Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Common examples include: “It’s just the way things are done here.” “If However, when diverse voices join together, echoing the same sentiment, it becomes exponentially more challenging for those in power to dismiss or silence them using clichés. The Power of Diversity in Organizations. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

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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.

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Chart Your Course

MAY 3, 2016

Fortune magazine’s list of the 100 best companies to work for in 2015 found one of the most notable trends among top businesses in the U.S. In 2015, millennials — those aged 18 to 34 — became the cohort with the largest presence in the American workforce for the first time, according to data by Pew Research Center.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

An article by Greg Roper from 2015 indicated that interpersonal communication and conflict management were two of the most important skills to focus on, and that remains relevant today. What Are Some Employee Relations Examples? Any interaction between an employee and their employer could be an example of employee relations.

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ReImagine Work

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Having seen my share of bullying behaviors among my kids’ peers, I would say it can be something as simple as a kid saying to another kid who is being unkind: “Hey, lay off him, let’s go get a snack (or whatever diversion works).” Adults can learn from this example too. Your example continues to inspire me. Put judgment aside.

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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.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Between 2015 and 2016, there was a 29% increase in the adoption of data-driven HR decision-making, with people analytics now ranked as a high priority by 71% of businesses and very important by 31%. As a result, JNJ managers now have access to information on the diversity of their candidate pool as well as other pertinent data.

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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.

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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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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2018

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. The Holmes Report published in 2015 found that while women make up 70% of those employed in the U.S.

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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? For example, Gap Inc.

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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.

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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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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. In addition, people believe that diverse teams breed greater conflict than they actually do.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 4, 2016

Put some thought behind these key questions and work out some good, positive answers with real life examples from your career so far. He is also a sales consultant, owns several diverse businesses, and teaches on the world’s leading online learning platform Udemy. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In 2015, we conducted a workforce analysis that revealed a significant shortage of women in leadership at our company. While this number was comparable to the percentage of women executives at Fortune 500 healthcare companies in 2015, it was not a number we were proud of. At Lilly, we have tackled this problem head-on.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 12, 2015

For example, you may not be able to change the floor plan of your office or manufacturing environment, but perhaps you can give your employees some ergonomic choices: allow them a choice of chairs, or monitor arms and keyboard trays that make it easy to adjust the height or angle of monitors and keyboards. Consider leaving a comment!

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2017

Compare that with 67% and 66% in 2016 and 2015, respectively. In 1980, 49 million workers had jobs that required average or above-average levels of training and education; in 2015, that number was at 83 million — a 68% increase, compared with a mere 31% increase in jobs that required below-average levels of education and training.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2017

By one estimate , the number of international migrants worldwide reached 244 million in 2015, up from 222 million in 2010, and 173 million in 2000. In fact, whether cultural diversity carries more economic benefits than costs is still a hotly disputed question among scholars. Higher degrees of fractionalization indicate more diversity.

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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?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

It is where employees with diverse backgrounds and opinions can work together to pursue shared objectives, unencumbered by the divides and tensions that exist elsewhere. However, they must understand civility in the broadest possible sense: as encompassing diversity and inclusion and respecting rather than inflaming difference.

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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%.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2018

When women behave in ways that don’t fit their gender stereotype — for example, by being assertive — they are viewed as less likable and ultimately less hirable. An informative set of studies from 2015 finds that when male (but not female) leaders ask for help, they are viewed as less competent, capable, and confident.

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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. Thus, a key challenge is finding ways to inspire more students to want to try computer science. Insight Center. The Global Digital Economy. Sponsored by Accenture. Strategies for growth in a connected world.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2016

These are the companies that retain the best people, create environments where diverse teams thrive, and ultimately reap the greatest financial rewards. The top 10 companies in the Global Empathy Index 2015 increased in value more than twice as much as the bottom 10, and generated 50% more earnings (defined by market capitalization).

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2017

For example, on its website, the consulting firm Deloitte says: “We want all our people to develop in their own way, playing to their own strengths as they hone their leadership skills.“ In higher education, for example, students from working-class backgrounds (i.e.,

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

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. What if they really leveraged the diversity in their workforce to solve the global/local paradox and other issues we all face? Eighty-seven percent.

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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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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.

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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.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2017

Our research on social change philanthropic investments of $25 million and up found that in 2015 there were 58 such bets; 17 years ago there were just 19. In 2015 the David and Lucile Packard Foundation invested $31.4 Foundations and wealthy individuals are making big philanthropic bets on driving social change solutions at scale.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

A 2015 study published in the Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal discovered that female students perceive themselves to be more politically skilled than male students. Davey’s research, for example, found that women associate political behaviors with traditionally masculine attributes — like being aggressive and competitive.

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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. Security businesses need to follow this example, taking a hard look at themselves to see what’s holding them back. So what’s causing the talent shortage?

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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. Implications.

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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. A third example is PwC iMarket, an innovation initiative launched in 2013.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2018

before 2010, and in only 50 countries by 2015. internet companies have scaled internationally, of course (Facebook and Google are two obvious examples). It also must face a diverse set of national regulatory restrictions, such as those that limit what content can be made available in local markets.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2018

before 2010, and in only 50 countries by 2015. internet companies have scaled internationally, of course (Facebook and Google are two obvious examples). It also must face a diverse set of national regulatory restrictions, such as those that limit what content can be made available in local markets.

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