Jun
08
2009
At times, the whole gender diversity discussion can easily fall into the positive discrimination banner. However, what is increasingly clear, is that both personal and scientific cross-roads are coinciding. Women and men are biologically different; and both bring positive attributes to business. Positive discrimination is sidelined when metrics take over.
Readers of my blog will have [...]
Tags: gender diversity, leadership, metrics, performance
Apr
08
2009
Much has been said about supplier diversity. In the UK public sector, the importance of demonstrating supplier diversity when bidding for contracts is underlined. Companies like Morgan Stanley, IBM, Serco engaged in strong supplier diversity activities in order to win public contracts.
I commend these initiatives, and firmly believe that they are of benefit. However, one [...]
Tags: entrepreneurship, fundamentals, metrics, supplier diversity