As the authors of the Harvard Business Review article, Fear of Being Different Stifles Talent, point out, diversity is an almost universal value in …Read more
Want a Compliant Workplace? Then Foster a Vibrant and Positive Culture
If you’re a parent, you’re probably familiar with the expression, “Do as I say, not as I do.” As we strive to set a good example for our children, and …Read more
What I’ve Learned About How Diverse Candidates Perceive Their Value
As we continue to discuss diversity and inclusion concerns, it is important that companies that are serious about attracting, retaining and promoting …Read more
12 More Critical Issues With Diversity Recruiting Today
Second of two parts Last week (in The 10 Biggest Problems With Diversity Recruiting Today) I highlighted how a weak business case, not being data-driven, …Read more
The 10 Biggest Problems With Diversity Recruiting Today
First of two parts In case you missed it, there was a great deal of publicity generated recently when Google’s Laszlo Bock recently opened up and …Read more
Diversity in the Workplace: It’s No Longer Just the Right Thing to Do
A recent study by the Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by SAP and SuccessFactors, explores the challenges of managing an increasingly diverse …Read more
Want to Hire Female Technology Professionals? So Does Everybody Else
Are there women in tech? Yes, but the truth is, not many. Certainly nowhere near their proportion to women in the workforce. Women are barely a quarter of …Read more
Hiring Collaboration Tips From The First Thanksgiving
Every November, we all sit down with friends and family to celebrate the ultimate sign of teamwork: the first Thanksgiving. Back in 1621, a group of 53 …Read more
Spock Had It Right: It’s About Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations
Why is creating a diverse team important? Do you know how to create diverse teams? As the Vulcans say in Star Trek, “Infinite diversity in infinite …Read more
When Diversity Just Isn’t Diverse Enough
Well, call me a “Negative Nelly,” but I fear we are smack dab in the middle of a good old-fashioned diversity backlash. What’s a diversity backlash? …Read more
The 3 Kinds of Workplace Diversity You Need to Be Productive
It’s widely held in the HR field that the most productive organizations are the most “diverse.” The problem is that concept is misinterpreted …Read more
Remembering a Man Who Worked to Link Diversity to Business
In 1994, I took on the challenge of introducing the concept of diversity in business to my bank’s leadership. Banks were coming under fire for their …Read more
How Ideal Organizations Diversify the Definition of Diversity
What does the ideal organization look like? Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones have been looking at this question for more than three years. Their research found …Read more
发展中女性领导人:关键是展示Diversity in Leadership
In pursuit of gender diversity, it’s not enough for an organization to focus only on hiring practices to attract women. Far more impactful for the …Read more
5 Keys to Recruiting Women For Your Workforce (Binders Are Optional)
When undecided voter Katherine Fenton took the mike during the second 2012 presidential debate, she had no idea that the answer to her question would spark …Read more
利用未开发:包括员工充耳不闻the Workforce
By Patrick H. Hicks and Kristina Escamilla Gilmore Diversity in the workplace benefits employees, employers and society as a whole. Today, employers …Read more
Does Your Workplace Truly Have a Culture of Flexibility?
A college professor breast-feeds her child during class and a firestorm erupts at the school and across the Web. Some are outraged that she’d dare expose …Read more
Why I’ll Be Happy When “First Ever” Recognition Is a Thing of the Past
“Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s Long-Time COO, Becomes First Woman On Its Board Of Directors.” That was the breathless announcement coming from CNBC this …Read more
Diversity and Affirmative Action: More Than Just an American Issue
MYTH: Affirmative action is a U.S. policy that is peculiar to America. FACT: Affirmative action is not the product of the U.S. In fact, affirmative action …Read more
Diversity: It’s Good For Business, the Workplace, and All of Our Lives
It’s OK if the formula does not make sense. I have watched with amusement these past few weeks the reaction in the sports world to the phenomenon …Read more