And then i had another trial after this was done in another jurisdiction that shall go unnamed, and i would say there were maybe 5 percent of the jurors, potential jurors, who had had meaningful contact with a person of a different race or ethnicity and thats really what this is about. One of my least favorite words is the word tolerance because, you know, i tolerate Brussel Sprouts but if you simply tolerate the diversity that is america, you are going to, you are aspiring for mediocrity. When we have, and this gets back to your question, when we have leaders that embrace diversity and that build a culture that says, you know what, if you want to compete in the Global Economy tomorrow, pal, youve got to embrace diversity. Why does cocacola write a brief to the United States Supreme Court and General Motors and microsoft on issues of diversity and Higher Education . Because they know if they want to get ahead, theyve got to embrace that diversity. If they want to continue to be a fortu
Leadership. The programs i look to and i say, id like my kid to go to this school, it starts out with clear leadership at the top. It then starts out with clear policy direction so that the rules are set out in a very clear and transparent way. It continues with partnerships so that there is, you know, there are communitybased partners, a recognition that this isnt just a teacher responsibility, its really a community responsibility. And its like so many things, its about culture development. You know, what is your Institutional Culture . I work with a lot of Police Departments in a different world where were dealing with serious issues that have occurred and were trying to develop a culture that ensures effective policing and constitutional policing which go hand in hand. And we talk a lot about how do you change the culture . This is what its about. I think this is an area where the bay area has a leg up. 20 years ago or 21 years ago i spent a year here, basically, i was doing a fede
Auspices of the department of justice so if its not mean ill make sure to funnel you to the right place so you can have that conversation. Tom, what else, are there other best practices, other communities that stand out as you have traveled that resonate with you. Like so many things, governor, it starts with leadership. The programs i look to and i say, id like my kid to go to this school, it starts out with clear leadership at the top. It then starts out with clear policy direction so that the rules are set out in a very clear and transparent way. It continues with partnerships so that there is, you know, there are communitybased partners, a recognition that this isnt just a teacher responsibility, its really a community responsibility. And its like so many things, its about culture development. You know, what is your Institutional Culture . I work with a lot of Police Departments in a different world where were dealing with serious issues that have occurred and were trying to develo
Constitutional policing which go hand in hand. And we talk a lot about how do you change the culture . This is what its about. I think this is an area where the bay area has a leg up. 20 years ago or 21 years ago i spent a year here, basically, i was doing a federal trial involving some bad things that happened, okay . I usually come in after bad things have happened. And we were picking the jury and ill never forget it, it was about a 6 or 7week trial, 1992 or Something Like that, 91, and it was remarkable to me because we did a questionnaire because the case had a lot of publicity. And id say 99 percent of the people noted, the potential jurors noted they have daily and meaningful contact with a person of another race or religion. And then i had another trial after this was done in another jurisdiction that shall go unnamed, and i would say there were maybe 5 percent of the jurors, potential jurors, who had had meaningful contact with a person of a different race or ethnicity and tha
Another race or religion. And then i had another trial after this was done in another jurisdiction that shall go unnamed, and i would say there were maybe 5 percent of the jurors, potential jurors, who had had meaningful contact with a person of a different race or ethnicity and thats really what this is about. One of my least favorite words is the word tolerance because, you know, i tolerate Brussel Sprouts but if you simply tolerate the diversity that is america, you are going to, you are aspiring for mediocrity. When we have, and this gets back to your question, when we have leaders that embrace diversity and that build a culture that says, you know what, if you want to compete in the Global Economy tomorrow, pal, youve got to embrace diversity. Why does cocacola write a brief to the United States Supreme Court and General Motors and microsoft on issues of diversity and Higher Education . Because they know if they want to get ahead, theyve got to embrace that diversity. If they want