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Organizations Are Hiring: Be Smart and Brave — Please Hire My Family
By Kate Wendleton I’m so lucky. My family would never be considered activists, but they have always been blind to race, color, religion, sexual orientation and whatever else there is. I rarely even notice hair color or height! Yes, there was… Read more
No Matter What Your Age: The Value of Having a Long-Term Vision
We are living in a culture that emphasizes immediate gratification, does not value planning, and gives slight consideration to consequences. Hence, far too many people, young and old alike, are saddled with credit card debt and live as if there’s… Read more
A Lesson in Becoming a Moral Compass
My interview with this man was an eye opener. He was completely honest. He referred to the crime 25 years ago as a mistake of his youth. He said that, if he had not taken the other man’s life, he would himself have died that day. It was chilling. He… Read more
What Employers Need To Know About Mental Health
by Vera Oziransky, Advocacy Associate, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), NYC-Metro Mental health was recently ranked as having the greatest impact on productivity and absenteeism by employers in a report published by Employer Benefit… Read more
Understanding Organizational Culture
by Anita Attridge Five O’Clock Club Career Coach Joining a new company can be like moving to a foreign country. You will encounter new customs, dress, language, ideas and rules, and you will need to learn about all of these in order to do… Read more
Supreme Court Rulings on Race and Retribution: Implications for the Workplace
by Peter Hillman with David Madison, Ph.D. The following article is based on Mr. Hillman’s address to the Employment Roundtable. For a description of this organization, its mission statement and roster of membership, see the end of this… Read more
Five Years at Our Harlem Branch
by David Madison, Ph.D. Ruth Robbins is a Certified Five O’Clock Club counselor and valued member of the counseling staff at the main branch in Manhattan. There she rubs shoulder every week with middle level and senior professionals, a third of… Read more
The Future of America Starts in Harlem — With a Change in Our Attitudes . . .
by Kate Wendleton F ive O’Clock Club members are all alike–from Workforce America in Harlem to the loop in Chicago. The Five O’Clock Club attracts people who are upbeat, ambitious, proactive and intelligent–and that makes it fun. I am proud to… Read more
The Five O’Clock Club’s Workforce America: a bridge from jobs to careers for inner-city adults
by Deborah Brown Executive Director, Workforce America SPIKE LEE, HONORARY CHAIRMAN Imagine a program that enables motivated inner city African-American and Hispanic adults–unemployed or stuck in entry-level jobs–to improve their employment… Read more
INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS Begins with an Attitude of Acceptance
by Ronna Archbold with Mary Harmon The Ford Motor Company launched a marketing campaign for the Ford Pinto in Brazil with hopes that sales would take off at a gallop. But enthusiasm turned to embarrassment when Ford executives discovered that… Read more
Do Yourself a Favor: Hire My Brother
by Kate Wendleton Everyone has a handicap–something they think will hold them back in their careers. It could be that they feel they are too young or too old, have too little education or too much, are of the wrong race, creed, nationality, sex or… Read more
How Society Affects Spirit, Performance and Success: Why Affirmative Action Has Not Outlived Its Usefulness
Why Affirmative Action Has Not Outlived Its Usefulness by Deborah Brown Perhaps the greatest misconception about affirmative action is that it is a preference program. Affirmative action has never meant giving unqualified individuals access to… Read more
Human Rights in a Multicultural World: African-Americans Can Take Their Concerns for Group Rights to the U.N.
by Muhammad Hatim In light of the 1991 breakup of the former Soviet Union, which comprised 12 republics; the political and social changes in South Africa and the former Yugoslavia, an intriguing discussion has been taking place at the United… Read more
Reaching Out: Avoiding Stereotypes and Valuing Diversity
by Tara Stevens Several months ago, at the 25th annual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists, I was invited to participate as a white woman in a panel discussion entitled “Do We Really Want to Know? Race, Gender & Culture… Read more
Competitive Advantage In Our Nation’s Workforce–Companies Find That Valuing Diversity Enhances Productivity
By Michael L Wheeler “Whereas the strength of many of the nation’s competitors is their homogeneity, it is America’s diversity that represents both its biggest crisis and its greatest opportunity. The question is: Can we adapt our old ways of… Read more