{"id":1590,"date":"2014-12-31T12:47:57","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T17:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.totalengagementconsulting.com\/blog\/?p=1590"},"modified":"2014-12-31T12:47:57","modified_gmt":"2014-12-31T17:47:57","slug":"happy-year-top-blogs-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.totalengagementconsulting.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/happy-year-top-blogs-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year!! My top seven blogs of 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had so much fun doing this last year \u2013 looking over my website statistics to see what were my seven most read blogs during the year. I normally blog about my two areas of consulting a few times each month: Diversity<\/strong><\/a> with a specialization in the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) workplace and marketplace; and career and skills development based on my innovative Total Engagement Career Mapping<\/strong><\/a> process. However, once in a while I write a more personal column or rant about something that is irking me.
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Happy New Year from Stan Kimer, founder and owner of Total Engagement Consulting by Kimer<\/p><\/div>
\nHere are the \u201cTop 7 of 2014\u201d in reverse order:<\/p>\n

7. During June, LGBT Pride Month, I got a little more personal and shared the summary of a talk I gave at a recent local PFLAG (Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) chapter meeting, “8 Lessons in my Journey as an Out Gay Man.”<\/strong><\/a> I hope these are useful life lessons for LGBT people and allies alike. <\/p>\n


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6. Many pundits were saying that by coming out as a gay man, University of Missouri defensive stand out Michael Sam may be hurting his ranking in the upcoming draft, but I completely disagreed and explained my business rationale in \u201cFortunate is the NFL Team that drafts Michael Sam!\u201d<\/strong> <\/a> <\/p>\n


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5. Written in July and then updated in December, is \u201cPresident Obama’s Latest Executive Order Protecting LGBT Americans – The True American Thing to Do!\u201d<\/strong><\/a> I provide some details of President Obama’s latest executive order, links to several relevant items and discuss how arguments that this order endangers religious freedom are totally preposterous. <\/p>\n


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4. In \u201cA Rant: Figure Skating, The 2014 Olympics, Stereotyping and Prejudice,\u201d<\/strong><\/a>I combine my personal hobby of attending figure skating competitions with my vocation as a diversity consultant, and discuss the disturbing comments people post online in response to articles about the sport of figure skating. <\/p>\n


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3. My most popular blog of 2013 was actually googled quite a lot and finished in as number 3 for this year: \u201cFive Common Misconceptions about Gay People.\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n


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2. From November of this year, with the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, I wrote “Five things never to say to transgender people.”<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n


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1. and the top most read blog was actually published in 2011! As many people search for online resources about diversity training, they found and read my 2011 blog \u201cThree Components of Diversity Training,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> where I discuss the three major components required for diversity training and exactly who within an enterprise should be trained. <\/p>\n


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Thanks to all the readers who enjoy and share my blogs. In 2015, if you want to be notified each time I do publish, you can like my business facebook page (Link),<\/strong><\/a> or if you subscribe to my monthly e-newsletter,<\/strong><\/a> I include a short summary and links to the past month\u2019s writings.<\/p>\n

Wishing all my readers a wonderful 2015 filled with much contentment and success!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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