The ageing of many Western society and the partly related skill shortages have resulted in renewed attention on age diversity, and on older employees more specifically. In this context, lifelong learning for employees of all ages has become a household concept for talent management and personnel development.
It is a widespread – and disputed – assumption that men and women have different leadership styles, but when it comes to judge leadership behaviour, the traditional paradigm ‘Think Manager – Think Male’ comes to mind. At least until the executive makes a mistake. In that case, male leaders are seen as less competent, effective […]
In early 2012 a new platform called Artistas Diversos – Diverse Artists – was launched by the European Institute for Managing Diversity. The objective of the platform is to exhibit without any bias, art coming from artists with a disability.
An exploratory study commissioned by the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) found an increasing rate of patents granted to women from 1975 to 2010. The most recent trend was marked by an incredible 35% increase from 2009 to 2010. In 2008, a total of 16,321 patents had been granted to women growing to 17,061 in […]
Work organisations are a result of the division of labour. Nevertheless, many stakeholders have difficulties getting the heads around part-time work, especially in management. Job sharing might therefore be a smooth inroad to introduce effective work models for the future workforce, the future economy and the future as a whole.
Companies have the opportunity to choose from several flexibility tools to retain key talent and improve company performance. Why not take decisions according to employees’ preferences and customise flexible working options to existing needs?
Beyond the micro-economic business case for mixed teams, an increasing amount of studies have looked into the macro-economic effects of Diversity and equality on a country’s welfare. The new Global Talent Index shows that leading on diversity may well also mean a country leads on talent.
Reacting to the announcement that Robert Zoellick is stepping down as World Bank President, a global coalition of campaigners has called for an open and merit-based process to elect the next World Bank leader, and for developing countries to determine the selection. Diversity aspects have been included in the discussion, which may or may not […]
Several GLBT rankings in various world regions or countries celebrate new or rotating leaders in their field every year. But do the top lists mean that gay men and lesbians have achieved equal opportunities and that they are considered a valuable part of everyday business reality? A new Harvard study puts some dark clouds next […]
If the law mandated companies to provide day care, fathers and mothers might find it easier to bridge gaps in their childcare arrangements or to worry about regular care at all. An example from the Middle East shows that legal regulations are not enough and what grass root efforts can contribute to make it happen […]
