Juneteenth

Juneteenth

Although the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, it took more than two years for the news to reach Texas, which was still under Confederate control during the Civil War…

Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988)

Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988)

One of the most difficult tasks that Inclusity’s trainers face on the job is mediating the conflicts that emerge when personalities and cultures clash in the workplace. These conflicts can be aggravated by the fact that many people in the modern workplace were raised...

Althea Gibson (1927-2003)

Althea Gibson (1927-2003)

On April 15, 1947, Major League baseball witnessed the debut of Jackie Robinson as first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson having been signed by the Dodgers’ general manager Branch Rickey two years earlier. Both Rickey and Robinson were endangering their...

Inclusity Gives Back

Inclusity Gives Back

Wishes do come true: Make-A-Wish® has been making dreams a reality for critically ill children for nearly four decades. It all began with Chris, a seven-year old boy diagnosed with leukemia who wanted nothing more than to be a police officer. The community came...

Jerry Lawson (1940-2011)

Jerry Lawson (1940-2011)

For a long time one of the greatest obstacles to the social acceptance of computing as part of daily life was the insularity and even elitism that prevailed, and to an extent still prevails, among the gatekeepers of computer technology. While the original “tech geek”...

Frank Capra (1897-1991)

Frank Capra (1897-1991)

Many of the stories featured in this space have involved adversity in its more visible forms, such as prejudice, poverty, and even outright violence. However, there is another kind of adversity that can be just as difficult to overcome, and in fact often accompanies...

Jane Archer (1898-1982)

Jane Archer (1898-1982)

Many people can remember a time in their careers when everything seemed to be conspiring against their success, from the tools in their hands to the supervisors watching over their shoulders. We generally tend to get over this feeling after a little while, recognizing...

Lillian Gilbreth (1878-1972)

Lillian Gilbreth (1878-1972)

Work-life conflict can be considered a basic fact of life. Anyone who works for a living faces a constant pull between the demands of a career and the obligations of family and friends. Those who can and choose to devote themselves to one or the other exclusively can...

Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941)

Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941)

Every university is like a microcosm of the society that surrounds it. In academia we find personal and professional relationships intertwined, periods of effective cooperation alternating with bitter controversy, and the same intense emotions and aspirations that are...

Inside Inclusity: Get to Know Kipp Leyser

Inside Inclusity: Get to Know Kipp Leyser

As vice president of training, Kipp works to develop and lead Inclusity’s training, consulting and coaching programs, employing his twenty-plus years of experience in executive coaching, leadership and team development, organizational culture change and diversity...

George Shima (1864-1926)

George Shima (1864-1926)

  In the late 19th and early 20th centuries is the story of a nation seeking respect from the rest of the world. To the Japanese, their ability to emulate the best qualities of the West while preserving their own traditional values was a source of great pride,...