Workforce Management
April 28th, 2011
“We need to focus on diversity or inclusion or maybe compliance; we’re not sure which but we need to do something—we know that.”
This is what I’ve heard recently in separate meetings with clients in different industries and regions of the country. All are facing sluggish, if any, growth and diminished career opportunities for incumbents.
At the same time, they’re experiencing rising age-based tensions among those who want to advance and those who can’t leave, as well as frictions involving gender, ethnicity, race, religion. and global cultural differences.
In each instance, these conditions aren’t spawning waves of employment lawsuits; instead, they’re generating a surge in internal and external complaints. Further, engagement survey results indicate that employees don’t trust their leaders to drive their businesses forward and listen to their concerns.
Full Story: http://workforce.com/wpmu/ethical/2011/04/28/diversity-inclusion-compliance%e2%80%94not-one-or-the-other-but-all-three-and-more/
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