Simma Lieberman
Simma Lieberman helps organizations create environments where people can do their best work and be successful. She specializes in Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity Dialogues, and Eliminating Fear and Self-doubt. Simma is the co-author with Kate Berardo and George Simons of the book "Putting Diversity to Work." She can be reached at simmalieberman.com
Articles by this Author
Interview Bias: Overcoming the Silent Forces Working Against You
- By Simma Lieberman
- Published 12/2/2005
- Success
- Unrated
Interviewers are human, and all carry with them some assumptions about different types of people. You need to recognize the most likely biases people have toward you and prepare to address these biases in interviews to minimize their impact...
Holiday Stress Hotspots: Manage Stress with Knowledge
- By Simma Lieberman
- Published 12/2/2005
- Personal Growth
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There are four main causes of holiday stress: gift giving obligations, expenses, a lack of time, and unrealistic expectations about creating a perfect holiday...
Ten PC Tips for Communicating with a Diverse Audience
- By Simma Lieberman
- Published 01/18/2006
- Business & Money
- Unrated
By learning to speak to a diverse audience, you can broaden your client base transfer the learning to more people. The more people feel included, the more they will listen to you, use your information and come back for more...
How to Recruit and Retain Diverse Candidates
- By Simma Lieberman
- Published 01/18/2006
- Business & Money
- Unrated
Building diversity in a company through recruiting and retention is an important step to creating an inclusive workplace...
Are You Wasting Your Money on Diversity Training?
- By Simma Lieberman
- Published 03/28/2006
- Business & Money
- Unrated
Reaching resisters and naysayers of diversity efforts is unlikely only with training. A more multi-faceted approach is needed to help these individuals see the value of diversity in their organizations...
Stress; Control It, Change It or Let It Go!
- By Simma Lieberman
- Published 03/28/2006
- Personal Growth
- Unrated
The "control, change, or let go" concept is an important key to stress management. We spend too much time worrying about things over which we have no control that we have no energy left to control the things we can...
Break Through Self-Doubt and Fear
- By Simma Lieberman
- Published 05/23/2006
- Personal Growth
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Self-doubt and fear interfere with our ability to achieve or set goals. Self-doubt and fear are the voices in our head telling us, "You'll never succeed, so why try" and "who do you think you are" Self-doubt and fear are also what make us listen to those voices and decide to give up before we get started...
Recruiting a Diverse Workforce
- By Simma Lieberman
- Published 05/23/2006
- Business & Money
- Unrated
To be a successful business in todays culture you need to create an environment of inclusion where people feel valued and integrated into a companys mission, vision and business strategy at all levels...
A Passion for Diversity
- By Simma Lieberman
- Published 10/20/2006
- Business & Money , Success
- Unrated
Diversity must be part of your overall business strategy and, your organization must move from representation and numbers to inclusion at every level. You will only be successful if you bring in diversity leaders who not only have knowledge of but a passion for diversity...
Life and Work Balance; it’s a conscious decision
- By Simma Lieberman
- Published 06/25/2007
- Personal Growth
- Unrated
Life balance is more than how we spend our time, it’s also how we feel about that time & how present we are each moment. This article features four people from different backgrounds who found different ways of achieving life and work balance...