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    A Better World: Understanding How Your Personal Operating System Affects Culture, Diversity & Inclusion
    A Better World: Understanding How Your Personal Operating System Affects Culture, Diversity & Inclusion
    A Better World: Understanding How Your Personal Operating System Affects Culture, Diversity & Inclusion
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    A Better World: Understanding How Your Personal Operating System Affects Culture, Diversity & Inclusion

    By Helms, Houston & White

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    A Better World is a unique and intriguing insight into the important topic of culture and diversity. Written from the perspective of a conversation between technology (the computer) and a person, this contemporary discussion explores the notion of diversity that has for so many years captivated our attention and placed the demand for action on us all. It offers a unique correlation between the operations of a computer and the thought processes and actions of people and their leaders. Moreover, it support the business case for diversity, which seeks out the best in innovation, talent, values and community.

    A Better World is written to increase the comfort level when people from various groups and cultures interact. It is about engaging people to explore values and appreciate the simplicity and complexity of cultural competence and diversity/inclusion-based issues. The authors' (Les Helms, Dan Houston and Jim White) collective sixty-plus years of training, consulting and coaching experience informs them that organizations and people cannot survive in the twenty-first century without attending to the details of global competition, worldwide recession, or scarce resources. In today’s world, organizations cannot afford to either alienate productive employees or prevent key staff members from advancing because someone in the organization failed to transcend differences and move toward cultural competence. This book helps individuals and organizations create a better world where all employees are able to contribute their best and advance or be rewarded based upon their contributions. In this better world approach, organizations perform at their optimal levels and achieve maximum results.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHelms, Houston & White
    Release dateAug 20, 2013
    ISBN9780989171243
    A Better World: Understanding How Your Personal Operating System Affects Culture, Diversity & Inclusion
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    Helms, Houston & White

    Les Helms, Dan Houston, and Jim White have a combined total of more than sixty years in the trenches: training, consulting, coaching, and teaching in the public and private sectors. The authors’ experiences have taught them that culture and diversity is a much broader concept than what has traditionally been presented. Their first release, A Better World, is the result of numerous discussions and close to a year of intense writing, in a format they believe will make sense to virtually everyone. In forward-thinking organizational and social environments, the authors believe there is a need for ongoing dialogue regarding values, codes of conduct, and how these elements of culture continue to impact viruses such as stereotypes, biases, prejudice, and discrimination. Their goal is to develop strategies and solutions for creating A Better World.Connect with us online: http://www.createabw.com

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      A Better World - Helms, Houston & White

      What Others are Saying about A Better World

      "A Better World provides a useful framework for diversity practitioners who are involved in the day-to-day challenge to help others succeed in diverse and multicultural environments. The authors provide a new perspective on the continuous journey of adapting to new cultural contexts within the structure of complex organizations."

      ~Anthony Newkirk, Manager - Employee Relations & Diversity, WakeMed Health and Hospitals

      "A Better World presents an innovative approach to diversity training, focusing on underlying core beliefs rather than the superficial behavior and conduct."

      ~Jim Reed, President, Ravenswood Castle, LLC

      "I never thought one could breathe life into a computer and share a tale of invaluable examples and concepts that directly connect to a human’s POS (personal operating system). A Better World is a riveting read that allows a person to get to the core of human values through an interesting comparison of computer systems and human behavior. If the goal is to better ourselves, let this book inspire you to build your own antivirus software and firewall to help people truly succeed in today’s evolving society."

      ~André F. Hewitt, Esq., Chief Operating Officer of Game-U and Senior Dale Carnegie Trainer

      A Better World:

      Understanding How Your Personal Operating System

      Affects Culture, Diversity & Inclusion

      Les Helms * Daniel A. Houston * James A. White Sr.

      Foreword by Edwin J. Nichols, Ph.D.

      HWH

      Publishing

      Helms, Houston & White, LLC

      Columbus, Ohio

      http://www.createabw.com

      In Conjunction with

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      Copyright 2013 A. Les Helms, Daniel A. Houston and James A. White Sr.

      Smashwords Edition

      License Notes:

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only; it may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of these authors.

      Publisher: Helms, Houston & White LLC

      1750 E. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43203

      Book cover by Andre Hawkins, Kenosis Design Innovations

      Edited by Amanda Forbes

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      CONTENTS

      Acknowledgments

      Foreword

      Preface

      Introduction (Three Trainers’ View)

      A Computer’s Perspective on Culture and Diversity

      Chapter 1 - Hardware: Computers Cannot be Judged by their Hardware, Neither can Humans

      Chapter 2 - What are Personal Operating Systems? Our Thinking, Perceptions, and Deeply Held Values

      Chapter 3 - Software: Different Behaviors but Similar Cultural Values

      Chapter 4 - Viruses: Defining Bias, Prejudice, and Discrimination

      Chapter 5 - How Can the Personal Operating System Get Infected?

      Chapter 6 - Viruses and Firewalls: Preventing Infection

      Chapter 7 - Virus Checkers: Quarantining and Deleting Infections

      Chapter 8 - A Multilayered Approach: A Better World Approach to Culture and Diversity

      Conclusion: The Road to A Better World

      Sources

      About the Authors

      What Participants Say About Our Authors

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      Acknowledgments

      To Melony Brunson and Melanie Houston

      We, the authors are quite willing to admit that we are conceptual, abstract and, many say, deep thinkers. We also admit that if left to ourselves, we would spend a great deal of our free time drinking coffee, tea, and Diet Coke, and philosophizing over world issues and social challenges. Therefore, we want to recognize, thank, and express our deep appreciation to Melony and Melanie for first urging us to sit down and actually write this book; second for keeping us on task; and finally for editing and crafting a book that makes our deep thoughts practical, meaningful, and relevant.

      To Our Significant Others

      Les thanks his wife, Liz, for being willing to give him up and doing a lot of things he should have been doing on a lot of Saturdays, as well as her steadfast belief in him. He recognizes that she is his anchor and inspiration, and without her, he wouldn’t accomplish much.

      Dan thanks his wife, Melanie, his soul mate and inspiration. He is grateful for her diligence and personal sacrifice of time and energy to make many of his dreams a reality. He also acknowledges his mentor, Dr. Judy Rycus, for helping him formulate a model for culture and diversity.

      Jim acknowledges his late mother, Garnetta Stevenson, for her belief in him, support, and constant encouragement. She would always ask, Is the book ready yet? Mom, here it is. He also thanks his daughter, Melony Brunson, for her creative talent, support, and always being there no matter what the task.

      The authors would like to thank Sheryl Burkhart for transcribing our initial meetings from tape to hard copy. We appreciate your struggle.

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      This book is dedicated to the better world we hope our grandchildren will grow up in.

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      Foreword

      Since the inception of the field of diversity, this book is the most innovative text. It is a quick read with a powerful impact.

      When the Department of Human Resources announces: You are to attend a workshop on diversity, eyes glaze over and groans of oh no, not again, can be heard. Feelings emerge of being under attack for something in which you had no part. The Obama generation feels we are a post-racial society; therefore, what is the need for another workshop on diversity?

      The language of this book provides an adroit rationale for keeping your diversity skills current. It reaches across the generational lines of the workplace: the last of the Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y, and even the Internet generation. It meets the fantasy of the Star Trek generation, a world of alien computers making an assessment and evaluation of us by observation. The pragmatic X and Y generations connect to the construct that computers must be updated to stay relevant. For the Internet/Obama generation, it offers the benevolence of cartoon-type characters trying to install new software, without understanding what operating system changes have to occur first. Perhaps the most significant construct, totally understood by all generations, is the virus.

      It has been said that

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