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Carnival of HR: July Edition!

Surviving Leadership

Also from UDemy for Business, Shelley Osborne , Head of L&D, shares tips on how to apply Agile development techniques to learning & development processes. Anthony Paradiso , Human Resources Business Partner/Consultant, makes the connection between inclusion, diversity and equity and employee relations.

IAS 103
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Yes, You Can Brainstorm Without Groupthink

Harvard Business Review

In articles in both the New York Times and The New Yorker earlier this year, the concept of brainstorming as introduced in the 1940's by Alex Osborn has been attacked as ineffective and linked to the concept of " Groupthink.". Assemble a Diverse Team. Focus on Roles: The Client, the Facilitator, and Resources.

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The “Smart Society” of the Future Doesn’t Look Like Science Fiction

Harvard Business Review

The score assigned to this component is an aggregate of scores earned by different clusters of inclusion-related indicators; the clusters that make up inclusivity are labor market inclusion, economic mobility, diversity and acceptance, and policies that promote inclusion.