Empowering with Diversity An Inspiring Sista of Social Media Cheryl Cofield

Diversity Expert Cheryl Cofield

I wanted to end Women's Heritage Month (the term Women's History Month is such an oxymoronic contradiction in terms) on a HIGH note!  I am blessed to have met some of the most dynamic and positive women in the world through social media and therefore want to highlight the efforts of these AMAZING Women. 

Today I am showcasing the excellent work of an "Inspiring Sista of Social Media" Cheryl Cofield. Cheryl is a highly sought after keynote speaker, diversity strategist and culture expert, as well as an attorney. She worked for a number of years at Wal-mart, where she worked in the compliance, HR innovation and diversity arenas.  Also Cheryl over the years has given me some inspiring insights on my life and career.  She has a heart of gold for helping people of diverse backgrounds.


Recently Cheryl has been working on helping make work environments more supportive and affirming for introverts. I'm naturally an introvert so I am truly appreciative of her efforts.

She is working with Georgia Institute of Technology, to make it a more positive work environment for introverts.  To give a more clear understanding of how work environments may hinder introverts Cheryl explains in a recent Psychology Today Interview "Many working environments are unknowingly designed for extroverts because theirs is the dominant style in Western culture. In order to foster a culture that welcomes, enables, and affirms introverts at Georgia Tech, we are developing introvert-friendly hiring processes and procuring “job aids” to enhance introverts’ ability to thrive in the workplace."

Too understand more about introverts and how much of our population have this characteristic Psychology Today explains "... 16 - 50 percent of the population consists of introverts, who get their energy from having “alone time.” Careers promoting introvert’s strength include scientists, writers and artists, although television personalities David Lettermen and Barbara Walters are self-proclaimed introverts. Introverts enjoy spending time alone or in small groups of people, but may get overwhelmed in new situations or in large groups of people. They prefer to focus on one task at a time and observe a situation before jumping in." For more of a break down of the charactistics of an introvert Click Here

For professionals or entrepreneurs who are natural introverts her insights into helping them may make you more successful and productive. I didn't realize until I read her article in Psychology Today, how intricate and complex being an introvert in an office environment could be and more importantly I am impressed with how we can be supported to be more successful.

In this regard, Cheryl is doing some pioneering work in helping introverts to be more productive and comfortable in the workplace.  Hopefully her insights will be modeled in other work environments.  Thanks Cheryl for thinking of the introverts in the world! 

Checkout her Full article on helping introverts in Psychology Today.

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