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How Effective Are Quotas?

Sasha Galbraith 4/12/12

Debate on quotas continues, but diversity executives must look at the whole picture to assess their ability to affect the number of women on boards and in senior-level positions.

Driving a Global Diversity Culture at Wells Fargo

Jessica Krinke 4/11/12

Jimmie Paschall, Wells Fargo’s executive vice president of enterprise diversity and inclusion, brings a global mindset to making diversity and inclusion an integral part of the employee culture at the financial services firm.

For True Knowledge Sharing, Get Out of Your Shell

Randy Emelo 4/5/12

Promoting inclusion of many perspectives and experiences into informal learning networks can result in new ideas and process solutions.

The Whole Package: FedEx's Focus on Global Diversity

Jessica Krinke 4/4/12

FedEx’s Shannon Brown, senior vice president and chief HR/diversity officer, delivers a lesson on what it takes to be culturally relevant on a worldwide scale.

Daddy’s Home: How to Support Working Fathers

Frank Kalman 4/2/12

Cultural perceptions about men and work persist. Even so, flexible-working arrangements shouldn’t just be for working moms. Dads should be included, too.

Diversity Is Everyone's Business

Ladan Nikravan 3/29/12

Diversity discussions are often a tug of war between white males and other groups. Smart companies get white men on board to grow diversity strategy and create an inclusive culture.

Ethnicity Affects Retirement Prospects

Ladan Nikravan 3/26/12

Significant differences in savings behavior among white, African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American employees means diversity leaders may need to better understand their employees’ backgrounds.

How Flexible Is Your Succession Plan?

Karl Ederle 3/22/12

Half a century ago assigning leadership positions to white males made sense because they were an accurate representation of the corporate workforce. Today, succession plans must be fluid and tap diverse talent pools.