The last thing HR needs is more buzzwords. Hello, “belonging.”
Often, the problem with D&I initiatives is that we create a lot of buzzwords and jargon, and executives don’t “get” it, so they eventually ignore it. Continue Reading
Diversity
Diversity training: Too often, it feels like a PR stunt
Some new research indicates that it does (yay!) but not for the groups that actually need it (boo). Continue Reading
Diversity and inclusion and … belonging?
A trio to help with psychological safety. Continue Reading
Your diversity hiring policy is likely missing a few boats
We should think less in terms of skin tone and more in terms of interests outside of work, perspectives, etc. Continue Reading
Cognitive diversity is a key to target-hitting
It would require a change in hiring approach (which we need anyway), but this might be valuable. Continue Reading
The myth of team diversity
According to some recent research from Northwestern’s Kellogg School, diverse teams tend to actually perform more poorly than non-diverse teams. There are seemingly three basic reasons for this: Diversity erodes over time: As people work together for a while, their views and… Continue Reading
Future of work: balancing cohesion and diversity
I was just poking around the Internet on Sunday AM and found a few articles on holacracy, which is a concept that intrigues me. (If you’ve never heard of it before, it’s essentially a looser, more informal management structure where traditional… Continue Reading
Tucker County, West Virginia is the least diverse place in America. Cue the eye rolls.
Randy Olson — a true “data visualization” guy — put in some work on the diversity of every county in the United States. There’s some detail on it here, and on his own blog here. Here’s how the process worked:… Continue Reading