The elephant in the room

re: The elephant in the room

Alun Jones — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:58:25 GMT

Personally, I wish that Microsoft would produce a localised version of Windows in English.

re: The elephant in the room

Alun Jones — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:58:00 GMT

However, if the only ones qualified to do the job are middle-aged white guys, you have to ask whether the qualification process is at some stage discriminatory, and/or biased.
The biggest thing you can do to improve your penetration into a market-space is to take advice from someone in that space. Whether it's a new language, or a new culture (even within the same country - truck adverts in Washington are very different from those in Texas!), how are you going to reach the maximum number of people if you're unconsciously giving off the image that "we'd like your money, but we don't have anyone like you working here, except possibly for the guy who empties the trash cans every night"?

re: The elephant in the room

SBSer — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:22:29 GMT

" I mean not to be mean here, but this board of directors doesn't look that diverse if you know what I mean..."

Susan, interesting point of view.... But I would rather take the board of directors that is qualified to do the job. "Cultural diversity" should not have anything to do with picking your board.....

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