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Successful shared services organizations operate in a culture of continuous improvement. It is a culture in which personal and collective accountability ensures the entire organization is working to generate full value under any set of business conditions.

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Employers need to rethink what reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities really means and how the strategy can benefit the organization. It is the only way progress in hiring and retaining the disabled will ever be made.

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People with disabilities can enhance organizational operating success, strengthen a culture of inclusion, and bring new perspectives to product designs and marketing. So why are so few of them still able to find employment?

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• Placing A Firm Value On Innovation Culture

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• Grow Aboriginal Talent Pools Using Proven-to-Work Programs

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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.

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The Journal of Behavioral Science estimates that around 70 percent of the U.S. population has experienced Imposter Syndrome. What can organizations do to combat this disruptive phenomenon?

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

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

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Employees with disabilities have unique skills and perspectives on managing tasks. Their creativity is a source of innovation for a broader market strategy.

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True inclusive cultures embrace everyone, including the disabled. Developing an inclusive culture for the disabled begins with adopting the disability attitude.

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Funny, you don’t look like a…Too often this phrase has been used to marginalize women and people of color in a variety of professions, leading to widespread Imposter Syndrome. How can organizations support diverse leaders to overcome these feelings?

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Workplace accessibility is a principle encompassing everything from the physical layout to HR practices. Most importantly, accessibility must rest on a foundation of an inclusive culture.

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Inclusion is a principle that should embrace every aspect of a business – culture, policies and practices, talent recruiting and management, and general operations. Today, there is also increasing focus on disability inclusion in the supply chain.

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The Paralympics is an event where something very special happens on the sports fields. There are many lessons businesses can learn from these events to build a more inclusive and high performing organizations.

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Global companies sincere about developing organization-wide cultures of inclusion for people with disabilities must work within a variety of laws and regulations that make the process easier or more difficult.

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People with disabilities can enhance organizational operating success, strengthen a culture of inclusion, and bring new perspectives to product designs and marketing. So why are so few of them still able to find employment?

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Developing a Human Resources culture that is anchored in HR data and analytics is a process. It is a journey over time that moves HR from reporting to analytics.

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The development of more inclusive workplaces means there are more disabled people working. It’s time to train staff uncomfortable around the disabled to help them conquer anxieties.

• How Sandoz International Is Advancing Gender Equality

Sandoz International is in the midst of a years-long effort to increase its gender diversity, and finding success. Here’s what’s working and what other firms can learn from Sandoz’s efforts.

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A personal brand for career success includes all the elements that shape ‘you.’ Disability is one of the elements that brings unique value to a person’s life, and it becomes an important component of the personal branding process.

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Standardization still eludes sustainability reporting, but the foundation of every report should be transparency and accountability.

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Successful shared services organizations operate in a culture of continuous improvement. It is a culture in which personal and collective accountability ensures the entire organization is working to generate full value under any set of business conditions.

• Mastering Metrics and Measurements to Improve Innovation

Quantifying the innovation process with metrics and measurements can improve results by driving strategy and performance. Choosing the intended results is the first step. - By Shaniqua Thomas

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Companies have a major role in building a world where people with disabilities are respected and included. The work begins at home to establish the foundation, but the message will resound across the globe through applied talent management processes.

• Getting the Greatest Value from Global Business Services

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• Why – And How – To Apply STEM Solutions In A World Of VUCA

Our volatile, uncertain world needs staff with the innovative, STEM-based skills to rapidly adapt. Understanding the reasons STEM is the solution and taking guidance from industry leaders will help companies of all sizes compete.

• The Process of Developing a Truly Social Business

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Successful employee benefits programs in the modern workforce deliver personalized services, increasing employee engagement and satisfaction. It takes data and analytics to achieve outcomes through more informed decision-making.

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The COVID-19 pandemic is driving many rapid changes in the business world, including within global and domestic supply chains. Companies have had to scramble to keep goods and services flowing, but now it is time to take the lessons learned and future-proof the supply chain for success in the coming...

• Pushing Progress for WBEs with Measures & Accountability

Corporations are working to increase the utilization of women-owned business enterprises as suppliers. A variety of measures and accountability policies are key to maintaining forward momentum.

• Beyond Compliance: Making Disability Inclusion a Competitive Advantage

Diversity and inclusion initiatives often assume a broad perspective applied organization-wide rather than selectively. For the disabled (and others), a better approach is to maximize potential segment-by-segment as a competitive advantage. - By Jeremiah Prince

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• Social Media - Managing at the Speed of Technology

Cloud computing, social media, mobile, and now Millennials have become forces for business disruption. The leadership challenge is learning how to manage in the here and now to harness the new dynamics.

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Technology and media represent an area of incredible growth opportunities for investors. When investing, there are several factors that need to be considered.

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Contract negotiations with a supplier is the point at which a business should begin building a positive relationship for the long term. The negotiation process is about much more than price. It is about developing a collaborative association to create value for the supplier and buyer. - By Lena Hara...

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Combining the well-meant aims of equality efforts with practical, data-driven methods can offer businesses realistic, research supported tactics for advancing corporate equality.

• Rethinking Reasonable Accommodations for People with Disabilities

Employers need to rethink what reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities really means and how the strategy can benefit the organization. It is the only way progress in hiring and retaining the disabled will ever be made.

• Why 2021 Should Be The Year Employers Commit To Closing The Racial Wage Gap

Equality and racial justice are a part of the national conversation like never before, with the hope of real change ahead. One key area employers can use to demonstrate their sincerity and make a lasting difference is closing the racial wage gap.

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• The Process of Developing a Truly Social Business

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Social media is transforming the job-seeking process. That means organizations must transform their talent acquisition strategy to successfully compete for talent. - By Joshua Ferdinand

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SRM is a natural element of strategic sourcing because the objective of both is to develop suppliers who bring high value to the organization. - By Debra Jenkins

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Environmental procurement is a competitive survival strategy for big corporations. - By Wilfred Smith

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• Digital Opportunities for Suppliers in the Energy Industry

The energy industry is being disrupted by technology across operations and infrastructure. The reality is that the industry is playing some catch-up, and that creates supplier opportunities. - By Donna Benjamin

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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

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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

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What do Toyota, the United States Marine Corps and Minority and Women’s Businesses (MWBEs) have in common? The answer is they have benefitted from continuous process improvement (CPI). The goal of this business approach is to create an organization in which every function and process performed is al...

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• Outsourcing Risks Overcoming Barriers to Achieve Great Results

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In 2020, corporations donated well over $16 billion in philanthropic contributions. By making charity part of strategic goals to demonstrate value for employees with disabilities, companies can put money behind their support for workers with life-long or emerging disabilities.

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For most minority- and women-owned businesses, being a supplier for a large corporation presents a conundrum of sorts-maintaining their identity as a relatively small, diverse organization, while functioning at the speed and efficiency required by their customers. This is especially true today, as t...

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• Unleashing Your Inner Genius: Leveraging the Expertise of Executive Coaching

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• Wanted: Food and Beverage Industry Suppliers Ready to Innovate and Collaborate

The food and beverage industry is one of the most volatile industries found today due to a mix of complex factors like climate change and changing customer preferences. It is the ideal setting for innovative and collaborative suppliers to start or grow their businesses.------By James Hsu

• Water Scarcity: The New #1 Concern For Supply Chains

As a potential supply chain disrupter, water scarcity is rapidly outpacing other concerns for companies around the globe.

• Forming New Relationships Between Procurement and Internal Customers

Forming New Relationships Between Procurement and Internal CustomersIn the past, most procurement functions focused on developing good supplier relationships. Today, the modern procurement function also develops good relationships with internal customers, to become an agile collaborative partner in ...

• HR Empowers Employees to Proactively Pursue Digital Disruptions

HR Empowers Employees to Proactively Pursue Digital DisruptionsSome companies proactively take the lead as digital disruptors, while others react to events. Human Resources increasingly steers companies towards becoming proactive through empowerment of people from the CEO to the frontline worker.

• Males Empowering Males as Allies for Women

Males Empowering Males as Allies for WomenMale leaders can and should play an essential role in empowering women as future leaders, and the message should come from the top. Being an ally involves learning the skills necessary to make a real difference at the organizational grassroots level.

• Aligning ERM and ESG for Risk Management

Aligning ERM and ESG for Risk ManagementThere are many reasons to align ERM and ESG and embed them in strategizing and operations. Both set of principles focus on identifying and addressing the risks to long-term business success.

• Getting the Best Returns on Investments in Supplier Relationships

Suppliers generate value for their customers, but how does the corporate customer know it is getting the highest returns from supplier relationships? Measuring the ROI of investments in supplier relationships delivers the insights for good decision-making.

• Transparency & Accountability are Basic Tenets of Sustainability Reporting

Transparency & Accountability are Basic Tenets of Sustainability ReportingStandardization still eludes sustainability reporting, but the foundation of every report should be transparency and accountability.

• Harnessing Creativity to Move Disability Niche Products to Market

Harnessing Creativity to Move Disability Niche Products to Market People with disabilities bring creative thinking and innovation to companies. They also serve as important links for product development intended to reach an untapped niche product market.

• The Rubber Meets the Road: Demonstrating Executive Coaching Results

The Rubber Meets the Road: Demonstrating Executive Coaching ResultsExecutive coaching is one of the most sought after development opportunities in the corporate world. Increased requests are driving the need for more solid approaches and measures of success.

• Letting the Market Drive the Corporate Sustainability Model

Letting the Market Drive the Corporate Sustainability ModelMarket driven sustainability models recognize that external forces are driving a need for supplier alliances that compound results.

• Starting a Mentoring Initiative? Here are Some Points to Consider

A mentoring initiative requires careful planning to ensure results. First step? Learning a mentor is not a friend or counselor. It is a someone willing to share hard-earned business knowledge and experience.

• Celebrating and Advancing Disability as Diversity in the Workplace

Celebrating and Advancing Disability as Diversity in the Workplace The 25th anniversary of the ADA has come and gone. Some accomplishments were realized but not enough, so 2016 is the year that businesses should get serious by using the many tools and strategies that advance disability as diversity.

• Coaching to Develop Enterprise-Wide Talent

Coaching one-to-one as a senior management development strategy has been so successful that it has gone enterprise-wide to promote strategic alignment at all levels of the organization.

• Sustainability Metrics Drive Sourcing and Procurement Decisions

Sustainable procurement is more than a buzz word. It is strategic purchasing that supports corporate goals and is guided by sustainability metrics. Peter Drucker observed that "if you can't measure it, you can't manage it." Ergo…measure the results of sustainability efforts and the business is mo...