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50 Years of Diversity Training – How Far Have We Really Come?

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NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Diversity training formally debuted in the 1960s to ensure companies were policy compliant and protecting themselves. That’s according to the history of diversity training timeline from Elizabeth Lisican of Diversity Executive. 1979: McDonald’s Corp. 1979: McDonald’s Corp.

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Calling All White Men – Study Shows How Training Can Create Inclusive Workplaces

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Over the course of just four months, we found evidence that the program, conducted by a group known as White Men as Full Diversity Partners, did , in fact, have a transformative effect, shifting both the mindsets and behaviors of participants.” Addressing difficult issues related to diversity and differences.

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Managing Virtual Teams: Three Keys to Success

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We seek out diversity and strong points of view on our teams, but combine these characteristics with remote locations, tight timelines and resource constraints, and a day at the office can turn into a political and technological obstacle course. Some professionals compare the frustrations of leading a virtual team to “herding cats.”

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Is a Corporate Board Seat in Your Future? :: Women on Business

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By Bonnie Marcus This past week I had the opportunity to not only attend the MA Conference for Women, but also to participate in a leadership panel about women and corporate board positions. In fact, companies with more female representation, outperform companies don’t have women.

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Get Featured in a New Board Candidate Reference E-Publication

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Tracy provides some details about the evolution of the board candidate reference publication saying: “A comparable resource was produced recently for participants who attended the Moving the Needle Conference 2012. As an important endorsement, their name and title will be included. Photograph.

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