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Jun 11, Lindsay rated it liked it. I really enjoyed all the personal accounts and examples Robbins uses to pull the reader in. I walk away thinking the points he made in his stories we extremely relevant and poignant, that they apply to so much in parenting, marriage, life skills in general, but not so much on the intended topic. As a motivation I really enjoyed all the personal accounts and examples Robbins uses to pull the reader in.

Jul 17, Matthew E Novak rated it liked it. Robbins tells some interesting and funny stories and greatly simplifies inclusion and diversity issues. He asks some insightful questions at the end of every chapter. This is a light read and in a lot of ways makes a very complex topic seem easy almost too easy for my liking.

It would have been good to include more data and more science around these very complex issues. Jan 01, Jerry Mahn rated it it was amazing. I enjoyed this book very much. Great insight on a very important subject. I enjoyed how Robbins used personal stories to illustrate his points.

Some of the illustrations are now a bit dated, but still very useful and enjoyable. Aug 20, Susan Mack rated it it was ok. The introduction was very strong, but, ultimately, the focus of the book was to spark diversity dialogue in a corporate setting, which was not why I chose to read the book.

Jan 14, Amy Parker rated it it was ok. Concepts are pretty elementary if you are well versed in inclusion and diversity concepts. Could use a good edit to shorten. Aug 06, Autumn Triquetra Reviews rated it it was amazing. Poignant stories to get you thinking about Diversity, and how to bring it to the workplace.

Jul 10, Susan Woerner rated it it was amazing. Terrific, organized way of addressing personal racism. Use this book in combination with other books to reflect and grow about white privilege and personal ways to identify, confront and end racism.

Mar 14, Rebecca McNamara rated it it was ok Shelves: nonfiction. In this book of short essays, Steve Robbins gives metaphorical examples from his personal life that he encourages the reader to apply to organizational-based diversity issues and lessons. Each short story is followed by a set of questions meant to be used in a workplace book club this book only works if group discussion is involved. Unfortunately, his metaphors are often oversimplified, and when it comes to actual issues of diversity, he speaks in abstract ways.

The book is strongest when the In this book of short essays, Steve Robbins gives metaphorical examples from his personal life that he encourages the reader to apply to organizational-based diversity issues and lessons. The book is strongest when the author gives concrete tools we can use; when discussing Native American mascots, Robbins makes a comparison to theoretical Christian mascots — a usable example that can be applied to conversation and debate. But most stories don't contain those tools.

Further, he occasionally discredits himself. His overtly sexist remarks — men don't like to ask for directions, for instance — are particularly shocking in a book focused on creating more diverse, welcoming atmospheres. The writing is mediocre at best Robbins offers the caveat that he is "not by profession a writer" in the preface, but that is no excuse when your name is on the cover of a book , but is easy to read and the short story format lends itself well to a workplace book club discussion.

Mar 02, Tammy rated it liked it Shelves: essays , non-fiction , short-stories. Corporate speaker Steve L. Now that I see it, it makes a lot more sense. I mean, as much sense as a red-cape-and-outside-underwear time traveler can make. How fast would you have to go in your car to run a red light claiming that it appeared green to you due to the Doppler Effect?

What would happen if you opened a portal between Boston sea level and Mexico City elev. I suggest we put it in Kendall Square—the MIT folks are probably used to dealing with this kind of thing. When my wife and I started dating she invited me over for dinner at one time.

Her kitchen had something called Bauhaus chairs, which are full of holes, approx millimeters in diameter in both back and seat. During this lovely dinner I was forced to liberate a small portion of wind and was relieved that I managed to do so very discretely.

Only to find that the chair I sat on converted the successful silence into a perfect, and loud, flute note. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. What happens when an investor maintains a short position in a company that gets delisted and declares bankruptcy?

The answer is simple—the investor never has to pay back anyone because the shares are worthless. Companies sometimes declare bankruptcy with little warning.

Other times, there is a slow fade to the end. A short seller who didn't buy back the stock before trading stopped may have to wait until the company is liquidated to take a profit. However, the short seller owes nothing.

That is the best possible scenario for a short seller. Eventually, the broker will declare a total loss on the loaned stock. At that point, the broker cancels the short seller's debt and returns all collateral. A short seller's ability to profit from a company's bankruptcy naturally raises other questions. How are investors able to short stocks in the first place? Don't companies have a duty to maintain value for their shareholders? Shouldn't they be doing something to stop short sellers from bankrupting their company?

User reviews 1 Review. Details Edit. Release date June 25, United Kingdom. United Kingdom. Vertigo Films United Kingdom. Vertigo Films. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 25 minutes. Related news.