Returning from The Great Resignation Recent findings from the Pew Research Center uncovered that across 34 countries, a median of 94% of respondents think it is important for women in their country to have the same rights as men, with 74% saying it is very important. Yet, women are less optimistic than men that they … Continue reading Improving Gender Diversity Hiring – by Addie Swartz
It’s very expensive to recruit, hire and train a new employee. The exact Return on Investment (ROI) depends on the industry, the position, and your location. This year, as so many people have quit their jobs, employers are very concerned about employee engagement and employee retention. One action some employers are taking is asking employees … Continue reading Business Speech in 2022- by Katie Schwartz
Planning for a Fulfilling Life After Work During and After COVID – 19 Beyond the Financial and Legal Aspects Abstract This article addresses the importance of including all the major aspects of a fulfilling and healthy lifestyle in retirement. The large majority of books and articles on retirement planning focus just on the financial and … Continue reading Holistic Retirement: Structure, Community and Purpose – by Eric J. Kruger
Juneteenth, or Freedom Day, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States following the surrender of General Robert E. Lee in 1865. Since that day, each year Black communities have commemorated that fateful day by uniting in celebration. Over the last year, however, following the murders of George Floyd and many others, Juneteenth has … Continue reading Diversity Matters: At Boardroom Tables and Beyond – by Kobina Ansah
As vaccines roll out, we turn our attention toward economic recovery. The traditional stimulus measures of the past, dominated by investment in infrastructure and construction, will not be effective in our post-pandemic world. Those sectors are male-majority employers, and COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on women. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, in … Continue reading A Post-Pandemic Recovery Playbook for Women – by Cathy Light
Race & Economic Disparity By the end of 2020, federal student loan debt in the United States surpassed $1.7 trillion, increasing by over 100% in the last decade. While this has become a national crisis impacting nearly 45 million borrowers, Black women are the most heavily burdened. A 2020 report by the AAUW indicates that … Continue reading Defeating Disparity– By Katelyn DeBaun-Fee
In the aftermath of tragic police violence and subsequent street protests, many US corporations and other organizations have issued ritualistic and formulaic statements declaring their support for Black Lives Matter and decrying racism. What does this mean, and what will they do to follow through? Many of these companies already have diversity programs and are … Continue reading Corporate Responses to Diversity Challenges – by Marc Brenman
Introduction We make the case here that neurodivergent thinkers should be an important part of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies because every organization stands to benefit from the inclusion of different cognitive perspectives in creating the organization’s culture. This argument can be made from several different angles. For example, it can be made from … Continue reading Neurodiversity: An Organizational Asset – by Maureen Dunne, Cathy Schwallie Farmer
Finding New Ways to Serve Employees, Customers and Communities Over the past few weeks, we have been exploring the effects of the coronavirus on organizations and ways to mitigate the cultural and economic damage they face. To assess the current landscape, we conducted an informal survey of roughly 80 organizations from across metro Atlanta in … Continue reading Opening for Business – by Shelton Goode and Cathy Light
Many of us begin new jobs with hope, enthusiasm, commitment and drive. And then something happens. We come up across obstacles we struggle to navigate. Bosses we thought were champions go silent and become unavailable. Colleagues who should be supportive thought partners seem to be hoarding information and have no time for us. It’s easy … Continue reading Mastering the Unwritten Rules of the Game: Political IQ – by Nancy Halpern