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Diverse Teams Help Organizations Adapt To Change

The Horizons Tracker

A recent study from Carnegie Mellon suggests that diverse teams are more likely to make successful pivots than their more homogenous peers. The research reveals that businesses established in dynamic environments tend to have a longer survival rate when their founding teams exhibit greater functional diversity.

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Diversity of a Different Persuasion

N2Growth Blog

Diversity is a complex issue because it comes in all shapes and sizes. As an Executive Recruiter, I have been asked to identify candidates who are diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, gender and even geography. One type of diversity that has more recently begun to receive subtle yet perceptible attention is age diversity.

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Legislation Is The Best Way To Deliver Diverse Boards

The Horizons Tracker

Numerous countries have introduced legislation to improve the gender diversity of company boards in recent years. New research from City, University of London’s Business School, explores whether these moves have been effective in improving diversity compared to those where improvements are merely advised.

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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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The Wisdom Wave: Preparing for the Surge of Senior Professionals.

Rich Gee Group

This is up from 16% in 2011. Foster an Inclusive Culture: Promote a workplace culture that values age diversity. As job markets continue to evolve, adapting and leveraging the strengths of a diverse workforce will be crucial for long-term success. By 2030, 25% of the US workforce will be over the age of 55.

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LeadershipNow 140: April 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from April 2011: How to be Perfectly Average by @learning_ceo. "By Pursue Cognitive Diversity : In Difference Lies the Potential to Contribute. By far the most difficult skill for me to learn as CEO was the ability to manage my own psychology." donhornsby: The Shifting Definition of Worker Loyalty.

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Data Suggests Multiculturalism Is Working In The UK

The Horizons Tracker

The latest such evidence comes from a study by Dartmouth College that looks at how multi-ethnic neighborhoods in the UK and US retain (or lose) their diversity, and how this affects their stability over a prolonged period. The overall share of such neighborhoods is declining, however, in favor of more diverse neighborhoods.

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