What do you
​Believe TOUR

TOUR OF TOPICS:
What do you believe?

  • Life & Death of a Hegemony: 
  • Moral Positioning
  • RACE, The American Swastika 
  • The Myth of the right fit: Uncovering the lie
  • Your not the Boss of ME:
  • I have forgotten more than you know: Generations in the workplace
  • Simulating Manhood
  • The bridge of excuses: truth, lies and thing we make
  • The Out of Context Problems
  • The Pricked Heart
  • Attitude adjustment
  • Who stole the Soul?
  • Cultural Competence 2.0
  • Prejudice is Good

Tour of Topic Descriptions:

Moral Positioning
Who a leader is, often is more important than what they are able to accomplish. What allows a person to operate with integrity, honor and respect? In this session we examine the Golden Rule in practical terms and how it can be helpful in creating an effective moral position for individuals and organizations.
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Life & Death of a Hegemony: 
We will develop strategies to deconstruct the race, gender and class structures that support and feed the hegemony. In the praxis of hegemony, imperial dominance is established by means of cultural imperialism, whereby the leader state (hegemon) dictates the internal politics and the societal character of the subordinate states that constitute the hegemonic sphere of influence, either by an internal, sponsored government or by an external, installed government. n this session we will define the hegemony, examine it impacts on social structures.
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Race, the American Swastika. 
It has dawned on me that anytime we want to have a critical conversation about human relations, equity and justice when the topic of race enters the conversation that authentic communication stops. Much like, Godwin's Law of Nazi Analogies, sooner or later we bring this topic up as the most absurd possibility for human behavior.  In this session we place history and social justice in a context that allows participants to listen to each other.
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Deliver us from Evil in the workplace:
What is Evil in the workplace? When stressors, gossip and microinequities impact our discretionary effort, separate our body from our spirit, this is evil. Once the spirit is separated from the body, people become things or objects. The Spirit or the life of the person begin to become power-less and productivity suffers.  In this session we will examine methods that will allow us to reintegrate our whole self, as in the workplace and rid our environment of evil.
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The Myth of the right fit: Uncovering the lie
What is the right fit? Is it a degree, a certification or a CEU? The right fit is a Lie used to not deal with conflict, perceived differences or culture. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities are the framework that should allow us to select candidates that help us maintain or expand our capacity to deliver our services. This session will help us refocus, on knowledge, skills and abilities, so that we get the right people for the right fit in our work teams.
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TO Live and Die in a MEME:
Memes are the smallest unit of thought, they battle in a contest of Darwinian survival of the fittest.
In this session we will examine the power of the thoughts we hold and the primal instinct that we must overcome to be more inclusive in our workplaces and community.
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101 year game of catch up:
Why do we have a gap of services, an imbalance in our educational system and disproportionate number of African Americans involved in criminal justice system?  In 1863 the slaves were "freed", 1865 they were given rights, yet it was not until 1964 that they legally gained the rights of other US citizens. This session will examine methods, strategies and tools we can use to close those gaps.
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Your not the Boss of ME: Helping supervisors manage and engage difficult employees.
Fear only works when people are afraid. Often as manager and teacher, this is the primary tool or fake performance instrument that are designed to document more than the aid in the growth and retention of employees. This session will provide us with new tools to develop and grow our troublesome  employees.
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Networks=Networth
In this session we will explore the latest in network built strategies to provide a framework for managers to help build diverse work environments, hire the right people and engage them in real and powerful ways.
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Archie Bunker & George Jefferson, The Great American Heroes 
This session will provide a fresh look at Bigotry, Prejudice & Discrimination. All in the family was a television program that provided, for many Americans the opportunity to tell the truth, struggle with social change and prepare for a future that is uncertain. Archie Bunker told the truth and after this session you will too.
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I have forgotten more than you know: Generations in the workplace
The tools have changed, the methods may be more sophisticated and rules more complicated but the laws of successful teaming and effective group development have remained the same. We will discuss the different generations in the workplace and how each of them must work towards the maxims of high quality and effective outcomes, no matter the generation gap.
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What is in a name? Colored people or People of color?
Put people first. Helping individuals retain and maintain their humanity can be a complex and at times, difficult undertaking. So why do we call them White People and not People of White? Our social customs and system were created by us and we are the ones who can rewrite the code of our human relationships and this session aims to do just that.
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Battling Bikini Zombie Babes: The Battle for Dignity of Women and Girls
When we are able to rip the spirit from the body, when we end up with a thing, an object a tool. Hammers don't care how or when they are used. Media, rhetoric and the male hegemony are attempting to teach girls to rip out the souls of their sisters so we end up with women and girls as zombies. This session will allow us to critically examine methods of restoring girls and women to wholeness, with men as allies.
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Simulating Manhood: The Quest Manhood
With the growth and popularity of first person shooter games, I am amazed at the questions that arise around gun violence. It occurs to me that pilots spend hundreds of hours in a simulator prior to stepping foot in the cockpit of a passenger plane. In this session we will examine why violent masculinity seems to be growing, why boys and men are turning to porn and why misogyny seems not to be recognized as a public health issue.
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The bridge of excuses: truth, lies and things we make up
We do not see the world for how it is we see what we desire. Context is everything. Our context or lack of context forms our truth. In this session we will examine the power of a paradigm, the influence of cultural norms and the limiting information stream provide by space and place as our predominant context. 
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The Out of Context Problems
Why do deer get hit by cars? Why don't immigrants learn to wait in line and why didn't the Native Americans Stop Columbus when they had the chance? Ronald Reagan was right, if aliens were to land today that would change the context by which we relate to people we perceive to be different from ourselves. In this session we will explore noticeable differences, the perceived conflict that those differences produce and build effective strategies to create networks of inclusive relationships.
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The Pricked Heart
Why don't people smile? Hello seems to fall on deaf ears. Why does it seem as thought people are so callous? In this session we will explore why hurt people seem to hurt people. Our discussion will include methods of creating space in our wounded heart to be picked by something beautiful or to be touched by the generosity of another, we will talk about how to nurture a healing heart for yourself and others.
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Hurt people, Hurt People
As human beings,  a part of nature, we must follow its laws. If we plant a seed in good ground it will rise with ample sun, rain and temperature. No matter what type of seed whether fruit or weed this process is the same. In this session we will discuss possible reasons for the trouble youth have, why it might be difficult to overcome challenges and why the same archetypes of people keep showing themselves in my life. At the conclusion of this session you will be able to reprogram your subconscious and plant need seed in others.
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Attitude adjustment
What is an attitude? Why do teens seem to have more than their share of it? Attitudes are typically a secondary response to goal achievement. We often get confused or complicate what it means to have an attitude. In this session we will create an more effective and creative ways to deal with, help individuals change and monitor what attitudes are trying to tell us about goal accomplishment.
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The Price is Right
What is the price for a human soul? Race, Poverty, Sexism and oppression are designed to place a dollar value on a particular human experience value one, some or groups over others. In this session we will create methods for combating these forms of oppression, providing new methods of building effective human relations and tools for establishing life-long partnerships that increase personal and professional effectiveness.
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Who stole the Soul?
The body is a network of organs, bones and muscles that are organized in such a way the life is able to inhabit the state of being. The spirit in the animating force or sets of behaviors that provide power and life to the body and it the foundation of the personality. When the body is separated from the spirit one might say a person is dead. The systems of oppression, free market system and capitalist system are designing strategies and tools that will separate the spirit from the body in order to create a void that can never be filled by any product, system or external material gain. In this session we will explore methods for building resiliency, staying focused on goal attainment and creating networks for self advocacy.
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Cultural Competence 2.0
We need to reboot how we think about culture and the goals people from other cultures have. Why did those people move here? Why have they chosen my neighborhood and community? I field these inquiries with a very simple response. They are looking for Safety, Significance and belonging, just as your ancestors did prior to your arrival. In this session we will discussion the similarities between cultures, perceived differences and create methods for better cultural awareness and allophilia.
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IQ for what?
Standardized test, IQ tests and SAT scores for what? Assessment are great for base line data. However, often in the conversation we never talk about the context for which these examination have been created and for context should this knowledge be applied. A farmer and a wall street banker will required different forms of "IQ", thus the question begs to be asked IQ for what purpose? In this session we will explore the typical assumption made about IQ test and performance, we will define successful life and provide pathways for differentiated learners to grow their self worth and dignity.
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Phil Jackson, tenure and entitlement programs
After winning numbers of NBA championship I still have a question for Phil, "Is Phil Jackson a good coach?" This question lingers because he has coach some of the top players in the NBA. In this session we will expose the myths that often get associated with tenure, its relationship to entitlement programs and their impact on the Affirmative Action Plans.
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The Root of Human motivation
What do they people want? Alfred Adler introduced a number of concepts that have allowed us to increase our effectiveness in engaging people in productive change. This session will discuss the 3 human drives as expressed by Adler and the methods that are typically employed in striving for attainment.
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Prejudice is Good
If I am walking down a street late at night and 6 guys are approaching me, what decision might I make? Yes, cross the street. Often when we talk about the concept of prejudice we don't talk about the practical applications or benefits that may be derived from that skill. However we lose our credibility when we use those finding out of their original context and try them to a new situation in a different context. In this session we will explore the myths and truths about groups, we will expand our understanding or prejudice and we will discuss the importance the context plays in our relationship with others.
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Sample outlines in pdf                                                       
Diversity 101
Diversity Reloaded
Cultural Competence


Diversity 9 Week Course

Module 1 What is diversity? 

M1-U1              What is Diversity?
M1-U2              Cultural Competence
M1-U3              How Discrimination is built
M1-U4              Examine individual Bias
M1-U5              Examine Systems of Bias
 
 
Module 2 How did we get this way?
 
M2-U1              Cycle of oppression?
M2-U2              Early Years
M2-U3              Cycle Reinforced
M2-U4              We collude 
M2-U5              Freedom
 
Module 3 What is Culture?
 
M3-U1              What is Culture?
M3-U2              Rules of culture
M3-U3              Apparent /Transparent
M3-U4              What are stereotypes?
M3-U5              Cultural Clashes

Module 4    Defining Systems of Power
 
M4-U1                         Dominant/ Target Groups
M4-U2                         Social Power
M4-U3                         Fabric of Oppression
M4-U4                         Power of definition
M4-U5                         Passive Voice
 
Module 4    Oppressive individuals
 
M4-U1                         Dominant/ Target Groups
M4-U2                         Social Power
M4-U3                         Fabric of Oppression
M4-U4                         Sexism
M4-U5                         Passive Voice
 
Module 5    Oppressive institutions
 
M5-U1                         Dominant/ Target Groups
M5-U2                         Social Power
M5-U3                         Fabric of Oppression
M5-U4                         Power of definition
M5-U5                         Passive Voice
 
Module 6  What is Organizational Culture?
 
M6-U1              What is Organizational Culture?
M6-U2              Rules of culture
M3-U3              Apparent /Transparent
M6-U4              What are stereotypes?
M6-U5              Cultural Clashes
 
Module 7              Who is White?
 
M7-U1                         Speech by a famous American
M7-U2                         Who is white?
M7-U3                         Race
M7-U4                         Cost of being Black
M7-U5                         Ally
 
Module 8              Why are poor people poor?
 
M8-U1                         What do we say about poor people?
M8-U2                         The Hood
M8-U3                         Survival in Poverty
M8-U4                         Assets
M8-U5                         Bootstrap theory
 
Module 9              Becoming an Ally
 
M9-U1                         What is an Ally?
M9-U2                         101 way to fight discrimination
M9-U3                         How to take a stand
M9-U4                         The Best is Yet to Come
Conclusion 

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