A SPECIAL FEATURE STORY FROM AROUND THE WORLD!   DESPITE CEOs’ STRONG CONFIDENCE IN THEIR TECHNOLOGIES, MOST COMPANIES ARE FACING LIMITED GROWTH DUE TO AN  “INNOVATION ACHIEVEMENT GAP”:  While a majority of CEOs express strong confidence in the effectiveness of their current information technology (IT) systems, most are struggling to achieve levels of innovation that Read more…

A SPECIAL FEATURE STORY FROM AROUND THE WORLD!   SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IS TOP 50 OF THE WORLD’S MOST DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYERS IN UNIVERSUM’S DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION INDEX:  Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, is recognized in Universum’s Diversity & Inclusion Index (D&I Index). In this inaugural Read more…

A SPECIAL FEATURE STORY FROM AROUND THE WORLD!   DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AMONG INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS: Alliance member Diversity Abroad published the 2019 Survey of Diversity & Inclusion Among International Educators during International Education Week.   According to the survey, which garnered 1,003 respondents, the racial/ethnic make-up of the 2019 respondents was more diverse than the Read more…

A SPECIAL FEATURE STORY FROM AROUND THE WORLD!   FIRMENICH RECOGNIZED AS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION LEADER (Geneva, Switzerland):  Firmenich, the world’s largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste company has been recognized for its exemplary leadership in Diversity & Inclusion with the Ethical Corporation Responsible Business Award 2019 has been recognized for its exemplary leadership in Diversity Read more…

A SPECIAL FEATURE STORY FROM AROUND THE WORLD!   HUMAN RIGHTS ARE EVERYONE’S  BUSINESS, AMID RELENTLESS CRISES AROUND THE WORLD: UN’s BACHELET: The relentless outbreak of crises around the world – from the fires in the Amazon to “carnage” in Syria and demonstrations in Hong Kong, Russia, Indonesian Papua and elsewhere – risk pushing the Read more…

A SPECIAL FEATURE STORY FROM AROUND THE WORLD!     ENGINEERED IN AFRICA –  ‘WE KNEW THE TALENT WAS THERE’:  Christina Sass learned at an early age to spot talent in new places. She went on to found Andela, a firm that recruits software engineers in Africa.   SOURCE:  CLICK HERE   A SNAPSHOT OF Read more…

A SPECIAL FEATURE STORY FROM AROUND THE WORLD!   FOR CUT-RATE DENTAL CARE, HEAD TO MEXICO: A good smile can be a pricey proposition in the U.S., where barely half the population has dental insurance and routine procedures can run up four-figure bills. Want a porcelain crown for a damaged tooth? That’ll cost $945, on Read more…

A SPECIAL FEATURE STORY FROM AROUND THE WORLD!   THE EMPOWER TOP 100 ETHNIC MINORITY EXECUTIVES 2019: The 100 most influential Black, Asian and minority leaders in the world… The 2019 EMpower ethnic minority executives ranking celebrates 100 senior people of color who are leading by example and are removing barriers on the pathway to Read more…

A SPECIAL FEATURE STORY FROM AROUND THE WORLD!   THE BUSINESS CASE FOR DIVERSITY IN  THE WORKPLACE IS NOW OVERWHELMING…  We live in a complex, interconnected world where diversity, shaped by globalization and technological advance, forms the fabric of modern society…  SOURCE:  CLICK HERE   A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT’S HAPPENING NATIONALLY! BILLIONAIRE ROBERT SMITH, WHO’S Read more…

A SPECIAL FEATURE STORY FROM AROUND THE WORLD! INTERNATIONAL TRADE IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO SMALL BUSINESSES – HERE’S WHY … “International trade is actually incredibly important to small businesses. It is a little-known fact, but 98 percent of all U.S. exporters are small firms. Nearly 300,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are exporting to foreign Read more…