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Black Lives Matter Challenge – the results and insights
As many as 637 people participated in the BLM Challenge to examine their Unconscious Bias with regard to Skin Color and Trust using our Mindbugstest. What all these people and you might also want to know: what conclusions can we draw from the results? The results show...
Looking beyond the labels of neurodiversity
“If you get to know each other and you find out that people do not fit their label, than it becomes interesting”. A wonderful interview from Norwegian talk show host Fredrik Skavlan with comedian Hannah Gadsby, about neuro-diversity and her autism, about the labels we...
Effectory Webinar: How to achieve high performance and instill a culture of diversity and inclusion
On June 25th 2020, I was the guest speaker in the webinar series of Effectory. It was an extra scheduled webinar to explain the Black Lives Matter movement outside the United States. We discuss whether organizations why and how organizations that want to be High...
Choosing what your organization really needs
Many organizations suffer from poor leadership. And that is a problem because leaders make or break organizations and without good leaders no motivated and driven employees. Fortunately, the solution is closer than you might think, and for many improvement comes from...
What my time in Japan taught me about same-race effect and how you prevent it
During my undergraduate studies, I was lucky enough to have an internship in Japan. It was an unforgettable time with many moving and special experiences. I went alone, didn't speak a word of Japanese, lived with two Japanese students in a tiny house, got pushed into...
We aim to become an HPO, but we are not after more inclusion and diversity
An unexpected meeting with a board member of a prospect. Everything in his office radiated power and distance. I knew he was against the planned training on diversity and inclusion and had suggested cancelling it. He did not see the point of it. The newly appointed diversity manager had asked me to help convince the board member that the planned training was a good plan.
Different from others, but no one sees it
Many people in the workplace feel 'different' from colleagues, although no one sees that directly from them. ADHD, autism, dyslexia, or an introverted personality, companies are more aware of the invisible differences. A Diversity policy helps. And that benefits both...
Philips: Diversity is a business imperative
Hans de Jong, president of the Philips Netherlands, recently hosted the Top Women event. We support Philips worldwide in their ambitious diversity and inclusion goals. “You can only successfully improve the lives of people worldwide if you reflect those different...
You perform better when you are slightly uncomfortable
A diverse workplace has several advantages. But also pitfalls. Notice the invisible differences. Haven't been on diversity training with the office yet? Your own unconscious prejudices not yet tested? Then you miss the boat. There is an endless choice of courses....
The four basic conditions for improvement – for leaders, teams and organizations
‘Leaders are not paid to preside over the inevitable… they are paid to make happen what otherwise would not have happened.’ – Sumantra Ghoshal, author of Bias for Action. Why does one organization or team manage to improve and others not at all? How can you ensure...
Esther Mollema interviews Anna Fels
During a visit to New York, Esther Mollema interviews Anna Fels, author of the book Women and Ambition. Let's talk.. about ambition Many women seem to have a difficult relationship with ambition. They are ambitious, but they often don't say it (enough). Esther talked...
Stimulating talented female researchers in an academic career
UMC Utrecht & Elisabeth Steyn Parvé programma 2018 UMC Utrecht invests in the development of talent, in the timely scouting of talent and the retention of talent. The Elisabeth Steyn Parvé program is one of the measures in the Talent to the Top Charter signed by...
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