HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Dawn Frazier-Bohnert, Liberty Mutual Insurance, EVP, Global Diversity Equity & Inclusion Officer, on laying the foundations for a successful global future where intersectionality is celebrated. The HR Digest: What is your vision of diversity at Liberty Mutual? Diversity is about all of us and equity is for all of us.

Self-aware 52

Self-aware Diversity Planning Insurance 52

Chart Your Course

MAY 3, 2016

The culture of a business may be the most significant factor in determining a company’s success. The best companies in the country know the power of a positive work environment both for their employees and key stakeholders. Companies that take care of their employees see more employees taking better care of business.

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Positioning Career Absenteeism How To 100

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

People analytics is how companies collect and analyze data regarding their employees so they can make improved decisions on workforce planning, training and development, and performance management. People analytics has helped propel HR success stories at one of the world’s most admired companies, Johnson & Johnson.

Schmitt 52

Schmitt Tools Survey Diversity 52

Women on Business

APRIL 17, 2012

A vote to introduce quotas securing at least 30% of boardroom places for women by 2015 has gone through, and that rises to 40% by 2020. Countries are already adopting their own laws – France, for example, has moved to give women 20% of places in the board room, and 40% in six years, while the Netherlands has made it 30% by 2016.

Learning-by-Doing 184

Learning-by-Doing Finance Entrepreneur Diversity 184

Strategy Driven

JULY 27, 2015

Common Sense Action and The Can Kicks Back are two prime examples of Millennials leading with a clear problem-solving mindset. Within this collaborative mindset is a new diversity of perspectives and ideas. Seeking diversity in ideas and perspectives to find the best paths forward. Take the gridlock in the U.S. About the Author.

Diversity 50

Diversity Learning-by-Doing Competitive Advantage Open-book 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Picture, for example, a Muslim who prays in his car because he doesn’t want to advertise his religion, a mother who doesn’t put up pictures of her children so that coworkers won’t question her commitment to the job, or a gay executive who is unsure whether he can bring his partner to company functions.

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Diversity Focus Group Survey Attrition 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

The business case for diversity is clear. Diversity can boost innovation and employee engagement , and companies with greater gender and racial diversity financially outperform their peers. And many diversity programs fail. I asked three questions: Why do you care about diversity?

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Diversity CEO Rogers Leadership Pipeline 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2018

” One of the biggest risks to a company’s reputation is a tone-deaf advertising campaign. PR practitioners need to be keenly attuned to what their brands’ strategies are and how their campaigns can be perceived, but they’ll be hard-pressed to do so if they don’t become more diverse and inclusive themselves.

PR 9

PR Diversity Public Relations CEO 9

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 4, 2016

After securing an interview with your dream company, you need to investigate all you can about that company. But don’t forget to investigate the structure of the company, again remember the obvious stuff, like which companies they own or who owns them? What does it tell you about their company culture?

Positioning 50

Positioning SWOT Mission Statement Sharpe 50

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

In today’s workplace, diversity is more than just a buzzword; it’s a way to build a stronger business. At Pinterest, we understand that diverse teams yield smarter , more innovative results, which are essential in the competitive, dynamic tech industry. Setting diversity goals isn’t enough.

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Diversity Engineering Goal Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2018

Companies today spend millions of dollars on workplace diversity programs and outreach, often with little to show for it. Research has found that most workplace diversity programs fail to produce meaningful diversity and inclusion, and some have actually increased bias among individual employees. Nick Purser/Getty Images.

Diversity 10

Diversity Succession Participative Workshop 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2017

The companies that think their employees’ digital IQs are unimportant are probably few and far between. After all, in just one decade the concept of “digital” has changed from a niche skill set to something that’s mandatory for virtually all blue-chip companies. How the best companies get up to speed.

Skills 11

Skills Company Technology Tools 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

In numerous studies , diversity — both inherent (e.g., For example, a 2009 analysis of 506 companies found that firms with more racial or gender diversity had more sales revenue, more customers, and greater profits. With so much at stake, why aren’t these companies making more headway?

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Diversity Team Bottom-up Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2016

The Empathy Index seeks to answer the question: Which companies are successfully creating empathetic cultures? These are the companies that retain the best people, create environments where diverse teams thrive, and ultimately reap the greatest financial rewards. The leaders were asked to rate the companies’ morality.

Company 8

Company Ethics Automotive Metrics 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 12, 2015

For many companies, budgets are tight and options are limited — so there’s no way you can purchase funky new furniture let alone do something like put a mini-basketball court in a meeting room. Your company isn’t about to move. Have diverse (and perhaps competing) needs. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Chief Executive Officer Open-book Competitive Advantage Trends 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Our approaches, we think, can be helpful to other companies working to address this imbalance. In 2015, we conducted a workforce analysis that revealed a significant shortage of women in leadership at our company. At Lilly, we have tackled this problem head-on. We went all-in. Do your homework. Commit to change.

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Positioning Leadership Health Care Diversity 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2016

In fact, 94% of the senior executives who responded to a recent global survey conducted by our firm, Strategy&, said that growth was a priority for their companies. A few companies, however, do succeed in growing year after year. In short, growth comes from the entire company, not from any particular product or service.

Company 8

Company Engineering Apparel Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Drawing from these examples, we also hope to provide some advice on how to deal with the increasing number and variety of cybercriminal gangs. Learning from attacks like these is important not only for security outfits but also for companies’ chief security officers and in-house security teams.

Company 8

Company Banking Information Advice 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2016

At Standard Chartered, for example, the insights of one Indian female banker translated into innovation that boosted net sales at two branches by 127% and 75% within two years. Leaders with acquired diversity , our US data shows, are more likely to behave in ways that unlock the innovative potential of their entire team. Her insight?

Diversity 8

Diversity Globalization Case Study Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

presidential election, Interpublic (IPG), my company’s parent corporation, held its first open call for employees to talk about concerns related to respect in the workplace. ” Companies today have the capacity to be a haven from the incivility that individuals confront every day, on the road, online, in the media, and in politics.

Diversity 9

Diversity Politics Survey Incubator 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

In the United Kingdom, for example, the employment share of managers and supervisors increased from 12.9% in 2001 to 16% in 2015. In the University of California’s sprawling network, the number of managers and administrators doubled between 2000 and 2015, while student enrollment increased by just 38%.

Bureaucracy 9

Bureaucracy Organization Health Care Drucker 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2016

In 2015, for example, there were 23 states that had fewer than 10 black students who took the AP computer science exam. What companies can do. While there are major policy and societal actions that need to occur over time, companies have the power to create material change on their own. Insight Center.

Industry 8

Industry Diversity Class Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

I was speaking this week with a new CEO of a new public company that is just being spun off from their parent company. We hire diverse people with different skill sets, and we ask them to do the same job, the same way as everyone else. Drucker Forum 2015: Managing in the Digital Age. Eighty-seven percent.

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Drucker Engineering Globalization Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2016

The World Economic Forum’s recent Global Gender Gap Report 2015 gives us a wealth of detail about the continued worldwide imbalance in gender equality and what it means for the future. Political representation, for example, has made great strides in the 10 years covered in the study. In some areas the news is good.

Diversity 8

Diversity Report Globalization McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

One of the big reasons is that security businesses tend to look for people with traditional technology credentials — college degrees in tech fields, for example. Safeguarding your company in a complex world. Security businesses need to follow this example, taking a hard look at themselves to see what’s holding them back.

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Education How To Industry Career 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

The examples are numerous: Citing private internal research of 20,000 client teams, EY’s vice chair Beth Brooke has said that the more diverse teams had higher profitability and great client satisfaction than non-diverse teams. In addition, diverse boards that were not properly managed created distrust and dissatisfaction.

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Osgood ROE Diversity Bond 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Netflix’s global growth is a big factor in the company’s success. This is a remarkable achievement for a company that was only in the U.S. before 2010, and in only 50 countries by 2015. This is a remarkable achievement for a company that was only in the U.S. before 2010, and in only 50 countries by 2015.

First-mover Advantage 8

First-mover Advantage Globalization Content Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Netflix’s global growth is a big factor in the company’s success. This is a remarkable achievement for a company that was only in the U.S. before 2010, and in only 50 countries by 2015. This is a remarkable achievement for a company that was only in the U.S. before 2010, and in only 50 countries by 2015.

First-mover Advantage 8

First-mover Advantage Globalization Content Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2016

Any company that wants to improve collaboration, break down so-called siloes, or live into its diversity goals will be well-served by pursuing a deeper understanding of each. By 2015 the total number of such groups in IBM was at least 244 around the world. Each requires a different approach.

Innovation 8

Innovation Diversity Bond Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The best lists of “must read” books by leaders in business are often incredibly diverse. In addition, the act of reading in community can help you read more deeply and better understand diverse perspectives. Further, discussing these books with a diverse group of friends or colleagues can expand the way you think.

Books 8

Books Diversity Real Estate Emotional Intelligence 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2018

There are now five generations working alongside each other – an unprecedented opportunity to learn from such a diverse range of experiences. Speeches are one way to do this, but I think companies can create many other avenues to encourage and facilitate the exchange of wisdom. Develop a mutual mentoring program.

Wiseman 10

Wiseman Mentor Hammer Learning-by-Doing 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

” A highly cited 2015 report on diversity in Silicon Valley by an Asian professional organization found that at five big tech firms (Google, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, LinkedIn, and Yahoo), Asians and Asian Americans are well represented in lower-level positions but underrepresented at management and executive levels. .”

Positioning 8

Positioning Leadership Diversity Hammer 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

First Round Capital, for example, touts its success at funding more women entrepreneurs than the national average. According to First Round Capital’s review of their own holdings, female founders’ companies out-performed their male peers’ by 63% in terms of creating value for investors. had a female CEO.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Sample Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

Example #1: Applying for a position at a much higher level than your current job title. She backed up these general statements with a specific example of “resolving unexpected issues in a timely manner.” ” Voluntarily led response to 2015 flooding of School of Design building. Expand from U.S.

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COO Chief Operating Officer Transportation Real Estate 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

According to a 2015 Healthline survey , 44% of people say that they are stressed during the holidays, with more than 18% reporting that they’re “very stressed.” Unfortunately, the tools most employers use to improve company culture are backfiring. The annual holiday party is a great example. And the U.S.

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Stress Team Survey Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Most companies make big investments in leadership development, rolling out intensive internal programs for high potentials, sending key leaders off to expensive executive education programs, or hiring personal coaches for those moving into key positions at the top of the company. Business is moving too fast. What works instead?

Leadership Development 8

Leadership Development Development Leadership Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

And the odds that your company, or industry, may find itself targeted by an activist are going up. Activists launched 159 campaigns in 2015 focused on shareholder value maximization, nearly double the 88 that were launched the year before. Is the company’s portfolio too diverse? What is our company great at doing?

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Management Short-term Constraint Apparel 8