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Does Framing Diversity For Its Business Benefits Undermine Minorities?

The Horizons Tracker

Greater diversity in our teams and our organizations have long been stated, with many of these arguments highlighting the strong “business case” for such diversity. Does this inevitably portray diversity as a means to an end rather than something valuable in and of itself, however?

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Chief Procurement Officer Search: Securing Your Supply Chain Leadership

N2Growth Blog

An effective CPO values diversity and inclusion, creating a culture of inclusivity that attracts and retains top talent. Additionally, conducting comprehensive reference verifications enables the search team to fully understand the candidate’s interpersonal skills, leadership style, and ability to collaborate with others effectively.

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Diversity & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. I’ll take it one step further – I can’t really think of any issue that should be argued or decided solely on the merits of diversity. In fact, let me take it up even another notch…diversity should be a non-issue altogether.

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Insurance Executive Search: Navigating the Landscape of Risk and Reward

N2Growth Blog

Insurance executives must possess diverse skills and qualities to excel in this dynamic environment. Cultural add refers to aligning an individual’s values, beliefs, and behaviors with the company’s organizational culture.

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Overcoming The Network Gap To Build Socially Diverse Workplaces

The Horizons Tracker

Diverse workplaces are valuable in all manner of ways, so it’s perhaps no surprise that MIT research finds that the more diverse a workplace is, the more profitable it is. Their data highlights the prevalence of what they refer to as the ‘network gap’, which prevents people from accessing the best roles.

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Get Featured in a New Board Candidate Reference E-Publication

Women on Business

Would you be interested in being featured in a board candidate reference e-publication? 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. Photograph.

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How Our Names Can Hold Us Back In Job Searches

The Horizons Tracker

It’s a form of what the researchers refer to as “name microaggression”, which encapsulates the negative assumptions we often have towards ethnic-sounding names. The participants explained that because natives have difficulty pronouncing their names, it feels like their capabilities are discounted or rejected altogether.

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