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A broader view of workplace diversity

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

Workplace diversity efforts often focus on employees’ gender, race and ability. The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants wants to broaden employers’ horizons and help them see the larger picture of diversity. “The concept of diversity encompasses factors including age, culture, personality, skill, training, educational background and life experience. The influence of a variety of perspectives and viewpoints can contribute to flexibility and creativity within organizations, which can help them thrive in a complex and competitive global economy.”

Is she suggesting organizations hire unskilled and inexperienced workers with poor personalities? Probably not.

Tags: accommodation, business case for workplace diversity, CICA, corporate governance, Disability, discrimination, diversity, Diversity Briefing: Questions for Directors to Ask, duty to accommodate, Fiona Macfarlane, gender, innovation, race, racial diversity, racism, risk management, strategic planning, succession planning, The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
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Social responsibility, social media – can’t I just run my business how I used to? (Part 1)

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Do companies really need to implement and integrate social responsibility and social media strategies in order to succeed in today’s business world? These ideas didn’t even exist until relatively recently, and most businesses appeared to run smoothly before. But in the last couple of years, rarely a day has gone by without some mention in the news of companies taking on the role of social or environmental steward or engaging their customers and creating communities on the Internet. With all the talk, it seems businesses that don’t incorporate these strategies will look like obsolete outcasts, soon to disappear from the market.

Tags: buzzwords, competitiveness, corporate social responsibility, CSR, environment, innovation, marketing, productivity, social media, social responsibility, social web
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