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I’ve been doing a lot of reading on our topic and find two camps. One of them focuses on injustices created by bigotry of all sorts with a fight-back kind of message. The other says that as long as we continue to highlight our differences, we will...
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- Who are you?
- I am all about Bliss. I have a personal mission and that is to help others find and follow their bliss in life. I believe that so much of the suffering and discontent we experience is self inflicted and unintentionally inflicted on on another. I am following my own Bliss by turning this mission into a career move, that is, helping company become great places to work.
- I'm looking for?
- Diverse Friendships, Learn more about diversity
- What is your occupation?
- I am a speaker, trainer and consultant working with organization to help nurture and cultivate an "employer of choice" work culture.
- What do you like to do with your spare time?
- I keep myself pretty busy. If I have spare time, I tend to fill it with something rendering it no longer spare.
- What type of music do you listen to?
- I grew up hearing Motown, (my sister), Big Band and 40's (Parents). Was a bit of a disco lad in the day and embraced some of the new wave stuff that was sort of like punk, Very early hip hop was intriguing but then went sort of violent, misogynistic and self-loathing and frankly, I just can't listen to it.
- Favorite Movies?
- One of my classical favorites is Auntie Mame with Roselyn Russell. "Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!"
- Favorite books?
- I have quite a list and find it difficult to believe anyone would be interested in it.
- Favorite place to visit?
- The woods, the town and the city.
Joseph Onesta's Blog
Inclusive or Divisive?
I’ve been doing a lot of reading on our topic and find two camps. One of them focuses on injustices created by bigotry of all sorts with a fight-back kind of message. The other says that as long as we continue to highlight our differences, we will only exacerbate the division among us—that is, the best way to be inclusive is to walk away is to refuse to fight, to immediately embrace one another as individuals and, as individuals, work through the predictable conflicts as they arise. I fin… Continue
Posted on March 5, 2009 at 10:36am — 1 Comment
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