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Sifting Through Examples of Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

HR Digest

There are many examples of diversity and inclusion in the workplace but we often get caught up in two areas—hiring and leadership. For a genuine focus on diversity and inclusion in the workplace, there need to be many layers to diversity planning. Employees who feel secure are employees who are motivated to work.

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Proven Strategies To Resolve Conflict In The Workplace

Let's Grow Leaders

He highlights his unique background and the relevance of conflict management in today’s diverse and rapidly changing world. (01:00) 01:00) Inspiration Behind Focusing on Conflict : Ralph shares his personal and academic journey towards conflict management. They emphasize the increasing importance of conflict resolution skills. (06:15)

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The Desire To Help Others Runs Deep

The Horizons Tracker

While it can sometimes feel as though the world is cut-throat and dog-eat-dog, research from the University of Sydney suggests that cooperation is something inbuilt within us all. Key findings Small requests for assistance occur frequently, happening once every 2 minutes and 17 seconds on average.

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Deep Factors Shaping the Global Economy

Leading Blog

It is a provocative guide to global trends. He isn’t ignoring the fact that we are losing jobs to the Internet or that people do sell all over the world, but his point is that American culture has made Americans uniquely suited to sell products and services over a more diverse (global) population.

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Call Them Opposites. Call Them Paradoxes. Just Manage Them.

Lead Change Blog

This diversity stuff doesn’t work. Feeling internal and external pressure to have more diversity, some companies define diversity as “making the numbers,” and task Human Resources (HR) with hiring more women and minorities. That’s typically the beginning and end of attention companies give to becoming more diverse.

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The Challenges When Creating Across Cultures

The Horizons Tracker

Diversity is generally accepted as a good thing, with MIT research highlighting how diversity within our organizations can boost the bottom line of those businesses. Global fluency. Only then will we reap the dividend that diverse teams can provide. Each participant played the game with an online partner.

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The Movement Of People And Ideas Is Key To Economic Growth

The Horizons Tracker

Hidalgo and Ricardo Hausmann compare the best economies to a bucket of Lego bricks, with the most diverse buckets those that are able to grow and produce the most innovative solutions. Within countries, universities tend to be at the heart of attempts to foster such diversity.

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