• 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.

• Creating Sustainable Corporate Startup Incubators: 4 Lessons From Canada’s Federal Programs

The strong emphasis on bringing more incubators and business accelerators to life will only last if Canada’s businesses are willing to learn from experiments in the public federal level.Business accelerators and start up incubators have been a major funding initiative of the Canadian government thro...

• Financialization Impacts on Economic Equality

Financialization Impacts on Economic EqualityFinancialization is a trend in which risky financial markets, rather than just financial institutions, make up a significant percent of GDP. Analysts believe this trend is contributing to growing economic inequality.

• Leveraging the “S” in ESG Through a Diverse Supply Chain

Leveraging the “S” in ESG Through a Diverse Supply Chain

• Turning Content Channels Into Cash: How Minority Suppliers Can Use Dedicated Content Channels To Raise Awareness, Grow Their Reputations, And Boost Sales

Turning Content Channels Into Cash: How Minority Suppliers Can Use Dedicated Content Channels To Raise Awareness, Grow Their Reputations, And Boost SalesFor smart suppliers in 2017, content channel marketing has the potential to unlock new opportunities to connect with existing customers and conver...

• Transforming Worker Skills to Match a Transforming Green Economy

Transforming Worker Skills to Match a Transforming Green EconomyWhile technology has brought innovation to people’s lives, it has also created job vulnerability for millions of workers. With the right skills training, the transformation to a green economy could be the path to opportunities for these...

• 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 Programs Enhance STEM Pipeline for Organizations Targeting Indigenous Youth

New Programs Enhance STEM Pipeline for Organizations Targeting Indigenous YouthFresh, hands-on initiatives are reaching further north and into new communities to bring indigenous youth into the STEM-based career pipeline.

• Indigenous Peoples (Finally) Have Equal Voice in Canada’s Conservation Efforts

Indigenous Peoples (Finally) Have Equal Voice in Canada’s Conservation Efforts.Something very special is happening in Canada in the area of conservation – the convergence of indigenous stewardship and reconciliation. The indigenous peoples have taken a seat at the table with an equal voice to protec...

• The World How Increased Investment In Early Childhood Education Helps Indigenous Peoples.

Levers that Move the World: How Increased Investment in Early Childhood Education Helps Indigenous Peoples.To break the cycle of intergenerational poverty and inequality, strategic investment in Indigenous-centered early childhood education is a critical tool requiring more attention.

• Improving Organizational Systems to Mitigate Imposter Syndrome

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?

• 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.

• Optimizing Disabled Talent and Skills for a Competitive Advantage Takes Commitment from the Top

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

• Developing an Inclusive Culture for the Disabled

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

• Disability Works … in the Supply Chain

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.

• Harnessing the Power of Demographic Change in a Global Workplace

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.

• Following the Lead of the Paralympics in the Workplace

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.

• 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...

• Standing With Women and People of Color to Overcome Imposter Syndrome

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?

• The Broad Perspective on Workplace Accessibility

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.

• Conquering Discomfort… Working with the “Very Able” Disabled

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.

• Creating Opportunities for People With Disabilities for Operating Success

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?

• 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.

• Leveraging Disability to Enhance the Personal Branding Process

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.

• Disability Inclusion to Improve Supply Chain Performance

Disability Inclusion to Improve Supply Chain PerformanceIt takes internal support for people with disabilities as key contributors to competitive success to successfully include disabled entrepreneurs in the supply chain.

• Workplace Culture_Fixing The Fruit Diagnosing And Improving Toxic Workplace Cultures

Canada’s offices are like the proverbial orchard, where their cultures are known by their visible harvests. Here, learn how to identify and repair office cultures that have gone rotten.

• Shared Services Flourish in a Culture of Continuous Improvement

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.

• On Second Thought… Writing a Social Media Policy

On Second Thought… Writing a Social Media PolicyWorkplace social media is filled with potential land mines for employers and employees. Developing a social media policy is a step toward preventing a public relations and legal disaster.

• 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.

• Cultivating Inclusion of People with Disabilities Around the World

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.

• Joint Ventures, Teaming Agreements, and Strategic Alliances

Joint Ventures, Teaming Agreements, and Strategic Alliances- by Shaniqua ThomasWhat is a Teaming Agreement? When two or more companies combine resources to bid on a government contract, it is known as a ‘teaming agreement.’ Usually, a teaming agreement is composed of a large corporation and one or ...

• Do You Sleep Away Your Work Day?

Do You Sleep Away Your Work Day?In the recipe for success one often finds that the ingredient most needed is left out, or thought of as unimportant. The idea of rest is foreign to most busy small business owners, minority- and women-owned enterprises (MWBE) and inevitably often results in several ty...

• Getting Ahead of the Social Media Risks in the Workplace

Getting Ahead of the Social Media Risks in the WorkplaceMost employers today leverage social media to improve communications internally and externally. With the advantages come many risks which need to be anticipated and managed to minimize the potential for business disruption or reputation damage.

• 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

• 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

• Getting Ahead of the Social Media Risks in the Workplace

Getting Ahead of the Social Media Risks in the WorkplaceMost employers today leverage social media to improve communications internally and externally. With the advantages come many risks which need to be anticipated and managed to minimize the potential for business disruption or reputation damage.

• Engaging the Workforce in the Global Business Services Model

Engaging the Workforce in the Global Business Services ModelMoving to a Global Business Services model is a natural progression from siloed shared services and outsourcing to a framework supportive of continuous change. It requires a collaborative culture and supportive resources.

• 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.

• 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.

• Brand Partnerships Take a New Turn in the Future

Brand Partnerships Take a New Turn in the FutureBrand partnerships have traditionally been characterized by two or more companies selling similar products. Along came millennials and technology, and the result is a business future filled with brand partnerships comprised of businesses selling very d...

• Leveling the Leadership Playing Field for Women of Color

The challenges women of color in leadership positions face are daunting because most are based in conscious and unconscious biases which are difficult to root out. The solutions include bias training and executives willing to let the women talk.

• Personal Branding: Leveraging Disability as a "Can Do"

Personal Branding: Leveraging Disability as a "Can Do"A personal brand is a marketing tool that sends a message about strengths and values. For people with disabilities, it also defines their "can do" abilities.

• Employer Flexibility Brings Greater Work-Life Balance to Employees

Employer Flexibility Brings Greater Work-Life Balance to EmployeesShowing a willingness to be flexible is how employers are proving they are serious about employee work-life balance. It takes flexible priorities, work schedules and benefits.

• Beyond Stereotypes: Successfully Navigating The 5-Generation Workspace

Beyond Stereotypes: Successfully Navigating The 5-Generation WorkspaceCanadians have five generations active in the workforce. How it is possible to look beyond stereotypes and succeed in this environment?

• STEM_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.

• A Topnotch Division: Employment Services Company Assists Persons with Disabilities

The term “disabled” is not used at Topnotch because the company knows that persons with disabilities are able and ready to be productive, if given opportunities. By Jill Motley

• Etiquette and Sensible Accommodation are the Foundations of the Disability Employment Process

Etiquette and reasonable accommodation are two critical foundation principles for successful workplace disability management. Master these principles to put employee inclusion into practice. - By Jeremiah Prince

• Format Makes Difference In Match Play Ruling

It’s nice to see that rules official do have some leeway in making decisions when it involves match play instead of stroke play. - by James McAffee

• European Diversity Charters Ask for Voluntary Commitment to Change

Diversity charters are bringing about the changes that laws alone have been unable to accomplish. - By Jill Motley

• Sustainability in the Financial Industry Supply Chain

Sustainability in the financial industry has a much broader definition than in other industries. This equates to greater supplier opportunities to contribute to social and environmental impacts. - By Wilfred Smith

• Building Strategic Alliances in a Challenging Economic Environment

Can Minority Companies Overcome the Emerging Challenges in Supplier Diversity?

• Designing a Mental Health Strategy to Meet Diverse Needs

People do not experience identical mental health issues, yet many workplace mental health programs are built on an assumption they do. One size does not fit all, due to generational, diversity and other differences.

• Understanding Dodd-Frank’s Minority Supplier Provisions

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

• Disability works Signaling Support For Workers With Disabilities

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.

• Celebrating the African Diaspora With Black History Month…Together

Celebrating the African Diaspora With Black History Month…TogetherSome people in the United States refer to Black History Month as African-American History Month or U.S. Black History Month, unfortunately. Referring to a celebration of the accomplishments of Black people worldwide by using the name ...

• Using Social Networks as a Community Approach to Driving Innovation

Using Social Networks as a Community Approach to Driving InnovationSocial networks can build internal business communities. A community approach to driving internal collaboration, knowledge sharing and diversity can only equate to innovation.

• The Loud Voice of Voting

The Loud Voice of VotingYou may have forgotten that people of color were actually given the right to vote in 1870 when the 15th Amendment to the Constitution was passed. It says in essence that no one can be denied the right to vote on account of “…race, color, or previous condition of servitude…” U...

• How to Increase Capacity in the Work Day

How to Increase Capacity in the Work DayWorking more efficiently, wasting less time, and being highly organized are three keys to a successful business. These are things that most small business owners and women- and minority-owned businesses will learn as they gain experience in running a business.

• Putting The Seven Marketing Keys Into Practice

Putting The Seven Marketing Keys Into PracticeFor minority businesses, it’s not enough to simply exist. The “build it and they will come” campaign last worked successfully for the movie Field of Dreams. In reality, no one will know that you’re there or what you can do for them without smart market...

• The Modern Biases Keeping Women Away From Stem Fields

The Modern Biases Keeping Women Away From Stem FieldsDespite many of the blatant barriers and biases being removed from STEM fields, the number of women in STEM remains low. What are some of the next-level biases that still need to be addressed, and how can this bias be overcome?It’s hard to argue ...

• Get Creative Restructuring Your Debt

Get Creative Restructuring Your DebtToday, many business owners are caught in a cash crunch. Although many entrepreneurs are in denial as to their situation, many other entrepreneurs do not understand the process necessary to identify and address the difficult issues needed to survive the crunch. ...

• 3 Ways Data Helps Make Diverse Hiring Easier In 2021

3 Ways Data Helps Make Diverse Hiring Easier In 2021The national dialog around recruitment, hiring, and employment in 2021 has become noisy and politicized. Here are three ways data can help firms cut through the chatter and meet key hiring goals.

• Disability Snapshot: Realities And Paths Forward For Europe

Disability Snapshot: Realities And Paths Forward For EuropeWith nearly 50% of Europe’s differently abled population unemployed, the continent struggles to include this group in talent pipelines. However, new initiatives show progress and hope that the future will be more inclusive for all.

• Nurture Your Business Using Strategic Alliances

Nurture Your Business Using Strategic AlliancesBy Morris BocianA typical entrepreneur starts small and hopefully sees the business grow over a period of years. This approach takes time, effort and plenty of both patience and money. Strategic thinking in a global economy often changes the way we co...

• Partnerships: Creating a Willingness to Co-Invest and Share Risk

Partnerships: Creating a Willingness to Co-Invest and Share RiskPartnerships can take many forms, but they all have one major goal: strategic strengthening with risk minimisation. Therefore, identifying both strengths and risks is equally important.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.