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How to Achieve Better Gender Balance through Succession Planning and Development

Great Leadership By Dan

There’s a “Diversity” strategy driven from one office, and a succession planning and development strategy driven by another. Here’s an example of a 2X2 grid with both variables: The vertical axis represents availability of successors (low to high), and the horizontal represents diversity of successors (low to high).

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Girl Scouts: Creating 21st Century Leaders

Marshall Goldsmith

Kathy Cloninger, chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of the USA since 2003, is in the process of transforming the venerable U.S. Historically, about 10% of all American girls participate in Girl Scouting. We live in a complex society with a complex, diverse workforce, and we have a lot of very real problems to solve.

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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

In terms of solutions, Ann emphasised the need for employers to promote women proportionately through the ranks, offer flexible working solutions for those on career breaks and create sponsorship programs that cater to women from diverse backgrounds. All leaders should commit to these actions. Don’t miss out!

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The Future of Business Is Social: Seven Principles That Lead to.

Strategy Driven

In fact, at Telstra, social media participation is mandatory! However, the company trains each employee on how to appropriately participate, basing its guidelines on responsibility, respect, and representation. Social media can definitely propel your company forward, especially when employees are excited and involved. Very, very smart.

Media 67
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Research: Black Employees Are More Likely to Be Promoted When They Were Referred by Another Employee

Harvard Business Review

But firms that rely on current employees to refer new hires could end up with a less diverse workforce. Specifically, we examined the personnel records of nearly 16,000 employees hired from 2003 to 2013 in a large U.S.-based After all, “who you know” often mirrors “what you look like.” based sales organization.

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The Best Way to Get Women into Boardrooms

Harvard Business Review

Gender-based quotas were raised by the government of Norway as early as 2003, and companies were given five years to comply. Diversity refers to different socio-economic, gender, ethnic, linguistic, sexual, and generational groups to name a few. In some companies it makes better sense to have women's perspectives.

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The Potential and Pitfalls of Doing Business in Cuba

Harvard Business Review

Between 2003 and 2007, the Cuban government enacted a series of methodological changes that produced a jump in GDP of approximately 15%. Under such a scenario, multinationals would see expanded opportunity across diverse sectors. This effectively means that these wages are overvalued by as much as 2400%. Many risks remain.

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