Articles tagged: "diversity"

1: Product and Service Diversification Can Help Your Profits Grow

There are successful companies that "neither make nor do" but focus on diversifying into new markets and actually creating new markets.

2: Austin Area Festivals: Music and More

Festivals in Austin and surrounding towns reflect the area 's eclecticism and creative spirit. They are also a tremendous boon for the economy.

3: Should Your Subordinate Be Smarter Than You?

There has been a general, unspoken wisdom passed down through the ages It is an unwritten rule that influences hiring, and is at the bottom of all office politics, regardless of industry or geographic location

4: Solving the Ten Most Common Generation Y Workforce Challenges

Companies around the world are asking the question "What changes do I need to make in order to attract and retain Generation Y?" This article will support you in understanding the challenges many organizational leaders are facing with young talent and a few solutions to support you in building a sustainable future workforce.

5: Equal Rights In The Workplace

How can diversity recruitment help the minority groups and who is actively seeking applications from these groups.

6: Ho-Ho-Holiday Office Party. With Emotional Intelligence

Are you bracing yourself for December, unsure what to celebrate and how Here’s what you can do: D

7: Yes, Virginia, the World is Full of Jerks...

I caught a colleague doing something a bit unethical against me and called him on it. He was shocked and when he recovered he called me a bad name and stomped off. He must have thought that I would just let him continue taking advantage of me and that he was a clever enough chap to pull it of

8: Dealing With The Dimensions Of Diversity

When employed in the corporate world I recall vividly going through some of the first diversity training workshops put on by the company. These were all focused around the women versus men working together topic and the relevant issues which arose from that.As things progressed the voices of in

9: The Business Case For Diversity

Often within organizations the question is asked (by varying sections of the workforce)

10: Experiencing Diversity Whilst Managing In Japan

Whilst working in technology marketing management for one of the largest and most respected computer companies in the world I acted as chair of the European Black and Ethnic Minority employee network as well being involved and liaising with the Diversity team in the United States. Being based i

11: Organization 's Lose Out By Not Implementing Effective Diversity Initiatives

It is blatantly obvious to state but all organizations are made of individuals who basically go to work to fulfill their basic needs and more. The amount of effort, thought and pride that employees put into their work is proportional to how they feel within the organization. i.e how valued do t

12: Diversity In Organizations & Management Advocates

One of the biggest problems with implementing Diversity within organizations is when you get buy in from the workforce which, normally happens to be from those outside of the main Middle Class White corporate structure. You normally find this because of course, there is something in it for them

13: Diversity Down Under

Diversity Down Under As many of you already know, I just returned from a trip to Australia where my training partner and I facilitated some diversity workshops for school personnel in Queensland but we felt as if we ended up learning far more than we taught Of course our message of diversity is different from most

14: Take Two Verbs and Call Me in the Morning!

The use of language is pure magic! As far as humans go, it 's one of our species' most amazing evolutionary developments. No matter what country we live in or continent we call home, the use of language is one of the few things all of us share. Around the world mankind uses literally thousands o

15: Managing in a Multicultural Environment

Effectively managing a multicultural business requires at least a basic knowledge of your employee 's culture and traditions. Familiarity with both is essential because each has a bearing on an employee 's every day behavior. Our cultural identity helps us feel like we are "part" of the society a