please contact us at 856-216-8150 or info@communityfoundationsj.org.</div></span><div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 10px; margin: 2px; padding: 5px 0 5px; text-align: center; width: 195px;"><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/features?ref=ecount" style="color: #dddddd; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Event registration</a><span style="color: #dddddd;"> for </span><a href="http://njsesummit2011.eventbrite.com/?ref=ecount" style="color: #dddddd; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Social Innovation, Social Benefit, and Job Creation: The Potential of Social Entrepreneurship in South Jersey</a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816030657828925337.post-90759097514246747552011-01-05T07:15:00.001-05:002011-01-05T07:15:00.549-05:00Building Diverse and Strong Relationships: Personal Diversity<h1 class="entry-title" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">Randal Pinkett, Ph.D. and Jeffrey Robinson, Ph.D. on Personal Diversity</h1><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #888888; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;">Originally posted on the <a href="http://amacombooks.wordpress.com/2010/10/14/randal-pinkett-ph-d-and-jeffrey-robinson-ph-d-on-achieving-success-in-the-workplace/">AMACOM Books Blog</a> October, 2010.</span></span><br />
<div class="entry-content" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.85em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://amacombooks.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/pinket-robinson.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0060ff; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3246" height="222" src="http://amacombooks.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/pinket-robinson.jpg?w=300&h=222" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-right: 11px; max-width: 100%; width: auto;" title="Pinket Robinson" width="300" /></a>The following is a guest post by</em> <strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.randalpinkett.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0060ff; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Randal Pinkett</em></a></strong> <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and</em><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.jeffreyrobinsonphd.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0060ff; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jeffrey Robinson</em></a></strong>, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">authors of</em> <a href="http://www.amacombooks.org/book.cfm?isbn=9780814416808" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0060ff; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Black Faces in White Places</a><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">on how achieving personal diversity benefits the workplace.</em></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Personal Diversity: A Game-Changer in the Workplace</strong></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The arguments for leveraging diversity have traditionally been applied to organizations, particularly corporations. We refer to this as organizational diversity. Computer maker Dell expresses its reasons for encouraging diversity in the following way (emphasis ours).</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“By continuing to drive diversity initiatives throughout <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">our organization</em>, we harness <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">each individual’s</em> full potential, provide the best <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">customer </em>experience [by better understanding <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">their </em>needs], tap the best and brightest <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">talent</em>, improve our <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">company’s</em> results, become a better <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">place </em>to work, and further our global citizenship efforts in the many cultures <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">we call</em> home.”</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The first step for companies that want to achieve these outcomes is to foster a more inclusive work environment that not only acknowledges and respects differences, but also celebrates differences and taps into them as a source of competitive advantage. Corporations, schools, nonprofit organizations, faith-based groups and other work, learning, and spiritual organizations, must be more receptive and more responsive to people of different backgrounds, including people of color, and view their differences as an asset not a liability.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But, what about “personal diversity”? What if we take Dell’s diversity goals and apply them to ourselves to provide a blueprint:</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“By continuing to drive diversity initiatives throughout <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">my personal and professional life</em>, I harness my full potential, provide the best <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">human </em>experience by better understanding <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">others’</em> needs, tap the best and brightest <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">in others</em>, improve my <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">personal </em>results, become a better <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">person </em>to know, and further my global citizenship efforts in the many cultures <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">outside my</em> home.”</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The reality is that, at a personal level, we tend to associate with people who are like us or reflect our identity. We often trust others who have similar racial and ethnic backgrounds, grew up in the same or similar neighborhoods, attended the same college or training school and share with us affiliations like religion, fraternities or sororities, community organizations and professions.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And therein lies the challenge. Since most of us live and operate in environments where everyone looks like us, where you work may be the most diverse environment you see all day. Diversity programs often hope that more diverse work environments will benefit the world outside of the organization. However, if we don’t get out of our comfort zone and prioritize personal diversity in our everyday lives, organizational diversity will become a numbers game and not an effective way to leverage the talents of a diverse workforce. That’s changing the game!</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Personal diversity may mean going out of your way to learn about people who are different than you. Ask yourself a question: what have you done to establish relationships inside and outside of work with people who are different from you? Remember, this difference could be along several lines including age, gender, ethnicity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation, place of origin, ways of thinking and much, much more.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We are not suggesting that you have the most diverse personal and professional network. But we are suggesting that you have diversity within your personal and professional network. This will likely involve moving beyond your comfort zone to build meaningful relationships with people that are not like you. This places you in a unique and powerful position to then leverage personal diversity.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Leveraging personal diversity means operating seamlessly and naturally within many different contexts. You’re able to interact with different people more comfortably because you have a greater appreciation of their cultural norms. You’re able to work with different teams more productively as a result of previous experiences. You’re able to walk in different circles more effectively because you’ve done it before – even if the circumstances or context is somewhat different.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">African Americans have always been called upon to “code switch,” that is, adapt their behaviors to cultures other than their own. In America, that has traditionally meant learning the game and playing the game of the majority, white culture. But in a global, diverse society, and in a United States where minorities are the majority, all will be increasingly called upon to code switch according to an even wider array of norms, standards and customs. You cannot succeed in America without having an appreciation of the diversity that is reflected in America. It’s not about “us” learning more about “them.” And it’s not even about “them” learning more about “us.” It’s about cultural reciprocity–creating a culture where everyone sees the value in learning more about one another.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Leveraging personal diversity is essentially a process, not a product. It is an ongoing, never-ending process by which awareness, understanding and connectedness to others enhances us. If we only talk about corporate diversity and don’t address the underlying issue of personal diversity we’ll never leverage the power of diversity.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The bottom line is this: we can’t just talk about organizational diversity without business leaders making personal efforts to diversify their relationships. Then and only then will diversity become an asset and not a liability.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">No matter who you are, make personal diversity a priority in your life and you’ll benefit from it in your personal, professional, and community life. Personal diversity is a game-changer!</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://amacombooks.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/blackfaceswhiteplaces.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0060ff; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3278" height="300" src="http://amacombooks.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/blackfaceswhiteplaces.jpg?w=198&h=300" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 11px; max-width: 100%; width: auto;" title="BlackFacesWhitePlaces" width="198" /></a><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
Randal Pinkett, PH.D. </strong>is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of BCT Partners, an information technology and management consulting firm. He was the season four winner of “The Apprentice.” He is co-author of <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.amacombooks.org/book.cfm?isbn=9780814416808" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0060ff; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Black Faces in White Places</a></em>.<br />
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Jeffrey Robinson, PH.D. </strong>is a leading business scholar at Rutgers Business School. He is co-author of <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.amacombooks.org/book.cfm?isbn=9780814416808" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0060ff; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Black Faces in White Places</a></em>.<br />
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Philana Patterson </strong>is a business news editor for the Associated Press. She is co-author of <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.amacombooks.org/book.cfm?isbn=9780814416808" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0060ff; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Black Faces in White Places</a></em>.</em></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816030657828925337.post-62559271393663827222011-01-05T07:00:00.008-05:002011-01-05T07:00:05.666-05:00What did Majora Carter say about Black Faces in White Places<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><img alt="Majora Top 100 Creative People in Business" src="http://www.majoracartergroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/majorafastcompanyslide.png" /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">"I hope readers of any race or class find valuable insights and nuances in this book that will allow them to advance, and help others in the process. Our differences are something to be thankful for, and there are great opportunities within those differences for everyone to excel."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><strong>Majora Carter, President, The Majora Carter Group<o:p></o:p></strong></div><div><span style="color: white;"><strong><br />
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<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"In the context of this book, we define the game as any activity undertaken to pursue personal and professional pathways to success involving rivalry, strategy, or struggle, that are governed by a collection of spoken and, more often, unspoken rules."</span></blockquote><br />
From the Introduction of <b><i>Black Faces in White Places: 10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success and Find Greatness</i></b>.<br />
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Check out this video from our Rutgers Business School Book Signing.<br />
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<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dqo6bw4s5aw?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dqo6bw4s5aw?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816030657828925337.post-46432531733834402412011-01-03T10:27:00.001-05:002011-01-03T10:28:14.313-05:00The Black Faces in White Places Book is Available!<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=redef-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0814416802&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><b><i>It's a new year. Are you ready for the next level? </i></b><br />
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<i>I have been bumping into people over the last few weeks who purchased and <b>are reading</b> the book Black Faces in White Places. Several of them have told me that it is changing the way they are thinking and making an impact on their personal and professional life. That is exactly what we wanted this book to do!</i><br />
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<i>For those of you who don't know anything about the book, here is a little more detail for you.</i><br />
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<i>My new book with Dr. Randal Pinkett entitled <b>BLACK FACES IN WHITE PLACES: 10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success and Find Greatness </b>is now available from your favorite book retailer. Here's a brief description: <br />
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For generations, African-Americans have been told that to succeed, they need to work twice as hard as everyone else. But sometimes hard work is not enough. Black Faces in White Places is about “the game”—that is, the competitive world in which we all live and work. It offers 10 revolutionary strategies for playing, mastering, and changing the game for the current generation, while undertaking a wholesale redefinition of the rules for those who will follow. It is not only about shattering the old “glass ceiling,” but also about examining the four dimensions of the contemporary black experience: identity, society, meritocracy, and opportunity. Ultimately, it is about changing the very concept of success itself. The book shows how African-American professionals can (and must) think and act both Entrepreneurially and “Intrapreneurially,” combine their collective strengths with the wisdom of others, and plant the seeds of a positive and lasting legacy. </i><br />
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<b><i>ADVANCED PRAISE FOR BLACK FACES IN WHITE PLACES <br />
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“Randal Pinkett and Jeffrey Robinson’s book has much to say about solutions to our challenges in the Age of Obama. Don’t miss it!” — <b>Cornel West, Princeton University </b><br />
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“There are three types of people in this world: those who make the rules, those who follow the rules, and those who redefine the rules. Drs. Pinkett and Robinson have given us a revolutionary roadmap for people of color to accomplish the latter, and to do so in a way that benefits everyone.” — <b>William H. Cosby, Jr., Ed.D., and Camille O. Cosby, Ed.D. </b><br />
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“An intriguing exploration into the personal, professional, and spiritual dimensions of being Black in 21st century America. If you care deeply about the future of our communities and our country, you should care about this book.”— <b>Benjamin Todd Jealous, President and CEO, NAACP <br />
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“This book is a ‘must read’ to fully understand the Black experience in any professional setting. Black Faces in White Places takes a look at race and professional accomplishment in post-Obama America. Drs. Pinkett and Robinson interview entrepreneurs, corporate execs, educators, religious and community leaders to identify 10 clear strategies to be successful oneself–and to help others as well.” — <b>Soledad O’Brien, Anchor and Special Correspondent, CNN </b><br />
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More about the book can be found at the Publisher's <a href="http://www.amacombooks.org/book.cfm?isbn=9780814416808&TextID=1010912">website</a>: <br />
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I truly believe this book has a lot to offer communities of color and hope that you'll say the same after reading it. <br />
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Many people have asked us, what can we do to help you promote the book. Well, here are five things you can do to help us promote this book. <br />
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<i>1. Buy the Book – On-line retailers have the book and now the chain bookstores have it, too. Two links are below for purchasing the book.<br />
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2. Host a Book Signing – If you are looking for an interesting event, host a book event. One or both of us will come and introduce the book and take questions. <br />
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3. Tell your organization about the book. <br />
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4. Invite us to speak at your workplace, church, or community organization. <br />
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5. Blog about the book or write an on-line review.</i><br />
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To order the book, go to <a href="http://tbbbookstore.com/?ID=2&catID=32&product_id=258">THE BURNING BUSH: CHRISTIAN BOOK STORE</a> (NJ Based Black Owned Business)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816030657828925337.post-91274349885982263722011-01-03T10:02:00.001-05:002011-01-03T11:04:20.340-05:00Redefine The Game!Here is the first post of my new blog, Redefine the Game. In this blog I plan to write about a few of my favorite things:<br />
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<ol><li> My new book with Dr. Randal Pinkett, <i>Black Faces in White Places: 10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success and Find Greatness </i></li>
<li><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise</span></i></li>
<li>Issues of Diversity, Economic Development, Education, and Philanthropy -- especially as these issues relate to the Black community.</li>
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So stay tuned!<br />
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