The Emerging Workforce & How Demographics are Changing Business
The workforce, in the U.S. and globally, is evolving at an unprecedented rate. With the addition of Generation Z, it will soon be five generations strong. While having access to such an extensive pool...
View ArticleGender Balance is Our Business
The issue of gender balance touches nearly every corner of our lives – there is a collective demand for balance in politics, business and in our personal lives. But in the case of companies, gender...
View Article5 Questions with Rohini Anand, Ph.D., SVP, Corporate Responsibility & Global...
Dr. Rohini Anand, Sodexo’s Global Chief Diversity Officer, has spent her career promoting diversity and inclusion. She’s been leading the charge at Sodexo for the past thirteen years. In honor of the...
View ArticleThe Evolving Role of Latinas in the Workplace
September 15 to October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. This is a good opportunity to reflect on the progress Latinas have made in the workplace. Compared to previous generations, today’s Latinas tend...
View ArticleBest Practices for Accelerating Gender Balance in the Workplace
Early this year McKinsey and LeanIn.org released their Women in the Workplace report, which found that women remain underrepresented across organizations—especially at senior levels of leadership....
View ArticleRoom for Discussion: Encouraging Open Discourse on College Campuses During...
The purpose of academia is to nurture and strengthen the next generation of leaders through research and critical analysis. Additionally, higher education aims to encourage individuals to investigate...
View ArticleAn Inclusive Workplace is Good for Business
Diversity surrounds us every day. We can see diversity everywhere: in life experience, education, cultural background, gender and sexual identity. In the workplace, celebrating diversity means...
View ArticleClosing the Disability Employment Gap
People with Disabilities are among the highest unemployed populations in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for persons with a disability was 10.5...
View ArticleAn Ally at the Intersection
Imagine a room with 4,000 people from every state and 40 other nations. It’s a giant room which intersects many ages, genders, races, abilities and ethnicities along with a diverse range of talents,...
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Part 2: Q&A With Global Diversity and Inclusion Leader Dr. Rohini Anand
“Making Every Day a Better Day through Diversity and Inclusion” is Sodexo’s award-winning initiative. What is unique about this initiative and the work Sodexo is doing in diversity and inclusion? This...
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Unsung Hero
Recently I watched the movie “Hidden Figures” for the second time, and was again impressed by the achievements of the extraordinary African- American women featured in the film. Through a combination...
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The Power of Four: Diversity & Inclusion as a Path to Success
The current cohort of Gen Z students has many expectations regarding their campus experience, as illustrated by the Sodexo International Student Lifestyle Survey. One of the most important – and most...
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The Question I Hate
In honor of #InternationalWomen’sDay on March 8, I’d like to share the question I get most often as a female leader. It’s also the question I hate the most: “What’s the business case for gender...
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Uncommon Strength: Balancing Strategic Planning and Serendipity to Accelerate...
The ability to accept change and its concomitant challenges and opportunities is an uncommon strength. University administrators develop complex strategic plans to grapple with economic, technological...
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Academia’s Challenge: Free Speech, Diversity and Inclusion
“You don’t have true freedom until you allow a diversity of opinion and a diversity of voices.” Journalist Don Lemon’s outlook is highly relevant as an increasingly eclectic student demographic returns...
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Allies on Common Ground
Inclusion is an important word in the business community, and one we hear often, particularly in the human resources field. Leaders in every industry are striving to build cultures of inclusion,...
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Colleges and Communities: Partners in Progress
In many communities, colleges and universities walk a fine line between “town and gown.” While cities are proud to be home to educational institutions, the difference in demographics between those on...
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The Most Unexpected Lesson I Learned at Harvard Business School
In what feels like a lifetime ago, I was in my first year at Harvard Business School. I learned a tremendous amount that year – including one lesson that was more consequential than I thought possible....
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