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More Than a Buzzword: Let’s Be Honest About Diversity and Inclusion

N2Growth Blog

Diversity and inclusion is a buzzword in the business world, countless company websites tout their commitment to building diverse teams and inclusive cultures. Human resource departments are instilling D&I training for hiring managers and discussing their role in hiring diverse employees and creating a culture of inclusion.

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How Employees Respond When Activist Investors Get Involved

The Horizons Tracker

While my original article illustrated the ability of investors to prompt firms to take a more positive stance on areas such as climate change or diversity, the INSEAD paper highlights how they can also force a more short-term approach in order to secure financial returns. Lasting impact. Talent loss.

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Key HR Trends for 2022 and Beyond

HR Digest

This theory, practiced by industrialists like Henry Ford, led to unprecedented innovations in human engineering, with the creation of the assembly line, and a formula for optimizing performance in the workplace. A growing number of companies are looking towards VR to train employees safely, effectively and efficiently. Remote Work.

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Study: Smaller Teams Perform Better Than Bigger Teams

HR Digest

Kaplan Professionals, an HR firm that assesses, designs and implements innovative learning solutions, conducted a three-year extended Situational Judgement Assessments of 4,500 employees at global tech firms and identified five key workplace findings. SJTs also reduce attrition rates. The data certainly appears to support this.

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To Understand Whether Your Company Is Inclusive, Map How Your Employees Interact

Harvard Business Review

To gauge the impact of diversity and inclusion efforts, companies typically track metrics on the hiring, attrition, promotion, and composition of the current workforce. In reality, diversity and inclusion are not merely the number of nonwhite male employees you have. Marion Barraud FOR HBR. So how do you measure this?

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Which U.S. Companies Are Doing the Most R&D in China and India?

Harvard Business Review

Over 200 publicly listed American companies have R&D budgets that exceed $100 million annually. Which companies allocate the highest proportion of that budget to engineering in China and India, specifically? The count of R&D personnel for each company was obtained by queries on LinkedIn. In fact, costs go up initially.

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Tackle Your Culture Renovation

Skip Prichard

Only 15% of organizations succeed in their attempts to improve company culture. His book CULTURE RENOVATION: 18 Leadership Actions to Build an Unshakeable Company contains Kevin’s extensive experience and research into turning cultures into agile, innovative, and resilient powerhouses. Why is it that so many fail?

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