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Diversity & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. I’ll take it one step further – I can’t really think of any issue that should be argued or decided solely on the merits of diversity. In fact, let me take it up even another notch…diversity should be a non-issue altogether.

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50 Years of Diversity Training – How Far Have We Really Come?

Women on Business

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Diversity training formally debuted in the 1960s to ensure companies were policy compliant and protecting themselves. That’s according to the history of diversity training timeline from Elizabeth Lisican of Diversity Executive. 1979: McDonald’s Corp. 1979: McDonald’s Corp.

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10 Disability-Supported Job Boards That Can Make Your Search Easier

HR Digest

Earlier this year, the department announced that t he labor force participation rate of disabled workers rose to 23.1 With the greater number of work-from-home jobs and the rising diversity initiatives by companies , job seekers appear more optimistic about finding work.

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Do Women Bring More Happiness to Families, Greater Effectiveness.

Michael Lee Stallard

Published by Michael Lee Stallard on October 28, 2010 02:58 pm under connection culture , employee engagement , knowledge flow A participant in a recent session Jason Pankau and I were teaching on Connection Cultures and employee engagement shared that she connects with her sons by talking about sports. why is everyone smiling?

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Covid Saw An Exodus Of Over 50s From The Workforce

The Horizons Tracker

This generally pessimistic viewpoint on the returns from working suggests that while economic inactivity has been reversed in the past, not least after the 2008 financial crisis, it may not be so straightforward after Covid. .” Diminishing returns.

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The Challenges When Creating Across Cultures

The Horizons Tracker

Diversity is generally accepted as a good thing, with MIT research highlighting how diversity within our organizations can boost the bottom line of those businesses. Each participant played the game with an online partner. Only then will we reap the dividend that diverse teams can provide. Responding to crises.

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How To Attract Men Into “Pink Collar” Jobs

The Horizons Tracker

Diverse applicants. Despite the growth in these sectors, the share of men working in them hasn’t budged since the 1970s, despite a considerable decline in the share of employment from manufacturing and even in overall participation of men in the labor force. in 1968 to just 12.7%

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