Simma Lieberman helps organizations become more profitable by creating inclusive cultures where people do their best work. Leaders contact her when they want to develop and implement a strategy that leverages the skills and talents of employees at every organizational level.
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Contact Simma at 1-510-527-0700 or
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About Simma...
She is a consultant, speaker, and trainer. Simma is the co-author of Putting Diversity to Work (Crisp Publications, 2003), a guide for managers on leading a diverse workforce.
Articles by Simma Lieberman
Executive stress is real, and a common phenomenon. A stressed out executive is not a reflection on your leadership abilities but not doing anything about it can negatively impact your focus, productivity and profit. Do you afford that?
Do your employees know your name? Do they even know why your organization exists? If the answer to one or both of these questions is "no," you cannot possibly have an inclusive culture in your organization. And if that´s the case, you are not optimizing your business results.
While executives and senior leaders have more control of their work, they manage people who feel like they have less control, which makes them stressed out
To achieve work/life balance in any organization or institution, a work/life balance initiative must be supported at three levels: the programmatic level, the cultural level, and the individual level. In the absence of one of these, there will be a lot of talk about work/life balance, but not a lot of walking that talk.
For an organization and its individuals to reap the benefits of diversity it must develop a culture that is inclusive at all levels. In a workplace or society that is diverse, we need to be comfortable with differences, and have dialogue rather than decide for other people what they need.