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Doubting Existing Management: Private Equity’s Talent Conundrum

N2Growth Blog

The journey from meticulous deal-making to managing assets proficiently has put an unprecedented emphasis on acquiring and retaining the right talent. The Talent Deficit Spectrum Diving deeper, the data reveals that 48% of fund managers in private equity firms and operating partners find their organizations understaffed.

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Transparency Around Diversity Initiatives Helps To Build Trust

The Horizons Tracker

While there have been growing efforts to increase the racial diversity of workforces in recent years, it’s fair to say that those efforts haven’t always run smoothly. But not many of them actually shared numbers about their workforce diversity. The reports had some concerning findings.

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More Diverse Boards Do Better On ESG

The Horizons Tracker

New research from the University of Portsmouth reveals that companies with female directors on their boards, regardless of their quantity, tend to enhance the quality of their sustainability reporting compared to those lacking such representation. ”

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Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace: A Comprehensive Guide

HR Digest

Fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace is crucial for organizations that want to stay competitive and successful. Diversity and inclusion (D&I) policies promote an environment where people from different backgrounds are culturally and socially accepted, valued, and integrated. A majority of U.S.

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7 Ways to Manage a Talent Shortage

Between the rapid rollout of vaccines, the financial stimulus, and increasingly positive jobs reports, hiring is on the rise. Make diversity & inclusion a cultural pillar and a business strategy. But it also means your business needs to hire and retain talented people in a highly competitive market. Become a company known for benefits.

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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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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.