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Boards Need To Up Their Game In Terms Of Cognitive Diversity

The Horizons Tracker

Diversity has long been recognized in terms of its importance to things like innovation and creativity, with research from MIT showing how cognitive diversity improves the profitability of organizations. Such diversity can have costs, however, as paper from Wharton illustrates. Constructive disagreement. Struggling to diversify.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

For members of the 2020 Top CHRO List, Diversity and Inclusion are a cornerstone of their work, not an afterthought. Find HR’s hand (in a good way) in everything as an enabler and contributor to operations flowing all the way through to customer/client satisfaction. An examination of the talent they’ve helped to attract and retain.

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MFG of South Dakota: Trying To Do Some Good in the World

N2Growth Blog

MFG of South Dakota is a subsidiary of the Molded Fiber Glass Companies (MFG), a leader in the field of reinforced plastics and composites, serving diverse markets with a variety of composite material systems and processes. On December 6, 2017, MFG announced closure of its wind blade manufacturing plant located in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

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Challenging Thought-Terminating Clichés: Strategies for Organizational Change

Mike Cardus

To counter this, it is vital to foster relationships with influential figures within the organization and promote change that aligns with its core values (Lewis, 2017). This ‘camouflage’ approach ensures that change agents operate seamlessly within the organization, making their efforts more effective and less susceptible to dismissal.

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Trent Henry on Building Tomorrow’s Leaders

HR Digest

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development. Development programs are no longer a “nice-to-have” but are critical to empowering the next generation of leaders.

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Preview Thursday: Up is Not the Only Way by Beverly Kaye, Lindy Williams, and Lynn Cowart

Lead Change Blog

The following post is a preview excerpt from “ Up is Not the Only Way: Rethinking Career Mobility ” by Beverly Kaye, Lindy Williams, and Lynn Cowart, with permission from Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2017). The environment is more global, more multi-generational, more dispersed, diverse and complex than ever.

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Stefan Ries on SAP’s Most Comprehensive Workforce Skills Upgrade

HR Digest

"Workforce Skills Upgrade: A New Competitive Advantage" SAP is one of the few companies leading diversity & Inclusion, having implemented a comprehensive workforce skills upgrade since 2017. The HR Digest: Under your leadership, SAP successfully implemented a comprehensive workforce skills upgrade in 2017.

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