Inclusion and diversity

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Advancing diversity and inclusion in an age of hybrid work

September 27, 2022 in Inclusion and diversity • 6 min read

Organizations and their leaders need to take steps to ensure diversity and inclusion efforts are supported as hybrid and remote working become the norm...

Post-COVID, companies need to prioritize retaining and promoting women leaders

August 4, 2022 • by Sara Gay in Inclusion and diversity • 5 min read

The pandemic has set back efforts to increase gender equality and women’s progression in the workplace. Taking meaningful action to prioritize work/life balance and increasing efforts to remove unconscious biases around women’s...

Diversity training is a conversation, not an education

August 2, 2022 • by Misiek Piskorski in Inclusion and diversity • 6 min read

Implicit bias training does not bring the desired results. Organizations should focus on helping employees to discuss diversity with each other and implement the outcomes of these conversations....

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Greater inclusion at the top strengthens company performance

June 16, 2022 in Inclusion and diversity • 14 min read

Research shows that appointing women and people of color to senior positions leads to greater innovation, higher profits and better governance....

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Are you making one of these critical strategic errors?

June 10, 2022 • by James E. Henderson, Ansgar Thiessen in Inclusion and diversity • 3 min read

Many leaders resist taking the steps necessary to employ a fully invlusive strategy, but in doing so they may find employees are not as engaged and committed as they could be....

What’s the big deal about “he/him” ”she/her” ”they/them”?

June 6, 2022 • by Misiek Piskorski in Inclusion and diversity • 3 min read

Do you understand how the simple act of making your pronouns public can create a more inclusive workplace?...

You found the right woman to join your top team: What’s next?

March 8, 2022 • by Corinne Post in Inclusion and diversity • 2 min read

It's important to have women at the top levels of your company, but once they get there will they find an environment where they can thrive?...

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How can we better include people with disability in the workplace? Five questions to ask yourself

February 16, 2022 • by Heather Cairns-Lee in Inclusion and diversity • 4 min read

The best way to foster inclusion is by addressing the ableist bias in your own behavior....

Designing leadership programs for women that really work

December 27, 2021 • by Herminia Ibarra, Kathleen O’Connor in Inclusion and diversity • 7 min read

Powerful sponsors with specialist training and a deep commitment are needed to help propel women into senior roles....

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Embrace the paradox to become a better leader

December 21, 2021 • by Wendy Smith, Marianne W. Lewis, Josh Keller, Ella Miron-Spektor in Inclusion and diversity • 10 min read

Conflicting tensions in the workplace are inevitable. Engaging with them can be challenging but also incredibly motivating, according to the latest research....

The future of women on boards and the paradox plaguing the conversation