Category: Article
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Diversity and inclusion jobs are on the rise in the Trump era
US president Donald Trump’s presidency has been a boon to the diversity and inclusion job market. According to data from the job website Indeed, in the 15 months before Donald Trump was elected, 87 out of every 1 million job postings was for a diversity and inclusion role. In the 15 months sincehis election, the monthly average…
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Why People Lose Motivation — and What Managers Can Do to Help
At some point, every leader has dealt with a person — or, worse, a group of people — who has lost motivation. It’s frustrating, isn’t it? As much as we’ve been there ourselves, sometimes it’s hard to sympathize with others who are disengaged from work and unproductive as a result. Sometimes, we view their unhappiness as…
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Google honors geochemist Katsuko Saruhashi
Google is using its logo Thursday to honor a pioneer in geochemistry. The company’s latest doodle pays tribute to Katsuko Saruhashi, born on this day 98 years ago in Japan. Saruhashi is credited with creating a table bearing her name accurately measuring the amount of carbonic acid in water based on its temperature, pH level…
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What Should Inclusion Really Look Like In The Workplace?
Inclusion is the only scalable way to build diversity within an organization. Without thoughtful and deliberate discussion and action to cultivate an inclusive environment, all the energy and resources spent on recruiting a diverse workforce are for naught. The employees, so painstakingly recruited, will be gone within three months. Why do I know this? Because I…
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5 Female Leaders from Business History
Fortune 500’s CEO’s Mary Barra (General Motors) and Indra Nooyi are some of the most prominent women in the business world today, and more women are joining that league everyday. There are more female Fortune 500 CEO’s than ever, which is great news, but it is dampened by the fact that the total is 25…
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6 Incredible Podcasts about Women in the Workplace
Not all that long ago, podcasts were a strictly niche pursuit, limited to those with access to high speed bandwidth and the time to spend listening to them. The past few years, however, have witnessed a podcasting revolution. These days, podcasts can attract audiences in the millions and become pop culture phenomena in their own…
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Making diversity reality, not a goal: HQ Raleigh’s journey to intentional inclusive innovation
RALEIGH – The beginning of February marks the start of Black History month. Traditionally, this is the one month (and unfortunately sometimes the only month) when organizations highlight their diversity efforts. Two years ago, this might have been our only approach to diversity and inclusion as well. We were a company with a great culture and…
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Six Facts About The Hispanic Market That May Surprise You
There is no doubt that the Hispanic market is an important one for any brand to tap into. But the only way for brands to reach Hispanic audiences successfully is to understand them, know who they are, where they spend their time, the platforms they visit most frequently and how they consume their content. U.S.…
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5 Reasons Hiring People with Disabilities is Good for Business and the Rest of Us
The legacy of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), at least in part, can be reflected back to us in the Millennials – an entire generation that has grown up with and benefited from the landmark law. In all that time (25 years), however, the employment opportunity for Americans with disabilities has changed little. America…
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Women in the Workplace
More companies are committing to gender equality. But progress will remain slow unless we confront blind spots on diversity—particularly regarding women of color, and employee perceptions of the status quo. Women remain underrepresented at every level in corporate America, despite earning more college degrees than men for 30 years and counting. There is a pressing…