Inspiration for Potential Diversity & Inclusivity Students

The Managerial Leadership Lessons We All Need | Dr. Jeffrey Magee

“Truly successful individuals and leaders recognize that they cannot always have the answer themselves and that it is unrealistic for any one person to be the expert on everything. Truly great leaders, though, understand that they may not have to be the answer themselves. They merely need to be the catalyst for others to generate the answers, as well as to create a safe culture and environment for such energies to come forth.”

Promoting African-American Leadership | With Professor Dr. Max Hilaire

Everyone agrees that the more diversity there is in politics the more innovative we will be and, the more likely we’ll address the needs and challenges of the diverse communities that are emerging in this Global Economy. But the lack of progress in the representation of some groups, such as African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans and other minorities in many industries and in politics is particularly notable, especially in the United States and Europe. This episode celebrates minorities.

Diversity and Inclusivity in Marketing| Tim Keen

It essential for businesses and brands to recognize diverse cultures and different values. We all have unconscious biases and draw from our own experiences as our default, and this makes it hard for marketers to spot when a marketing campaign is not as inclusive as it could be.

WEConnect International, promoting diversity in the supply chain | With Maggie Berry

State of Women-owned business reports that in the USA alone, there are an estimated 11.6 million women-owned businesses that employ nearly 9 million people and generate more than $1.7 trillion in revenues. Even with the growth in women owned businesses, these businesses are having difficulty competing for corporate and government contracts and earning less than 1% of the money spent by these organizations. They are simply not getting their share of the contracts.

Why Emotional and Social Intelligence in Leadership is Important | Robin Hills

In business and life, we sometimes have the inability to fully understand and tackle human emotions, impacting our behavior, especially in business. As leaders, we should exemplify the kind of behavior we want in our organizations, and without both emotional & social intelligence, we cannot do that.

Generational Management in a Changing Workforce | With Sandy Lohr

For the first time in history, we are working with six generations in one workforce but whether this multi-generational workforce is collaborative and productive, or challenging and stressful, is up to how we manage

How gender and culture are reflected in our body language we use | With Stefan Verra

Body language is something we notice but do not think about especially when it comes to gender and cultural differences. One of the questions that very often is asked, is why do the genders exhibit different body language and how do we interpret these differences? Are these differences learned or instinctive?

Helping women owned businesses in Africa succeed | With Jean Chawapiwa

A Supplier Gender Diversity program is a proactive business program which encourages the use of gender neutral supply chain selection and promotes women owned businesses. This is important because women-owned business enterprises are among the fastest-growing segments in the world-wide economy.

The Future of Tech is Female: An interview with Douglas Branson | With Douglas M. Branson

If we really want to break down the boundaries and have diversity in all industry sectors, we had better start reversing the trends, and one of the most difficult sectors to do this in is technology. The number of women that tech companies employ has declined from 37 percent in 1995 to 24 percent in 2016, and this trend should really be going the other way. There are many reasons why this industry belongs at the top of the list of industries that do not promote and, in many instances, do not hire women for important jobs.

Encore: Proper Governance: The Key to High Performing Boards| With Professor Dr. Didier Cossin

Prominent business disasters such as the collapse of Enron and Northern Rock, to such devastating events as the BP Texas City oil refinery explosion, are very often blamed on Company Boards and Governance. We pose the question: Are Boards up to governing in these challenging times and do they have the proper governance that can help guide them through rough times and onto recovery?

Reinventing Masculinity-Why we should be talking with men! | Ed Frauenheim

Gender roles have shifted both at work and in the home, and expectations of both genders is shifting as our values and understanding catch up with the times. But it seems that most of the discussions revolve around women, leaving the question, what is happening to men in today’s world?

The Myths behind Organizational Culture| With David G. White Jr, PhD

Leaders very often think that they are the drivers of organization culture, but what if someone told them that culture really does not start at the top? What if someone explained to leaders that culture emanates from the people and practices within?

Managing the new generation of workers | With Miguel Gonçalves

The new generation of workers is pushing back. They expect and demand flexibility — benefits, latest technology, like the ability to work remotely, come in late or leave early, or make time for friends and the things they enjoy. And all this is happening while they chat on their phones, using visual images on Instagram, snap chat and other social media.

Why more women are not in the C-suite | With Ishreen Bradley

We still do not have enough equality in the C-suite. It does not matter how we cut the numbers they are just not there, and the question is why? One of the answers could be that we are all still living with unconscious biases, which can close the door to equality in the workplace.

Understanding and Engaging Generation Z | With Meghan Grace

The world is no longer obsessed with the Millennial Generation. Today we are more concerned about understanding Generation Z, and the two are different. Although the two generations share the same affinity for technology, a better understanding of Global culture and both generations have endless opportunities, they do not always share the same concerns and values.