Workplace Buzz: Today's Headlines

Multicultural Workplace
As globalization becomes a reality, more and more companies will employ people of every race, nationality, religious background, and age group. These people will work side by side in the same office building, others a hemisphere away. That's why if your company is still leading the "old" — read "white, male, authoritarian" — way, you're making a mistake. It would be great if you could magically fill your leadership ranks with men and women from different cultures, backgrounds and traditions. But if that's unrealistic, Juana Bordas says you can gain a lot by simply borrowing their techniques. Seacoast Online

How to Get Ahead
Everyone wants to be recognized for a job well done, but being identified as a true rising star at your company takes more than just showing up for work and delivering the goods. In fact, there is a right way and a wrong way to stand out at work, and hitching yourself to certain attributes and attitudes may mean the difference between becoming a shooting star or a falling one, according to Victor Becker, vice president of human resources for Phase Forward Inc. in Waltham. Boston Globe

A Community Helping Women Return to Work
A divorce or the death of a spouse can create drastic changes in one's financial status and emotional stability. A stay-at-home mother, who suddenly needs to look for employment, often discovers that returning to the workforce can be a difficult and frightening undertaking. This year, several Jericho staff members have created a program to assist Jericho school community women transitioning back into the workforce after being divorced or widowed. The Jericho Project for the Advancement of Women (JPAW), created by Marie Salerno, Nancy Saviano, Leigh-Anne Dunckley and Michael Rubino, will offer a series of classes to make the transition easier. Anton News