SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Carrying signs that included a mocking use of the company’s original “Don’t be evil” motto, thousands of Google employees around the world briefly walked off the job Thursday to protest what they said was the tech giant’s mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations against executives. From Tokyo, Singapore and London to New … Continue reading Google employees leave work to protest treatment of women
Diversity Lessons from Men in Technology
By APQC Communication Manager, Elissa Tucker (see all posts) on May 11, 2018 Much press attention has been given to the experiences of women working in technology companies. Patricia Salgado Ph.D., a fellow at the Institute for Social Innovation at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara California, has uniquely focused on the men working … Continue reading Diversity Lessons from Men in Technology
A New Incivility
The following commentary examines a tragic event that attracted global attention in late 2012. In December 2012, an on-air prank call was made to the United Kingdom hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge (Kate Middleton) was a patient. While seemingly without malice, the prank, a “wind-up call” carried out by two inexperienced Australian radio personalities, … Continue reading A New Incivility
Changing Organizational Culture from a Liability to an Asset
In a commentary on the OP-Ed page of the New York Times entitled “Failure Is Always an Option” (August 2003), Henry Petroski, a civil engineer on the faculty at Duke University, shined a spotlight on the organizational culture at NASA when he addressed the disastrous failure of the space shuttle Columbia in 2003. He described the existence of three unique subcultures within the organization – scientists, engineers, and managers – and the lens through which each viewed the Columbia mission and the 1986 Challenger loss.
To achieve more equity in the tech industry, we must reframe diversity
The Conversation: Economy + Business, March 14, 2018 There is a lot of fear among men in the tech industry about speaking out and trying to overcome declining female participation and sexual harassment, according to my ongoing research. Diversity in tech is a highly emotional, highly complex issue. My research suggests we need to reframe … Continue reading To achieve more equity in the tech industry, we must reframe diversity
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