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An Interview with Tesla’s Felicia Mayo on Creating a Culture of Diversity and Inclusion

HR Digest

Creating an Environment that Encourages Cognitive Diversity In a remarkable interview with The HR Digest, Felicia Mayo talks about the value of cognitive diversity in the global business sector and what makes a great leader. But for many companies in the region, this is still a novel idea. Can you give a specific example?

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Zoom DEI Initiatives Take a Blow as Layoff Trends Affect the Diversity Team

HR Digest

Zoom’s DEI layoffs were part of a company-wide round of job cuts with 150 employees facing the brunt of the decision. Still, it doesn’t mean that the Zoom diversity and inclusion programs are coming to an end entirely and permanently. It instead means that the company no longer wants to have an internal team to handle this work.

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2019 HR Leaders of the Year

HR Digest

Here is a list of HR leaders who are bringing in diversity, engagement, and innovation to their jobs. Felicia Mayo, Vice President of HR and Diversity & Inclusion at Tesla. Felicia Mayo, VP, HR, Diversity & Inclusion, Tesla. Diversity and Inclusion is not a program; it is a part of the business.

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A 100-Year Old Journey of Human Resource Management

HR Digest

However, the tide was turning, and some forward-thinking companies began to realize that employees were motivated by more than just money. These companies, such as Kodak and Procter & Gamble, embraced a new approach to employer-employee relations. Companies focused on survival rather than employee welfare.

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Action-Learning based leadership development using entangled-trios

Mike Cardus

An organization-development process developed for a company. Additional focus on existing supervisors to share and enhance their expertise and reconnect with what keeps them within this company and how they are a large part of our future. Cross-Functional Collaboration – Action-learning based leadership development. Kang, Ph.D.,

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Celebrating 10 Powerful HR Leaders

HR Digest

The modern economy demands transforming companies endlessly, necessitating profound changes in the workforce and talent strategy. Nevertheless, their companies have shown remarkable success as they consistently deliver results. Felicia Mayo, VP, HR, Diversity & Inclusion, Tesla. Diane Gherson, CHRO, IBM.

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How African-Americans Advance at Work — And What Organizations Can Do to Help

Harvard Business Review

Laura Morgan Roberts, professor at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, says that organizations are still falling short on promoting racial diversity, particularly in their most senior ranks. She points to several ways we can change these dynamics.

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