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Nurturing Psychological Safety in the Workplace Through an Age-Diverse Lens

Harmonious Workplaces

Baby Boomers , raised in an era of job stability, often value extreme optimism, loyalty, strong work ethic, and respect for authority (Burton et al., Age diversity and learning outcomes in organizational training groups: the role of knowledge sharing and psychological safety. Lester et al. Harnessing the power of age diversity.

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Consultant Marketing Trust Barometer

Jerry Fletcher

A stunning 92 percent of employees surveyed in the 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer say that they expect their employer’s CEO to speak up on one or more issues ranging from income inequality to diversity and training for jobs of the future. But is faulted on ethics. That means typing “Trust Research” into Google. Richard Edelman.

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The Fight of The Two R’s: Robots v Redundancy

Tom Spencer

Health care: Not only is AI making it possible for people to use personal health monitoring devices and gain real time access to electronic health records but AI is also augmenting the skills and expertise of trained medical doctors by providing health data and insights in a range of areas including oncology and medical imaging. Woodford, C.

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How My Company Created an Apprenticeship Program to Help Diversify Tech

Harvard Business

Even though we were following the typical playbook — posting open positions on job boards that specialize in attracting candidates from underrepresented groups, sponsoring events, giving scholarships, and training our employees on inclusion and hidden bias — we weren’t seeing progress. Native American, 18.1%

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Stop Setting Goals You Don’t Actually Care About

Harvard Business

To begin thinking of your own professional development goals, start by asking yourself three questions: If I could accomplish just one major professional development goal in 2017, what would it be? Creating an Ethical Workplace. When I think about working on this goal, do I get excited about the process as well as the outcome?

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Cybersecurity Has a Serious Talent Shortage. Here’s How to Fix It

Harvard Business

Some characteristics of a successful cybersecurity professional simply can’t be taught in a classroom: unbridled curiosity, passion for problem solving, strong ethics, and an understanding of risks. schools and 300 industry partners, with the goal of expanding to 80+ schools in 2017. The P-TECH model has expanded to over 50 U.S.

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How Men Get Penalized for Straying from Masculine Norms

Harvard Business

A study from 2017 found that men who cry at work are perceived as more emotional and less competent than women who cry. Train more broadly about gender stereotypes. Diversity training often evokes skepticism from employees—especially men. What happens when they show emotions other than anger? Do not “gender police.”