Achieving Gender parity in Engineering in less than 90 days: A case study

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Guest post from Nicole Maddox at Growth Talent Advisors Diversity and inclusion are hot topics in every industry these days and, at times, scary topics for many business owners. Everyone wants to create an inclusive environment but where do you begin? How do you avoid the possible pitfalls, or ostensible snares, along the way?  This […]

Four Ways to Improve Hiring Diversity at Your Company

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After working in HR in close proximity to diversity my whole career, a couple of years ago, I realized I didn’t really know how to increase diversity on my own team. To be honest, I was embarrassed to even talk about it. I’d built a strong team, but it was more homogeneous than I wanted. […]

What HR Needs To Do in the Wake of #MeToo

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Reposted from Seattle Business Magazine Good news: more women are reporting workplace harassment, and the press is paying attention. The bad news is most women, such as those at Nike, must advocate for themselves. A 2017 Harris poll found that just 20 percent of women surveyed thought their company would support them if they spoke […]

Gender Diversity Makes Leaders #BetterTogether: Here’s How

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I waited eagerly for Jonathan Sposato’s book Better Together to arrive. This is not a review but a collection of nuggets that resonated with me. Better Together is my first shot at reading and writing about one book a month in 2018 that will make me a better leader and contributor in my job, my community, and hopefully to […]