The job of a D&I manager often involves a miracle agenda: Make progress, deliver benefits, include everyone and manage complex stakeholders. Hence, they need a variety of skills and deep knowledge in many areas. Where do they acquire and develop these?
Europas Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Reformen und Wachstumsstrategien standen im Fokus eines ambitionierten Programmes in Turin. D&I bildete dabei ein strategisches Thema für Beschäftigung, Produktivität und Innovation.
Als wirtschaftliches Konzept sollte Diversity keine Insellösungen liefern, die angreifbar sind und zu Überdruss führen. Stattdessen sind umfassende Konzepte erforderlich, die die wertvollen Potenziale Aller einbeziehen und daher auch die Mehrheiten erreichen.
More and more companies are marching along the Pride parades, some even colouring their brand logos in rainbow colours. However, research on LGBT D&I management has been scarce. A summary of two studies that were largely overlooked to date and an outlook on the future of LGBT practice.
Nachdem Diversity im Sport lange ein Randgruppenthema war gilt es nun als Schlüsselkompetenz und wurde damit zum Pflichtfach für Studierende an der Deutschen Sporthochschule Köln. Zudem findet hier die „Woche der Vielfalt“ gemeinsam mit der Universität zu Köln statt. Und das nicht nur mit Wohlfühlthemen.
For years, women were told to go for the best marks and strengthen their confidence in the specific perspectives and approaches they bring to the workplace. Two brand-new studies seem to reverse the assumptions: women are penalised for good grades and they increase much-needed confidence when they downplay gender differences.
Der zweite „Gender Award – Kommune mit Zukunft“ würdigt vorbildliche Gleichstellungsarbeit auf kommunaler Ebene und zeigt den Gestaltungsspielraum jenseits gesetzlicher Regelungen. Manche Aspekte scheinen dem Vorbild der Wirtschaft zu folgen – oder sind es parallele Entwicklungen?
Any government should be expected to comprise the most capable in each policy area. Recent appointments and interviews with FTSE350 chairs reveal how interpretation of this varies. Meanwhile, Spain’s new Prime Minister has sent a strong message where he sees potential. It is quite the opposite of what Donald Trump and others communicated in 2017.
Although the trend is not new, the profoundness of the digital transformation is only about to become clearer. While most areas feel as if they had to follow (or obey), D&I should not only be seen as an object of digitalisation, but also as a driver. An overview of the two-way inter-relations.
With few exceptions, religion – and more specifically their institutions – represented or imposed strong norms on societies and individuals. New studies show two trends which result in a decline of the implicit power, specifically of Christianity. Diversity management has to address the related, subtle or unconscious fears.
