The net45plus employee network at the German headquarters of SAP AG was designed to engage older employees by providing support and resources to help them navigate their careers and plan their retirement. In addition, net45plus assists SAP in facilitating knowledge transfer between retired and...
Despite a strong gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of approximately 7 percent and a projected shortage of skilled labor of more than 5 million people by 2012 to sustain this growth, India Inc. continues to underutilize its female talent pool.
In , the first in Catalyst's Advancing Women in...
In 2006 Ernst & Young LLP decided to make a more conscious effort to engage men in conversations about gender equity. Two features of the effort include firm-wide leadership workshops, and locally-driven workshops and solution-building. All male attendees of the firm’s 2006 Women’s Leadership...
Implemented in 1998, Walk the Talk seeks to promote greater awareness and understanding of gender and leadership issues and their impact on Volvo’s business development, managers, and the organization as a whole. The program promotes dialogue between male and female managers by giving men...
Credit Suisse's pairs senior leaders with junior employees to educate senior employees about diversity, provide visibility to the junior employees, and improve cross-generational and cross-level communication. Mentors are young high-potential leaders in the organization; senior leaders focus on...
One of The Boeing Company's major diversity initiatives is to increase openness and communication among all team members by building awareness and breaking down barriers. Boeing set out to accomplish these culture-change goals with its Diversity Change Agent Program (DCAP), a two-day formal...
Before adapting an existing women’s initiative to a new region, it is essential to understand how that region’s people, businesses, and cultures operate and how they differ from the home region. Doing so allows the initiative to be tailored to fit the new context, improving the initiative’s odds...
