80 percent of institutional investors said sustainability factored into one or more investment contexts in the past year. Their number is expected to grow. Corporate Social Responsibility Read the complete article

Gender stereotyping in Indian recruitment advertising – Recently, the National Council of Educational Research and Training’s (NCERT) department of women studies found some elements of gender stereotyping in NCERT textbooks. The analysis of 18 textbooks shows “men mainly in a variety of professions and women as homemakers, teachers, nurses and doctors”.The report notes that “women are shown as teachers, cooks, …

In any strong citizenship strategy, executive buy-in is not only desired, it is essential for success. In our May webinar, titled “Speaking the language – Gaining executive buy-in”, representatives from three companies elaborated on how they have created ardent advocates of corporate citizenship out of their senior executives.Societal Impact Initiatives at Panera BreadOur first speaker, Kate Antonacci, director of societal …

As an Organizational Development (OD) and Change Management practitioner, I often find myself having conversations with leaders where I need to address change management myths. Many leadership conc… Strategic HRM Read the complete article

Almost two-thirds of CEOs don’t receive executive coaching or leadership development counsel even though they admit it’d be a good idea to ask for it, according to a study. My sense is that many of the surveyed CEOs are uncomfortable with exploring their self-awareness, a prerequisite for true leadership. Until CEOs better understand their personal capacities, they won’t be able …

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Tolerating difference is not the same as embracing it. Diversity Management Read the complete article

Today’s consumer has become more demanding of ethical behavior from companies that supply his needs. With the global village turning into a global community, consumers no longer feel “disconnected”… Corporate Social Responsibility Read the complete article

The Rubik’s cube recently reached its 40th birthday. Much like the puzzle, whereby trying to create order on one side of the cube causes disorder on another, HR teams often find themselves facing four paradoxes at the heart of a firm’s HR processes. Fixing these could give a timely boost to employee performance in the next 12 months.See it on …

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