“Power, as philosopher Bertrand Russell puts it, is the ‘ability to produce intended effects,’” write Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms in New Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World – and How to Make It Work for You (Doubleday, 2018). Isn’t each of our organizations working toward power in that we seek to produce […]

In his speech titled, “What the chamber of commerce can do in promoting better industrial relations in a community,” Alexander C. Brown spoke explicitly about the vital role chambers of commerce fulfill in their community.    He believed that there is an essential relationship between the employer and the employee that is interdependent on both to […]

Let’s face the facts: Diversity and Inclusion practitioners and champions need other people’s active support in order to have lasting impact. But, sometimes we forget just how much we need others to get our work done. We must create strategic partnerships among a variety of stakeholders if we’re going to make meaningful change. Success requires […]

The New Year is less than a month away and you are just getting started with your budgeting process and business plan.  Don’t panic and don’t worry, but heavens please, don’t delay any further.  If it brings you any comfort, you are far from alone.  I know, it doesn’t give you much reassurance as you […]

Anyone who opened the October 2018 IOM Newsletter may have noticed the addition of the newly adopted Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement for Institute. As a member of the National Board of Trustees who worked on the ad hoc Diversity Task Force that helped develop the statement, I want to share some of the intentions […]