How to Improve Your Workforce Diversity Success
The common assumption in 2019 is that everyone gets treated the same. But the stark reality is that things haven’t changed much in top leadership and board of directors positions if you’re not male and Caucasian. This is a problem for those empowered to improve workforce diversity success. That’s why businesses leaders must take matters […]
Interdependence Promotes Successful Diversity
As different as one person is from the next, the world is interdependent. People rely on one another to get by. This is why interdependence understanding is so important. This world is a diverse place, composed of billions of people with some shared and some differing experiences that make up the whole. As a leader, […]
Stumbling Blocks to Building a Thriving Post-Recession Business
Will your post recession business recovery comes with problems. If so, have you ever wondered…. Why there seems to be so much drama and backstabbing in the workplace? How to determine if you are hiring a “right fit” employee who won’t upset a well-oiled team? Where social media fits in your organization…if at all? Why […]
Equal Opportuity Screams Ahead As The Rubber Meets the Road
You hire the very best individuals for the team, right? That sentence use to be delivered with a wink and a nod in the back room of private social and networking clubs. Everyone knew that there were ways to keep “those” people out of the running for senior positions. I’ve sat back with a jaded […]
Pepco Holdings Among “Best Companies for Diversity”
Anyone who has ever built a team from the ground up understands the power that diversity provides. People think differently. They approach the world differently and each has specific strengths that contribute to strong interdependence. Leaders who know how to mitigate these differences with good group process also discover that conflict is minimized when the […]
Do Names Impact Team Building Effectiveness?
What does diversity mean for workforce effectiveness? According to a new study that workers with more complex names are less favored than Smith, Jones and John. In a rapidly growing global workforce what are the implications? And, what are the implications for team cohesiveness, empathy, workforce tolerance and unity? Having a simple, easy-to-pronounce name is […]
Groupthink: Conformity vs. Creativity
Interdependence is an important characteristic of a collaborative team culture. However, if you achieve interdependence without respect for diversity, the result is a team dysfunction called “groupthink”. When the members of the group are so similar that blind spots go undetected, groupthink tends to develop. To avoid groupthink, it’s important that your team makes room for […]
