• Desire to Belong: The Human Trait of Unconscious Bias

Everyone has unconscious biases, using stereotypes to assess people and guide decision making. A desire to belong can stop people from moving beyond them.

• Meeting the New Hiring Challenges of Global Onboarding Programs

Diversity managers know intuitively that diversity programs add value to the organization. Applying the ROI Methodology proves it through metrics.

• Understanding Dodd-Frank’s Minority Supplier Provisions

Tucked Into Dodd-Frank Are New Rules and Opportunities For Minority Businesses

• Who Owns Your Data-Consumerism Reinvented

Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration Meet in Social NetworksInnovative businesses have active social networks that the entire organization can utilize. It is a system that promotes the free flow of innovation-producing knowledge

• Few U.S. Companies Are Effectively Dealing with Language Limitations of Foreign Workers

Few U.S. Companies Are Effectively Dealing with Language Limitations of Foreign WorkersAs foreign-born workers make up a larger share of the U.S. workforce, more employers will be dealing with language limitations. But a new survey by The Conference Board finds that a majority of employers are doing...

• Minority Businesses Need to Be Eco Sharp

Minority Businesses Need to Be Eco SharpIn the Oregon town of Lake Oswego, an African American company is developing an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that reduces aircraft weight and eliminates the need to carry onboard fuel. This UAV aircraft uses renewable solar energy with rechargeable ultracapac...

• Making Data-Driven Decisions Using Human Capital Analytics

Making Data-Driven Decisions Using Human Capital Analytics

• Restoring Civility in the Workplace Among All Employees

The typical workforce now consists of employees who work in the office, remotely, or both. A trend of increasing incivility in the personal online lives of people has crept into online work lives. It is damaging to employee engagement and productivity and harms the business.

• Bring On the Innovation: Developing a Culture of Continuous Improvement

A culture of continuous improvement supports successful shared services organizations. The first two challenges in developing this culture: Changing mindsets to embrace change innovation; and developing metrics and analytics to measure success. - By Valerie Gomez

• Shaking up D_I by Expanding the Conversation on Belonging

In some companies, diversity and inclusion (D&I) is in danger of becoming a systemized process that relies on traditional measures for validation. The expanded D&I conversation steps out of the comfort zone into belonging and intersectionality.

• Translating Veterans’ Real World Experience to Leadership Skills

Many veterans thrust into new civilian roles have leadership experience and skills, but they need translation before the employee can succeed.

• Making Canada Work: Indigenous People Inclusion in the Workplace

Making Canada Work: Indigenous People Inclusion in the WorkplaceA country is as inclusive as its least included group of people, and for Canada that group is Indigenous people. To address the issue, Indigenous Works developed a competency model for Indigenous people inclusion in the Canadian economy...

• Leadership Development Strategies for the Modern Organization

Leadership Development Strategies for the Modern OrganizationLeadership development needs to reflect the changing needs of both the organization and the workforce. Strategies should incorporate things such as soft skills development and blended learning opportunities that include immersive, virtual,...

• CEO Murray Martin Showcases Diversity at Pitney Bowes

Pitney Bowes is well known for being a leader in the development of mailing, shipping and postage equipment and services. Customers also know the company is a leader in software development including location intelligence applications, secure tracking, data management and document composition and im...

• Turning to People with Disabilities to Reduce Turnover

Turning to People with Disabilities to Reduce Turnover Some positions experience high turnover for one of two reasons: competition makes it difficult to keep highly skilled labor or the job is entry level and employees move on to other positions. One solution is close to home: hire and retain peop...

• Purpose-Driven Leadership: A Pathway to Diversity and Inclusion

Throughout the business world, diversity and inclusion are terms which are alternatively embraced and dreaded. While most businesses acknowledge that diverse and inclusive organizations are important for long-term business success, creating such an environment is easier said than done. Entrenched ...

• Developing Disabled Veteran Inclusive External Marketing and Communications Plans

Inclusiveness of disabled veterans and other people with disabilities is not limited to the workforce. It is also a principle that should permeate marketing and communications plans.

• Lessons from the Golf Course: Changing Cultures of Exclusion

Lessons from the Golf Course: Changing Cultures of ExclusionChanging the global professional golf industry's culture of exclusion has proven to be a slow process. What can businesses learn from this process?

• To Benefit from Business Coaching: Think Golf Lessons!

To get the most out of business coaching, think in terms of golf lessons. Start the process with goals and a willingness to explore biases and new approaches. - By Vincent Pane

• Getting the Most Value from Employee Resource Groups

ERGs are not social clubs. They are employee groups that can make significant contributions to organizational success when structured and managed as value generators.

• The Big Picture: Comprehensive Measurement of Inclusion of Veterans

The Big Picture: Comprehensive Measurement of Inclusion of VeteransHistorically, the results of veteran and other inclusion programs have been measured in a piecemeal manner with metrics offering information about factors like recruitment totals and spend per FTE. Metrics that give a more comprehens...

• Volkswagen’s CFO Hardy Brennecke Adds Family to Cultural Diversity Goals

Volkswagen’s CFO Hardy Brennecke Adds Family to Cultural Diversity GoalsYou can get a whole new perspective on diversity by talking to Hardy Brennecke who is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Volkswagen Group of America. His area of responsibility includes the entire U.S. b...

• New Era of Value Creation Through Corporate-Aboriginal Economic Unions

New Era of Value Creation Through Corporate-Aboriginal Economic UnionsBuilding economic bridges between corporate Canada and Aboriginal businesses benefits the country as a whole. Creating successful value-creating alliances is just common sense.

• Keeping Diversity and Inclusion Programs Moving Ahead

Putting a diversity and inclusion program in place and reporting benchmarked results does not guarantee progress. Results must be connected to improved strategizing and decision-making

• Communicating the Value of Inclusion of Veterans with Disabilities

Defining and selling the value proposition for including veterans with disabilities in the workforce is necessary in order to gain leadership support. It is an organizational myth-busting, core value–building process. By Royston Arch

• Gaining a New Perspective on the Dodd-Frank Act

From any perspective the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act has been frustratingly slow. For savvy businesses, suppliers and consultants, it offers a sea of opportunities. - By Ravi Singh

• Meeting Diversity and Inclusion Goals with Philanthropy

Meeting Diversity and Inclusion Goals with PhilanthropyNew Developments in Effectively Separating ‘A’ hand out/hand up

• Supply Chains and the Case for Inclusion of People with Disabilities

“Supply chains” and “people with disabilities” are two terms that are not commonly used in the same sentence. Now there is growing realization that inclusion in the supply chain can accelerate progress socially and economically. - By Jeremiah Prince

• Medtronic Accomplishments in Supplier Diversity Space are Just the Beginning

Medtronic Accomplishments in Supplier Diversity Space are Just the BeginningMedtronic has developed a world–class global supplier diversity program by embedding supplier diversity in the organization's DNA. It is an impressive effort producing results that are the envy of other companies across...

• Leveraging ERG Allies to Build a Positive Organizational Culture

Bridging differences in a diverse workforce is an important strategy for creating and maintaining a positive productive culture. Employee resource groups are prime sources of allies who can build alliances across diversity in every category.

• The Real Impact of Dodd-Frank For MWBEs

The Real Impact of Dodd-Frank For MWBEsFor All The Hype And Chatter, What Does Dodd-Frank Really Mean For MWBEs?

• Counting Best Practices in the Financial Services Industry

The financial industry is a key economic engine, meaning support for supplier diversity does matter. Leading companies are implementing key best practices to ensure progress. - By Donna Benjamin

• Strategies for Recognizing and Managing Diversity Fatigue in the Workplace

Employees developing diversity fatigue are less likely to listen to diversity and inclusion messaging. Employers must overcome the fatigue to continue realizing the advantages of a cohesive diverse workplace. - By Anna Gonsalves

• Motivating Suppliers Through Motivated Supplier Diversity Executives

Procurement can negotiate a good price with suppliers, but that is not enough to realize the full savings, innovation, and capabilities that suppliers can bring if corporate executives brought leadership best practices to supplier relationships. Being satisfied with a good price can lead to supplier...

• Thriving Through Global Diversity _ Inclusion Core Values

Diversity and inclusion are core values that provide the springboard for global inclusiveness. It takes a comprehensive approach that includes developing allies, ERGs, culturally intelligent leaders, and safe communication and learning opportunities.

• Supplier Diversity: Retail Offers Contract Variety and Extensive Opportunities for Minority Firms

Supplier Diversity: Retail Offers Contract Variety and Extensive Opportunities for Minority Firms The retail industry has been facing some tough quarters as a result of the recent recessionary period, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still opportunity for minority firms. The most recent data (2009...

• Authentically Including Men as Sponsors and Mentors of Women

It really does not make sense to implement diversity and inclusion initiatives to advance inclusion of women without talking to the people in power who can bring change. Those people are men.

• Building a Truly Inclusive Workplace with an Allyship Strategy

Business leaders have worked for years to build inclusive workplaces, but stopping at inclusion is not getting desired results. There are new elements to consider – belonging and allyship – to create a truly inclusive culture that develops a sense of belonging in diverse employees.

• Job Design to Attract, Retain, and Advance Women

Job Design to Attract, Retain, and Advance WomenThe workplace needs women, but the broken rung at the management first step often stops women from advancing. Even when they get to the first step, they face barriers to advancement. Removing those barriers can begin by re-evaluating both job design an...

• CT Lottery and WSP Collaborate to Create an Industry Leader

CT Lottery decided to become an industry and state leader in supplier diversity. Collaborating with Winston Strategic Partners was the winning strategy for accelerating the process. - By Andrew Hale

• Awareness Plus Action Best Approach for Mitigating Bias

There is no magic solution to minimizing workplace bias. It takes a combination of employee awareness and organizational structures that reduce the opportunities to demonstrate bias.

• Business Golf vs. Recreational Golf: An Important Difference

Business Golf vs. Recreational Golf: An Important DifferenceThere are two types of golf games. One is client focused and one is friendship focused. Both are competitive games, but the desired end result drives the difference.

• Belonging in the Workplace is not the Same as ‘Fitting in’

There is a clear, proven business case for diversity and inclusion. But inclusion often drives "fitting in," meaning people mix with others in the workplace but strive to hide their unique ideas and experiences. The next step after inclusion is belonging in which people are valued for their unique t...

• Building Leadership Bench Strength for a Global Business Environment

Building Leadership Bench Strength for a Global Business EnvironmentNow, not later, is the time to prepare for leadership succession. Developing a plan for continuously strong bench strength is a plan for long-term success.

• Strengthening Inclusion and Diversity by Fostering a Culture of Empathy

North American businesses spend billions of dollars every year on D&I initiatives, yet many fail to move the needle. Something is missing, and it could be a lack of empathy. - By Daniel Perez