Embrace Difference and Diversity

Woman working on tablet in officeWhy didn’t I speak up? Because I wanted to be a team player.

By Liz Gold

Difference comes in many forms. Race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, ability, learning style, personality – these characteristics are just a few of the many that make us who we are, yet isn’t it amazing that many of us only bring a fraction of ourselves to work?

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Diversity is a loaded word. August de los Reyes is the head of design and research at Pinterest. In a TechCrunch video, he talks about the connotative baggage that comes along with the term “diversity,” preferring to take the term in the literal sense.