Including shift workers in D&I programmes, addressing Unconscious Biases practically with management teams and integrating Diversity in HR-tools and in everyday work reality. What sounds like a miracle agenda happened at Johnson & Johnson in Switzerland, within a space of two years.
Gender and other stereotypes are formed during childhood. Therefore, toys and emojis that promoted traditional roles or assumptions have been criticised for long. Now, several new developments occur.
What else can we possibly do to advance D&I further? Not an easy question when you have already implemented various strategies for 5 or 10 years. Or, in our case, 19.
In an economic environment it seems obvious to measure the success of initiatives – after all, resources flow into the respective activities. Meanwhile, how success should show itself remains controversial. In the context of the women’s quota, the fulfilment of these goals is already regarded by some as the achievement of goals and thus as […]
Current research into Unconscious Bias shows that the awareness for and concern about expressing bias does actually help to accept feedback about bias and to take bias-reducing actions. The study conducted by Perry, Murphy and Dovidio (in press) found that white participants with high scores on a newly developed Bias Awareness Scale were likely to […]
Doing a lot on Diversity & Inclusion tend to be considered a good thing. It seems to be a way of showing commitment. In addition, if the communication is effective – or at least colourful or with cool wording – many people get impressed. But: are we paying enough attention on achieving the desired impact […]
Hundreds of D&I ‘good’ practices are tempting companies to adopt them for their own organisation. This can easily fail and in a foreword to a current special edition on ‘Diversity Management’ by the newspaper DIE WELT, Diversity Guru, Michael Stuber, explains not only why a copy-and-paste approach is bound to flop but also how it […]
War es vor ein paar Jahrzehnten wohl eher die Ausnahme, dass Arbeit mit nach Hause genommen wurde, so ist es heute ein üblicher Vorgang. 77 Prozent der Europäer arbeiten in ihrer Freizeit, wie eine Mitarbeiterbefragung von insgesamt 4.500 Büroangestellten in 7 Ländern durch Samsung ergab. Gleichzeitig gaben Dreiviertel der Befragten zu, am Arbeitsplatz private Dinge […]
The recruitment of international staff is becoming increasingly important in filling high-calibre key positions in business and science. In order to survive as an attractive location, cities and municipalities must strive for innovative offers. One possibility is the promotion of dual careers. The Stuttgart Region, in particular the Dual Career Center of the Wirtschaftsförderung Region […]
This event is one of Europe’s longest running focused Diversity & Inclusion seminars. It brings together many of the world’s leading minds in the area of diversity and HR. Everyday practitioners and C-level/ Board level representatives, authors and professors from some of the world’s most recognized companies and institutions in driving innovation and effective thinking […]
