Diverse companies have 19 percent higher revenue, and according to Harvard Business Review, are 70 percent more likely to capture a new market. With diversity hiring a top priority for employers, the first step to building a diverse workforce is straightforward: Hire more diversified candidates. Sounds simple — but sometimes what sounds…...
Hiring Directors, Halting Bias: Ideas for Improving Diversity
A public outcry for racial equity and inclusion has amplified the steady drumbeat of calls for banks to diversify their leadership, starting in the boardroom. “It is very hard for anyone to argue that you cannot find diverse candidates these days. They’re out there,” says Alexander Lowry, a professor of…...
Half of UK’s finance sector confirms diversity should be more of a priority in the workplace, with calls for action across the industry
Almost half (45%) of Britain’s banking/financial services workforce think their employer could do more when it comes to diversity, according to a report from UK-based tech-for-good developer, Culture Shift. Despite 74% of employees in the sector confirming that working somewhere with a diverse workforce is an important factor for their…...
Why It’s Time to End the “Ideal Target Candidate Profile”
When I was a young recruiter, during my intake meetings I learned to ask the Hiring Manager, “What’s your ideal target candidate profile?” I wanted them to describe their perfect candidate — beyond the laundry list of 37 must-have requirements on the job description, tell me about all of your…...
Future-Proof Your Team: Creating a Team of Superheroes
The word diversity can be seen as divisive in today’s society. Sometimes leaders can view it as something thrust upon them without choice. Companies are hiring Chief Diversity Officers and sending management to inclusion and diversity training. It’s natural to feel that this is forced and being done in the name of…...
How To Ensure Age Equity In Hiring When There Is More Talent Than Jobs
Employers have access to more talent than ever before, with 36 million people on unemployment. But when applicants across five generations are pitching for the same jobs, how can hiring managers ensure age equity? Age-Equitable Recruiting Most recruiters understand the importance of diverse talent pools. But what many recruiters miss…...
5 Tips for Recruiting More Women in Sales
According to a recent study, gender diversity in the workforce can lead to more innovative and productive companies, when measuring their market value and revenue. But there’s a catch: the companies have to believe and genuinely champion that gender diversity is important, and not merely a line item on their job…...
Why women leave firms — and what we can do about it
Have you ever taken a punch to the gut? The kind that literally takes your breath and leaves you gasping for air? I had such an experience recently, and I found myself stunned at how far we have to go as a profession when it comes to retention and promotion…...
3 best practice strategies to drive diversity & inclusion leadership
HR leaders need to look at diversity and inclusion from both the recruitment and succession planning perspectives to ensure the lifecycle of diversity leadership continues and grows, writes Purnima Nandy Organisations across industries and geographies are waking up to include diversity and inclusion in their strategic plans as an answer to…...
How to Close the Gender Gap in Sales
CSOs strive for progress on gender diversity, but opportunities for women still lag throughout the sales organization. Women remain underrepresented at all levels of the sales organization. According to the Gartner State of Gender Diversity in Sales report, even though most chief sales offers (CSOs) are satisfied with the…...
Gartner Says Chief Sales Officers Are Satisfied with Gender Diversity, Yet Women Remain Underrepresented at All Levels
New Research Reveals Perceptions of Progress Toward Gender Diversity Are Misaligned Within Sales Organizations Eighty-four percent of chief sales officers (CSOs) report they are satisfied with the gender diversity of their sales organizations; however, men still outnumber women in all levels of the organization, according to Gartner, Inc. "Heading into…...
The Power Of Talk: Closing The Diversity Gap
Imagine these situations: A manager is invited to stop attending a steering committee because the CEO wants to reduce its size and keep only the “most committed members.” The leader of a $50 million division is passed over for promotion to the C-suite after failing to fully participate in strategic…...
Women in sales: promoting diversity in the workplace
In an increasingly competitive sales landscape, companies are searching for fresh tactics to stay ahead. We see a lot of focus on topics like cold outreach, sales objection management, and networking. "Pipeline" and "sales enablement" are trending. Sales teams want to know the best strategies that’ll drive the best sales…...
Time to end comfort-zone recruitment and embrace generational diversity
Does your hiring strategy tend to bring the same types of recruit into your company? Certain industries naturally attract candidates of the same gender, ethnic background or age group. But some leaders stay in their comfort zones when it comes to their preferred applicants. They tend to hire those who…...
3 HR Trends For 2020: What’s In Store
What are the concerns that pull people in at conferences and spark debate after the slide presentations are over? People: recruiting, hiring, tending. No matter the countless predictions on how the world of work will change in 2020, people are the focal point. We will continue to face talent shortages…...
Diversity with a Focus on Inclusion: Why this Needs to be a Priority for Organizations
Over the last few years, diversity and inclusion in the workplace have been a hot topic of discussion. It is heartening to see that the discussion has evolved from being buzzwords that are used to attract employees to essential requirements for corporate growth and prosperity. Many believe this is …...
