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Understanding and Driving Equality in the Workplace

Vantage Circle

Equality is not Pie. Equal rights for others doesn’t mean fewer rights for you. Equality is a necessity that every individual must enjoy. What exactly is Equality in the workplace? Equality doesn’t necessarily translate to equal treatment for all. The primary branches of equality are Diversity and Inclusion.

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Stop only checking boxes: Hiring for potential over experience

Insperity

Prioritize soft skills, or at least give them equal weight as hard skills. Reach a more diverse pool of candidates, thereby enhancing diversity initiatives. Or, especially for entry-level roles, hiring managers may target graduates from a certain school, with a specific major and minimum GPA. Save money on new hires.

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Talent Management in the Creative Economy

Eightfold

Creative industry in mutual synergy with a knowledge-based economy creates conditions for a strong and sustainable creative economy,” write researchers Dagmar Vesela and Katarina Klimova in a 2014 paper published in The Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences. Essential Skills Fostered in Creative Work.

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Betsy Seals of Rebellis Group: “Proactively build relationships and do your best not to burn any bridges”

Thrive Global

Betsy brings to the table a solid mix of leadership and business acumen, as well as regulatory and strategic knowledge within the Managed Care landscape. I learned a tremendous amount working in customer service, and I have taken this knowledge with me along the way. Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series!

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Dr. Lan Huang: “Be a perpetual learner”

Thrive Global

industries change at lightning speed, so you have to be able to catch up in the knowledge base. People will judge you by your application, and if you think that a job is too small, and if you don’t do the small things well, then you won’t be given the chance to do the big things later in life. Third, be a quick learner?—?industries

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“Listen and learn.” with Cecilia Wessinger

Thrive Global

We need to open ourselves up to other people’s knowledge and experiences. Asking questions, reading and listening to someone’s lived experience is the only way to get past assumptions and acquire knowledge that is not your own. Cecilia Wessinger is an entrepreneurial ecosystem builder and founder of Mass Collaboration.

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Lisa Seery of Goldmnd Media: “Get comfortable with being uncomfortable”

Thrive Global

Start small and keep building upon your knowledge bit by bit. When first learning about finance, it is going to likely feel like a foreign subject and you’re not going to absorb everything. Remember, Rome was not built in a day. As a part of my series about strong female finance leaders, I had the pleasure of interviewing Lisa Seery.