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Business leaders expect AI to expand rather than shrink workforces, JLL report claims
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Inter-generational collaboration linked to stronger organisational performance, report claims
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The workplace canteen isn’t too expensive. The way you run it is.
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Westminster event backed by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin tackles disability employment barriers
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New mothers return to work early as financial pressures shorten maternity leave, report finds
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Most organisations are investing in AI. Far fewer are preparing leaders for it
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AI can automate work, but it can’t automate trust
November 8, 2013
The journey to get more Women on Boards is one worth taking
by Debra Ward • Comment, Facilities management, Workplace
There has been so much written lately about women on boards and what is holding women back from becoming board members. The evidence highlights that gender diverse companies are less volatile, have a higher ROA and a lower employee turnover rate, yet this still seems not to have spurred on employers to take up the board equality issue. My question is why have so few women progressed to board level? Personally, I disagree with quotas, believing that the best candidate should be appointed. Do we really need a quota to swing the pendulum into a more balanced position? Regardless of your view, the evidence is clear; companies with gender mixed leadership outperform those who have little or no senior female representation. Why then would companies choose to not reset their gender balance in senior positions? (more…)