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Diversity of a Different Persuasion

N2Growth Blog

Diversity is a complex issue because it comes in all shapes and sizes. As an Executive Recruiter, I have been asked to identify candidates who are diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, gender and even geography. One type of diversity that has more recently begun to receive subtle yet perceptible attention is age diversity.

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The Rise In Portfolio Careers

The Horizons Tracker

Once upon a time the portfolio career was seen as pretty sexy and came to typify the “free agent nation” spoken about by Dan Pink way back in 2001. The group has developed a model that it believes effectively meets the wide and diverse range of needs of portfolio workers even inside the traditional national legislations.

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The Wisdom Wave: Preparing for the Surge of Senior Professionals.

Rich Gee Group

This is up from 16% in 2011. The Changing Face of the Workforce The workforce is aging, driven by longer life expectancies and evolving career paths. Foster an Inclusive Culture: Promote a workplace culture that values age diversity. In an evolving job market, the value of older workers is becoming increasingly recognized.

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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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Twitter Weekly Highlights for 2011-06-03

Tanveer Naseer

Here’s a compilation of some of the articles/tweets I shared on Twitter this week: Thanks @SmartBrief for including my piece on #leadership and Babe Ruth in SmartBrief Career newsletter! via @ TanveerNaseer ) # Leadership | [link] # How to Make Your Business a Multicultural Success [link] # leadership #diversity # TY!

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From The Bench To The Boardroom

Eric Jacobson

In the new book, From the Bench to the Boardroom , Michael MacDonald shares his journey from humble beginnings in the outskirts of Philadelphia, to his college basketball career at Rutgers, to executive positions at Xerox and Medifast. Michael : I was inspired to write the book as I neared retirement and looked back at my life and career.

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Do Vulture Cultures still prevail in Business? | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • May 2, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership • 1 Comment. I witnessed plenty of vulture culture during my career. October 9, 2011 at 6:50 am. Organizations can accept that sociopaths are part of the diversity of the workforce and systems developed to identify them. December 2011. August 2011.

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