Juli, 2016

Diversity is good for BusinessEurope

BusinessEurope, the EU-level association of Employer’s Federations, has issued another document promoting Diversity Management. The brochure contains seven practices from members associations and individual companies, including Solvay, Infineon or Telefonica, that were presented to EU Commissioner Jourová earlier this year.

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Ein JubilĂ€um, das manche ĂŒberraschen mag: Ford 20 Jahre beim CSD Köln

Die Presse sucht meist nach Neuigkeiten und lobt das erstmalige Engagement einer Firma gerne auch ĂŒber den grĂŒnen Klee. Bei Diversity zĂ€hlt jedoch Dauerhaftigkeit mindestens so viel wie KreativitĂ€t bei Einzelaktionen. Ein Beispiel vom Langzeit-Hidden-Champion Ford.

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Beyond optical illusions: Turning Unconscious Bias learning into practical behavioural change

One of the success factors of Unconscious Bias is that almost everyone has eye-opening moments, e.g. from optical illusions or online tests. A lot of the learning relates to neuroscience and shows how our brains work. But how strong is the linkage to D&I and how concrete are the practical takeaways?

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Sexismus: Ausgerottet, harmlos oder ein Fall fĂŒr die Gerichte?

Spricht man Sexismus an, trifft dies auf nahezu gegensĂ€tzliche gefĂŒhlte Wahrheiten: Einerseits gelten schon kleine sprachliche Schieflagen – vor allem am Arbeitsplatz – als unangemessen, andererseits zeigt sich im Internet, im Sport oder in der Werbung unverhohlene Frauenfeindlichkeit. Alles „nur EinzelfĂ€lle“ oder Anzeichen eines gesellschaftlichen Problems?

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European and Jordanian cities join forces to enhance the Diversity advantage

In early summer, four expert visits within the Intercultural Cities (ICC) programme of the Council of Europe took place to the Jordanian cities of Sahab, Wasitiyah, Zarqa and Amman to test a new methodology within the ICC network: the Asset-Based Community Development. Diversity practitioners would call it a self-help programme for municipalities.

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If you think your Business Case for Diversity is robust, think again

The buzzwords that describe the Business Case for Diversity Management are quickly listed up: Creativity, employer brand, collaboration, market access. But is it enough to be convinced of some value-add that D&I offers? And what if your key stakeholders were convinced of different benefits? Alignment and rigour are needed in order to turn the business […]

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