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	INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY RESOURCES		CONSULTING BIO (PDF)

Marshall Goldsmith presents me with the Outstanding International Scholar-Practitioner Award on behalf of the Marshall Goldsmith School of Management at Alliant International University, Nov. 2006:

At CaliforniaSpeaks:

Welcoming Fabian Núñez, Speaker of the California State Assembly, to the stage.

On stage with Carolyn Lukensmeyer, lead co-facilitator and President and Founder of AmericaSpeaks.

Selected writing on inclusion, by Bernardo Ferdman:

• "Inclusion starts with knowing yourself"

• "Self-knowledge and inclusive interactions"

• "The slippery slope of inclusion"

• "Inclusion and cultural transitions"

• Dancing with resistance: Leadership challenges in fostering a culture of inclusion. (Chapter in K. M. Thomas, Ed., Diversity resistance in organizations, C  co-authored with Ilene C. Wasserman and Plácida V. Gallegos.)

• Creating and sustaining diversity and inclusion in organizations: Strategies and approaches. (Chapter in M. S. Stockdale & F. J. Crosby, Eds., The psychology and management of workplace diversity, co-authored with Evangelina Holvino and Deborah Merrill-Sands, D.)

• A Matter of Difference (Articles with Martin N. Davidson)

  • Diversity and inclusion: What difference does it make?

  • Diversity and drawing the line: Are some differences too different? (Or: who's in, who's out, and what difference does it make?).

  • Inclusion: What can I and my organization do about it?

  • Inclusion and power: Reflections on dominance and subordination in organizations.

  • Accounts of inclusion (and exclusion).

  • Making the tough calls: Negotiating exclusion in inclusive and diverse organizations.

  • Here and there: A conversation about identity.

  • Some learning about inclusion: Continuing the dialogue.

• Cultural identity and diversity in organizations: Bridging the gap between group differences and individual uniqueness. (Chapter in M. M. Chemers, S. Oskamp, & M. A. Costanzo, Eds., Diversity in organizations: New perspectives for a changing workplace)

Selected writing on Latinos and Latino identity, by Bernardo Ferdman:

• Identity orientations of Latinos in the United States: Implications for leaders and organizations. (Article in Business Journal of Hispanic Research, with Plácida Gallegos)

• The Paradox of Latino Leaders: Interview of Bernardo Ferdman by Marshall Goldsmith for his column on BusinessWeek.com, Marshall & Friends.

• Latinos and racial identity development. (Chapter in C. L. Wijeyesinghe & B. W. Jackson III, Eds., New perspectives on racial identity development: A theoretical and practical anthology, with Plácida Gallegos)

• Values about fairness in the ethnically diverse workplace. (Article in Business and the Contemporary World: An International Journal of Business, Economics, and Social Policy)

• Crossing borders: The experience of a Mexican American HR manager in a maquiladora. (Case study in E. E. Kossek, S. A. Lobel, & R. Oh, Eds., Managing diversity: Human resource strategies for transforming the workplace. A field guide, with Plácida Gallegos)

• Culture and identity among Hispanic managers in an Anglo business. (Chapter in S. B. Knouse, P. Rosenfeld, & A. Culbertson, Eds., Hispanics in the workplace, with Angélica Cortes)

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