RitaMitjans : Mom, Harvard ’90, Chief Diversity & Corporate Social Responsibility Officer. cgoldt08 : Product Leader at Workday. chompion : Head of Product at TMP Worldwide, Founder of HRNX, HR software exec and entrepreneur. Equal Housing Lender. Oracle. MORE

Hiring diverse candidates is just the tip of the iceberg on making progress on your diversity initiative. Some of the companies that do put effort into their diversity recruitment squander the results. This is the kind of listening we need to do with your diverse colleagues. MORE

Pat Wadors, CHRO and SVP of the Global Talent Organization at LinkedIn brought her own sense of cool with an equally genuine and passionate story of belonging as the necessary third element of having a diverse and inclusive workplace. Quality product x acceptance x execution + speed.” There’s nothing like a provocative speaker to start the afternoon and Jessica Kriegel, author of Unfairly Labeled and Oracle OD leader, delivered that and so much more. MORE

There will be a renewed focus on employee productivity and well-being, and the rise of AI-driven HR tech will make the HR more agile and efficient. This prediction is based on the renewed focus on diversity in the workplace. Diverse organizations work better. MORE

This past year the UN has given new meaning to the term sustainability, broadening its scope to include: diversity and inclusion, the environment, well-being, volunteering, equality, and more. . MORE

Simply holding a bi-yearly workshop on how to give constructive feedback will help you make sure your managers are equally equipped for these conversations. When respect and fairness don’t exist within a team, productivity lags. MORE

Department of Labor (DOL) has alleged in a lawsuit that tech company Oracle discriminates against employees and applicants on the basis of race and sex. An Oracle spokesperson said that the lawsuit is “politically motivated, based on false allegations, and wholly without merit.”. MORE

Wodonga TAFE also has diverse of office locations throughout Victoria, Sydney and Hobart – and it was identified some years ago that the antiquated HR and payroll system and procedures could no longer support the long-term goals of the TAFE. About Wodonga TAFE. MORE

Even though HR is known to be a female dominated profession, there’s still much room for improvement in the top C-suite positions, especially when it comes to closing the gender pay gap (something we will know in more detail following data received from the Equal Pay Day 2018 deadline). Anada Lakra , Entrepreneur & Product Person. Amy Wilson , SVP Products at SAP SuccessFactors. Dara Brenner , Vice President, Product Management. MORE