Fachkräftemangel ist ein Schlagwort unserer Zeit. Dabei stellt nicht nur der Mangel an sich ein Problem dar, sondern auch der Umgang damit. Zu lang und zu intensiv halten Firmen an die etablierte Vorstellung einer Fachkraft fest, statt zu reagieren. Das „Wer“ ist die entscheidene Frage, wer entscheidet, wer eingestellt wird? Die Talente der Zukunft (und […]
Diversity stellt das Potenzial-Prinzip dar, mit dem unterschiedliche Stärken und Ansätze durch Wertschätzung und Einbeziehung bewusst gemacht und damit gezielt genutzt werden. Diese Definition von Diversity bildet das Ergebnis vonmehr als 12 Jahren Forschung und Praxis. Sie enthält zwei wesentliche Elemente, die gleichsamder Charakterisierung des Ansatzes dienen: ‚Potenzial’ verweist auf die Stärkenorientierung von Diversity. ‚Prinzip’ […]
Older people are becoming increasingly keen on using the internet and other technology, new research has found. A study from Just Retirement revealed that ’silver surfers‘ could soon overtake younger people in terms of web usage. Email is a regular way of communicating for 90 per cent of respondents to the survey, with one in […]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced yesterday that he will appoint at least three women to his cabinet. According to Agence France Presse, Fatemeh Ajorlou will be appointed as social welfare minister, Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi as health minister, and a third currently unidentified woman will be appointed to a third minister position. If approved, these appointees […]
The International Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (IGLCC) has released the results of the first International Business Equality Index. The Index is a measurement of the performance of multinational corporations in relation to Diversity & Inclusion issues specifically focusing on LGBT communities in the countries where they operate. The leading corporations are BT Group, […]
Irene Rosenfeld has been busy for almost three years running Kraft, America’s largest food company, and successfully steering the $42 billion (revenues) company through the downturn. She recently helped steer the company into a second-quarter earnings report that beat expectations.
In France, the new label “bien-vieillir – vivre ensemble” was officially launched on 15 July 2009 as a continuance of the national programme “Bien vieillir (Ageing Well) 2007-2009”. This label is intended to encourage French cities to become more “age friendly” and to encourage active ageing. It aims to support local policies which take into […]
The 365 winners in the German country-wide competition “365 Orte im Land der Ideen“ (365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas) for 2009 have been announced. Among the winners is pme Familienservice, which was awarded for its nationwide network of back-up childcare facilities.
European and International stakeholders in the Information and Communications Technology sector have joined together to produce a European Code of Best Practices in ICT. The group recognises that not only is the number of young people studying and choosing careers in ICT is decreasing, but a skills gap is predicted and women are under-represented in […]
PricewaterhouseCoopers newly released “10 Minutes on Managing Diversity” provides insight into how organizations can best create, develop and maintain the diversity of their talent base. PwC recently convened a Diversity Leadership Forum, in which more than 700 business leaders participated in a discussion about strengthening diversity efforts during challenging economic times.
