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Diversity of a Different Persuasion

N2Growth Blog

By Patricia Lenkov , Chair, Executive Search, N2growth. 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. You may ask yourself!

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Legislation Is The Best Way To Deliver Diverse Boards

The Horizons Tracker

Numerous countries have introduced legislation to improve the gender diversity of company boards in recent years. New research from City, University of London’s Business School, explores whether these moves have been effective in improving diversity compared to those where improvements are merely advised.

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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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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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The Why, What And How Of Learning

Eric Jacobson

Keyes also served as chairman and chief executive officer of Blockbuster, Inc., from 2007 to 2011. Cultural Literacy : growing from the richness of diversity around us. In over 20 years since its inception, the foundation has helped nearly hundreds of thousands of students find their path to higher education.

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Gay Executive Silence

Coaching Tip

For nearly two decades, Ernst & Young executive Beth Brooke navigated the office like it was a minefield , dodging water-cooler chatter for fear that someone might corner her with a personal question. Many high-level executives like Ernst & Young global vice chair Beth Brooke are coming out of the closet. Like 53-year-old Ms.

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The Status of Women in Media Is Not Good

Women on Business

population is 51% female and ethnically diverse, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at what’s under the hood of the media industry. of guests on Sunday morning news talk shows on NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, and Fox News in 2011 were women. Only 11% of sports editors in 2011 were women. Dearfield, M.A., note that the U.S.

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