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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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Appointing Female CEOs Can Cause White Men To Try Less

The Horizons Tracker

Organizations around the world have been striving to make their senior managerial positions more diverse and representative of both their workforce and their customer base. The study found that when female or racial minority CEOs were appointed, it seemed to make white male executives associate with their company less than before.

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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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The Essence of Strategy (Part 2) | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife. by John • October 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. The CEO said, “We’re in the peace-of-mind-business.” October 31, 2011 at 11:12 am. October 31, 2011 at 11:52 am. October 31, 2011 at 12:33 pm. Main menu Home.

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LeadershipNow 140: April 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from April 2011: How to be Perfectly Average by @learning_ceo. "By By far the most difficult skill for me to learn as CEO was the ability to manage my own psychology." Pursue Cognitive Diversity : In Difference Lies the Potential to Contribute. donhornsby: The Shifting Definition of Worker Loyalty.

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The Why, What And How Of Learning

Eric Jacobson

Keyes recaps his learned business lessons for top management and CEOs at companies of all sizes. from 2007 to 2011. Cultural Literacy : growing from the richness of diversity around us. In his book, Education is Freedom , author James W. He covers: Discovering what customers truly care about. It’s convenience, not products.

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

In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife. by John • May 2, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership • 1 Comment. The most blatant was the Boards of Scott Paper and Sunbeam hiring ‘Chainsaw Al Dunlap’ as their CEO despite his reputation as a corporate sociopath. October 9, 2011 at 6:50 am. December 2011.

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