Author: Brian L. Hughes April is World Autism Month Beginning Saturday April 2nd Autism Speaks celebrates World Autism Month. Autism-friendly events and educational activities take place throughout the month of April to increase understanding and acceptance and foster worldwide support. What is Neurodiversity? Neurodiversity is the concept that humans don’t come in a one-size-fits-all neurologically […]
Mindfulness in the Workplace
Author: Susan H, May, Ph.D “Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.” – Mother Teresa Do you ever find yourself dwelling on the past? Perhaps you can’t stop replaying a conversation in your head and thinking about what you should have said. Or, maybe you’re anxious about the future, and […]
Eliminating Unconscious Bias
I think unconscious bias is one of the hardest things to get at. -Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Bias in the News Sephora, the beauty products retailer based in Paris closed all 400 of its U.S. stores to conduct diversity training in 2019, including its distribution centers and corporate offices. The action was based on […]
How to Develop a Diverse Leadership Pipeline
Many of the best and most successful corporations in the world have adopted The Leadership Pipeline model as the core framework for their efforts on the people side of their businesses. Built around the six common leadership ‘passages’ all leaders go through, it helps organizations select, develop, and assess based on specific responsibilities and work […]
Why Inclusion is Harder to Measure Than Diversity
The business value of diversity and inclusion (D&I) is clear. For example: McKinsey & Company’s 2018 “Delivering through Diversity” report stated companies in the top quartile for ethnic/cultural diversity on executive teams were 33% more likely to have industry-leading profitability. Additionally, companies in the top quartile for gender diversity on executive teams were 21 % more likely to outperform […]