Why Every Company Needs to Improve Their Diversity and Inclusion Programs—Without Breaking the Bank

By Harriet Huang Eight billion dollars are spent on diversity and inclusion programs in business companies each year, but the majority of companies are not seeing the benefits from having more diversity and inclusion in their workplace.[i] While diversity and inclusion go hand-in-hand in the workplace, the difference between them is important to note. Diversity refers to the actual demographic makeup of a group, whether … Continue reading Why Every Company Needs to Improve Their Diversity and Inclusion Programs—Without Breaking the Bank

Dynamic Values: Confronting and Capitalizing on Religious and LGBTQ Diversity

By Wyatt K. Pagano In her recent article with The Society for Human Resource Management, editor Kathy Gurchiek urged employers to prepare for religious and LGBTQ issues in the workplace. Social developments in recent decades have ushered in an era of wide discrepancy in the needs and values of employees. This exerts greater pressure on employers to not only be aware of these differences, but adapt … Continue reading Dynamic Values: Confronting and Capitalizing on Religious and LGBTQ Diversity

The Myth of the Millennial

Authors: Tanner Hafen & Matthew D. Fudge Millennials get a bad rap, whether it’s in the press, the workplace, or everyday conversation. The widespread view of millennials, as articulated by business author Simon Sinek, is that they “are tough to manage… entitled, and narcissistic, self-interested, unfocused, lazy.”1 This perception has significant consequences on the ways millennials and other generations get along, not only because it can affect … Continue reading The Myth of the Millennial