I am not researcher in the field so cannot validate or deny the claims made in the article. What I can say is the article has its heart in the right place. More often than not, we do live in our own echo chambers oblivious of the mental state (excuse my lack of vocabulary) of people around us. An American, a German, an Indian and a Japanese conduct themselves differently in the workplace and outside of it. Isn’t the same true for men and women? We do have different sensibilities, mind you I am not talking of capability and so does not the document.
The way I have looked at the document and I believe was the intention of it is understand the traits, treat people appropriately. Isn’t that the definition of good manners? Do you or don’t you think the company can get the best out of everyone and the workplace can be best for everyone that way? How many of us or our organizations have made the effort to understand how people of different gender, race, color, ability operate and sensitize ourselves towards it? The best I have seen and pardon me if what I have seen is too limited can be summarized as guidelines for avoiding stepping on someone else’s toes.
It is good that someone has pushed this into the limelight. If there are technical shortcomings to the article, please publish corrections, add citations. An opinion cannot be an objection to a wikipedia citation, can it?
