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Why Diversity Hiring Is Important

ExactHire - Leadership

Diversity is complicated, and that’s why most companies fail to meet their Diversity, Equity & Inclusion goals. Businesses tend to see diversity as a numbers issue. But emphasizing statistics ignores the uncomfortable factors that lead to poor diversity. These factors make conversations around diversity difficult.

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Apple’s Latest Diversity Report A Big “So What”

N2Growth Blog

Last week, Apple released its latest Diversity Report. Apple claims that from July 2016 to July 2017, half of its new hires in the U.S. I don’t think hiring by the numbers is the best way to establish a diverse and inclusive corporate culture. I think that you have to work at changing people’s minds to do that.

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Making Diversity Central to Success: Q&A With Chevron’s Chief Diversity Officer

HR Digest

Diversity is an overused word, but at Chevron it’s a perfect description of its corporate culture. The company’s 2018 Corporate Responsibility Report highlights how diversity and inclusion (D&I) feature so centrally in the company’s success story. Efforts to bring more diversity to the oil and gas industry are working.

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Frontline Festival: February 2016

Let's Grow Leaders

John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement suggest we figure out where the system isn’t optimized for the abilities of the people and address that by changing the system to take advantage of everyone’s capabilities while limiting the impact of their weaknesses. Follow Julie. Here are five tips that will help.

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Catalyst Atlanta 2016 Recap

Joseph Lalonde

Catalyst Atlanta 2016 Recap. The early church was a diverse group. What kind of unity and community could you create if you managed your money well? The post Catalyst Atlanta 2016 Recap appeared first on Joseph Lalonde. So, Catalyst called a family meeting. They covered a lot in the 2 day conference. That was the church.

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Frontline Festival March 2016: Fresh Insights for Leaders

Let's Grow Leaders

In advance of our new book, David recently spent time with a group of accomplished managers to share their one most valuable piece of leadership advice. John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement says leaders must be concerned with the results of what they are trying to accomplish. Follow LaRae. Follow Artika. Follow Martin.

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How Political Persuasion Influences Investor Behavior

The Horizons Tracker

They examined data from around 2,500 fund managers between 1992 and 2016, with all of the fund managers having disclosed either donations to political candidates or membership of political action committees. This resulted in diverse teams tended to outperform more politically homogeneous teams by around 0.4%