Many employers but also managers and employees seem to think that the company has no part to play in employees’ personal lives. The spheres of ‘work’ and (private) ‘life’ have thus been discussed separately and with regards to their balance, how to navigate or integrate the two. A new research now suggests a much stronger […]
Diversity strives to make the most of differences through a better understanding of the power of individual potential effectively combined. Communicating the essence of D&I through distinct messages interally is key to stimulate engagement and support for the change needed. Two of the largest global companies have delivered spot-on: HSBC and Bosch.
The attention on ‘women in management’ never decreased since Norway had introduced female quota for supervisory boards. Two current publications look at the issue but not from a pure numbers perspective: The public opinion of European Union citizens and an empirical analysis of gender-specific barriers for women to be selected for director positions.
Why is there only one woman who won the Palme d’Or in the entire history of the Cannes film festival? Is it because men are simply ‘better’ in making movies? Probably not. So what could be the reason? Due to an open letter written by a group of French female filmmakers commenting the fact that […]
While companies like Saudi Aramco use international assignments and a multicultural workforce to ensure an effective talent management, the country itself moves backwards by prohibiting shop owners to employ men and women in the same place. Despite the high unemployment rate of 30% among women, a court in Riyadh has recently abolished a former decision […]
Researchers found that gender diversity leads to a higher likelihood of introducing innovations at the workplace. Furthermore, a positive relationship between an open culture towards diversity and innovative performance is found. „This provides empirical evidence to the model of the Propelling Potential Principle which links differences, open-mindedness and inclusion to create value added,” Diversity expert […]
Due to the ongoing violation of human rights, Turkey’s potential accession to the EU continues to be controversially discussed across Europe. In the meantime, the European Parliament has therefore recently urged the country to continue its efforts in securing gender equality and women’s rights.
GDF SUEZ profiles itself as a company of solidarity, citizenship, innovation in training and as a company which respects the many local contexts it operates in. The global giant with French / Belgian roots provides essential day-to-day services and places social responsibility at the core of its public service mission. Consequently,
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 […]
While the foundation for D&I seems to be robust, current challenges seem to relate to the effective implementation of D&I. With a breadth and depth that was unimaginable 10 years ago, Diversity Management has become a multi-option framework where almost anything appears to be possible. For many, making the right choices is more difficult – […]
