Employer-led networking can help women assess workplace gender dynamics
Employers often cite a lack of female candidates as a barrier to achieving gender parity in the workplace. Yet, that can overlook an important factor β the alienation of women during the hiring process. βA lack of belonging can set in at the first stage of recruitment, and follow women throughout their careers,β says PhD student Janani Ramesh in an interview with HR Reporter.ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's Black Grad Gala Celebrates Class of 2024
On May 1, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's 6th annual Black Grad Gala, hosted by the Black Studentsβ Network, honoured the Class of 2024's Black graduates. Approximately 50 graduates from various faculties were celebrated on stage, each receiving Kente stoles in recognition of their achievements.
Being Black in Consulting event provides students with insight into consulting careers
Diverse consulting teams thrive when solving complex problems together, but, for people who havenβt had much exposure to the industry, it can seem a little opaque. The Being Black in Consulting event seeks to shed some light on this subject.
Employees unable to be their authentic self less likely to express their perspective
While some progress has been made in addressing discrimination in the workplace, many still feel the need to change themselves to conform to workplace cultural norms. Some, for example, may modify their speech or straighten their hair in order to fit in. This can come at a cost, writes Laura Morgan Roberts, Associate Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, in the Harvard Business Review.
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's Desautels Faculty of Management takes part in Mentorship Program Boosts Black Student Enrollment
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's Pick Your Path for Black Youth (PYPB) mentorship program is breaking barriers and encouraging Black students to consider studying at ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ. The program pairs Black high school and CEGEP students with Black ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ students or alumni, providing support and guidance.
IMPM scholarship helps 2sLGBTQIA+ students promote diversity and inclusion
Business has an important role in the economy, and in shaping culture. Businesses set the norms, and can foster inclusivity. ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔβs International Masters Program for Managers (IMPM) recently took steps to help 2sLGBTQIA+ people do this by launching a scholarship of up to $10,000 USD for leaders actively involved in promoting diversity and inclusion in their organization, communities, country, or region.
Indigenous Graduate Spotlight: Leon Picha (BComβ23)
"I want there to be a day where thereβs more than just two red scarves [at the Faculty of Management convocation] and thatβs what Iβm going to continue to work to achieve," says Leon Picha (BComβ23).
MBA alum Thompson gives keynote at 2023 Lavender Grad
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Desautels Faculty of Management alum Tim Thompson (MBAβ90) served as the keynote speaker at this yearβs Lavender Grad, an event celebrating the graduation of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ students who identify as two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, asexual, trans, queer, intersex, or non-binary.
TalentEgg recognizes innovation in the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Desautels Career Management team
The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Desautels Career Management team has taken home the TalentEgg Special Award For Innovation By Career Centre, announced at the 12th annual TalentEgg Recruitment Excellence Awards and Conference on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.
BCom graduate Julia Ayim named Black Grad 2023 valedictorian
One of this yearβs three Black Grad valedictorians, Julia Ayim (BComβ23) has just completed a Bachelor of Commerce specializing in Strategic Management and Organizational Behaviour at the Desautels Faculty of Management. She and fellow graduates were celebrated at the annual Black Grad gala on April 30, a sold-out event organized by the Black Studentsβ Network of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ (BSN).
How the Chickasaw Nation grew its economy
Located in Oklahoma, the Chickasaw Nation operates more than 100 businesses and employs nearly 14,000 people. The federally recognized Native American tribe has come a long way since Governor Bill Anoatubby began working there as health director in the 1970s. βWe had to use ingenuity because we did not have a lot of resources. We had the human resources that we needed to mobilize.
A Recap on BHM 2023 at Desautels
This Black History Month, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Desautels hosted a lineup of five in-person and virtual events that not only promoted equity in the workplace for Black people, but also highlighted uplifting aspects of Black culture through enterprise.
Okimaw Community & HR Solutions works with First Nations leaders to implement effective human resources
First Nationsβ band managers typically play dual roles, serving as both finance and human-resources manager, but finances are often their primary focus, says Miranda Kennedy, the Vice President of Human Resources at Okimaw Community & HR Solutions, a company that works with First Nations and related organizations. βRarely is anyone in the band office equipped to manage employee grievances, workplace safety or updating policies and procedures,β Kennedy told Prof.
Dean Yolande Chan seeks to foster inclusivity, to generate future successes
The Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management wants to give out keys to doors that were once locked. βThe hope and dream is to create opportunities for others,β Yolande Chan told Bill Brownstein in an interview for the Montreal Gazette. βAs a Black dean, Iβm not about exclusion. Iβm about inclusion. We want to be representative of the markets we serve as businesses.
