Understanding other people – their behaviours, their decisions, their communication – can be regarded as one of the most critical elements on the way to unleash the power of Diversity. Over time, experts have developed a variety of models trying to explain some of the differences we observe or experience when dealing with others. Gender […]
As part of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008, the Intercultural Cities Conference will closely look at migration, diversity and urban life in the European Union. The conference will not only provide an opportunity for international city leaders and experts to look at how different cultures can live together but how this cultural diversity […]
European companies make progress in preparing for the ageing workforce and show an increased awareness for the shrinking workforce in their countries. These are the key results of the recently published second ‘Demographic Fitness Survey’ by the Adecco Institute. The ‘Demographic Fitness Survey’ was conducted among 2,506 companies in Germany, the UK, France, Italy and […]
As the European Union grows together, the European Commission challenges interested people to capture their vision of intercultural dialogue and share it with the world in the competition “Cultures on my street”. All European residents, regardless of age or origins, can participate. The idea behind the competition is that the borders within Europe are fading […]
Die Bewältigung des demographischen Wandels ist die wichtigste Zukunftsaufgabe für PersonalmanagerInnen in Deutschland. Das ergab die Studie „The Future of HR in Europe“ der Boston Consulting Group (BCG) und der European Association for Personnel Management (EAPM). Ganz oben auf der Liste der wichtigsten Personalfragen in Deutschland – aber auch in Österreich, der Schweiz und Frankreich […]
In January European Commissioner Ján Figel’ announced the launch of a study on the role of culture, and the EU’s cultural industries, in promoting and stimulating creativity, innovation and growth in the EU. “Innovation and creativity are fundamental to the process of economic growth,” Mr. Figel’ told the representatives, “and they also boost social development.
Three in four EU citizens welcome the dialogue with other cultures according to the latest Eurobarometer on cultural and ethnic Diversity commissioned by the European Commission in 2007. Almost three quarters of EU citizens (72%) believe that people with a different background (ethnic, religious or national) enrich the cultural life of their country, while a […]
During the annual European-wide Action Week, which centres around 21 March, thousands of people actively engage themselves for respect and equal rights and celebrate the diversity of Europe. This year once again hundreds of activities will take place all around Europe, organised by a wide variety of organisations. Activities range from intercultural youth festivals to […]
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the European Association for Personnel Management have conducted a survey on the future key challenges for Human Resource Management in Europe. 1,350 executives in 27 EU countries were interviewed on the most critical HR challenges in the future. According to the outcomes of the survey companies will face the […]
A new survey by the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) shows that in spite of corporate promises to promote diversity in senior management, very little progress has been made so far. According to the AESC’s BlueSteps 2007 Diversity Report, 76% of 357 global senior executives report their companies have one or no minorities among […]
