In the second of a four part series we explore an approach to diversity that is regularly used to justify a business case for diversity: the Access & Legitimacy approach. I first read about this in an influential academic paper by Professor Robin Ely and Professor David Thomas from Harvard Business School. Access & Legitimacy [...]
November 30, 2014
Jonathan
Professional
In the first of a four part series we will explore what may be the biggest challenge that any organisation can experience when it comes to managing diversity in the workplace: creating a business case for diversity. As a former auditor I had free access to the financial records of literally hundreds of organisations from [...]
August 17, 2014
Jonathan
Professional
Last week, Twitter did something that surprisingly few companies dare to do: they released a diversity report, the first ever for the company. The contents were disappointingly familiar: a huge under representation of women and minority ethnic groups. This is a particularly troubling issue for the social media giant because they announced to the world [...]
July 30, 2014
Jonathan
Professional
I picked up a copy of the London Evening Standard and got the distinct impression that we are entering an important time for promoting diversity. There’s a good chance I’m biased about this, I spend a lot of time thinking about how the workplace needs to be fairer to people who don’t fit traditional stereotypes. [...]
June 27, 2014
Jonathan
Professional
Attending the right conferences is something you need to do if you want to advance your career. I’ve always found conferences to be a great source of information but now I consider them to be a necessity. Conferences are a fast track to gaining valuable insights about the state of the art and the direction [...]
June 16, 2014
Jonathan
Professional