Diversity Drives Competitive Edge

By Andrew Woods As diversity becomes a major differentiator for the world’s leading companies, organizations increasingly see having a diverse workforce as critical to creating...

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Olga Shcherbyna: Seeking Diversity Clues

As founder of the Vancouver-based Diversity Clues Consulting Inc., Ogla Shcherbyna’s favourite quote has always been M. Ghandi’s: “Be the change you want to...

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How Accessible is Your Workplace…Really?

By Mark Gruenheid Most of us are comfortable with the concept of an “accessible workplace”.  Through the BC Centre for Ability, we seek to expand...

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Bottom Up Succession: Diversity Key to Retention

By Pam Paquet Retention is notably measured with numbers, percentages and metrics. While recognizing those measures is key, so too is recognizing people as individuals...

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Diversity Unified by Volunteerism

Debra Finlayson, CHRP In The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies, author Scott Page explains how diversity trumps...

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Embrace Diversity in the Social Media Age

By Anca Aroneanu, CHRP and Christine McLeod, CHRP Diversity is defined as “the condition of having or being composed of differing elements: variety.” Variety itself is...

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“How is diversity supported in your workplace—and what is the greatest benefit?

Barbara Walker, CHRP HR manager City of Whitehorse Barbara Walker is the manager of human resources for the City of Whitehorse, Yukon. She holds an MA, Leadership...

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National Survey Trends Reflected in BC Reality

By Jock Finlayson Statistics Canada has just started to release data drawn from its 2011 census and a major National Household Survey which the agency...

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