Here’s Why More Diverse Teams Make Better Decisions
In the past few years, numerous studies have indicated that on top of the social good it can do, diversity and inclusion has bottom-line benefits for organizations that invest in it. Research has found...
View ArticleIBM Suit Against Former Diversity Chief Illustrates Growing Value of D&I
Microsoft announced on Sunday that it had hired Lindsay-Rae McIntyre as its next Chief Diversity Officer, reporting directly to Chief People Officer Kathleen Hogan and leading “a multitude of existing...
View ArticleSeveral New Studies Tie Diversity to Innovation, Profitability
As more research explores the impact of diversity and inclusion on businesses outcomes, the bottom-line case for diversity and inclusion grows ever stronger. Three studies last month added to this...
View ArticleSocial, Environmental, and Diversity Issues Dominate US Shareholder Proposal...
At the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, Institutional Shareholder Services Executive Director Subodh Mishra recently published a summary of an ISS analysis of...
View ArticleIBM Settles Non-Compete Suit Against Former Diversity Chief
IBM made headlines last month when it filed a lawsuit against its former Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President of HR, Lindsay-Rae McIntyre, claiming that her decision to accept a new position as...
View ArticleIs ROI the Right Case for D&I?
Michelle Kim, co-founder and CEO of the diversity and inclusion consultancy Awaken, is tired of making the business case for D&I. That’s not because the business case isn’t strong enough, Kim...
View ArticleDespite Impressive Performance, Women-Founded Startups Still Get Less Funding
A recent study by the Boston Consulting Group and MassChallenge, a global network of startup accelerators, takes a close look at how startups founded by woman compare to those founded by men, both in...
View ArticleHow Can HR Use Cultural Brokerage to Strengthen Diverse Teams?
In a recent Harvard Business Review article, Sujin Jang presented the concept of “cultural brokerage” as a way of facilitating interactions across employees from different cultural backgrounds to...
View ArticleHow to Use Diversity and Inclusion to Engage Hourly Employees
Hourly employees make up over 50 percent of the total US employee population and a critical segment of the workforce at many organizations. While employee engagement efforts typically focus primarily...
View ArticleReimagineHR: Making D&I Strategy an Integrated Team Effort
In the past two years, issues related to diversity and inclusion in the workplace have appeared with increasing frequency in headlines, legislation, and shareholder earnings calls, underscoring the...
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