Recruitment and Placement - Concepts for Leaders https://www.conceptsforleaders.com Helping you become the best leader you can be Wed, 08 Jun 2022 23:53:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.7 https://i0.wp.com/www.conceptsforleaders.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/CFL-Image.jpg?fit=32%2C25&ssl=1 Recruitment and Placement - Concepts for Leaders https://www.conceptsforleaders.com 32 32 175789152 Three Things You Need to Know about Reverse Discrimination Today https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/three-things-you-need-to-know-about-reverse-discrimination-today/ Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:22:50 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=2034 Opposing viewpoints and cries of reverse discrimination are bringing fiery attention to the historic possibility of the first Black woman being appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Here are three things you need to know about reverse discrimination.

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]]> 2034 The Company Checklist for Hiring Diverse Talent https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/the-company-checklist-for-hiring-diverse-talent/ Sat, 22 Jan 2022 08:20:24 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=2025 “A diverse mix of voices leads to better discussions, decisions, and outcomes for everyone.” — Sundar Pichai*** In today’s social, economic and political environment, diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) are business imperatives regardless of the size or scope of a business. While many organizations embrace the notion, the reality of …

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]]> 2025 What Diversity & Exclusion Really Look Like https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/what-diversity-exclusion-really-look-like/ https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/what-diversity-exclusion-really-look-like/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2021 04:43:09 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1940 “Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the future inaccessible.” – Maya Angelou*** The American dream – the belief that any person, regardless of where they were born, regardless of class at birth, has the ability to realize success whether that includes educational attainment, …

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]]> https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/what-diversity-exclusion-really-look-like/feed/ 2 1940 The Single Most Important Thing You Need to Know About Diversity in Healthcare https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/the-single-most-important-thing-you-need-to-know-about-diversity-in-healthcare/ https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/the-single-most-important-thing-you-need-to-know-about-diversity-in-healthcare/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2021 04:19:09 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1918 “The essence of cross-cultural communication has more to do with releasing responses than with send messages. It is more important to release the right response than to send the right message.” – Edward T. Hall*** Imagine being in your early 20’s and going to a doctor for strange, dark, itchy …

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]]> https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/the-single-most-important-thing-you-need-to-know-about-diversity-in-healthcare/feed/ 1 1918 Leadership Realities of Unconscious Bias https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/leadership-realities-of-unconscious-bias/ Sat, 11 Sep 2021 01:48:17 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1898 “Fortunately for serious minds, a bias recognized is a bias sterilized.” – Benjamin Haydon*** Unconscious bias, also referred to as implicit bias, is often defined as prejudice or unsupported judgments we have accumulated in life that are in favor of or against a person, or group, that are usually considered …

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]]> 1898 Why Baptism by Fire is No Friend to Small Business https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/why-baptism-by-fire-is-no-friend-to-small-business/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 04:29:34 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1860 “The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave is not training them and having them stay.” – Zig Zigler*** There is a phrase out there called “Baptism by Fire.” Ever heard of it? Maybe you’ve lived it? My first experience with this particular circumstance was in …

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]]> 1860 Leadership & Diversity: Barriers to Diverse Recruitment https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/leadership-diversity-barriers-to-diverse-recruitment/ Tue, 27 Jul 2021 05:50:10 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1826 “Sometimes the greatest gift you can give another person is to simply include them.” –  Unknown*** People are the greatest barrier to hiring a more diverse workforce. They effect the process of diversifying the workforce in a variety of ways that can be deadly to the typical diversity recruitment plans …

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]]> 1826 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Structures & Duties: What really works? https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/diversity-equity-inclusion-structures-duties-what-really-works/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 06:05:15 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1768 “Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation.” – Doris Kearns Goodwin*** Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) roles are on the rise in organizations across the world. Demand for the role has surged considerably in the United …

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]]> 1768 The Paycheck Fairness Act: Let’s Talk About It https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/the-paycheck-fairness-act-lets-talk-about-it/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:31:12 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1762 “Men have to demand that their wives, daughters, mothers and sisters earn more —commensurate with their qualifications and not their gender. Equality will be achieved when men and women are granted equal pay and equal respect.” – Beyoncé *** If your son and your daughter both held the same amount …

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]]> 1762 The Worker Shortage & The Hiring Maze https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/the-worker-shortage-the-hiring-maze/ Tue, 22 Jun 2021 04:30:54 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1756 “Hiring people is an art not a science.” – Howard Schultz, Former Chairman and CEO Starbucks*** Employers across America report the need to hire workers but struggle to find the help they need. So it is believed by some that the U.S. is facing a worker shortage. While many point …

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]]> 1756 Covid-19: Getting Back to Business https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/covid-19-getting-back-to-business/ Tue, 25 May 2021 05:17:19 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1721 “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates*** I remember going out for a food and supply run. The streets were deserted. I may have passed two cars as I drove to the grocery store, …

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]]> 1721 When Leaders Show You Who They Are…The Importance of Background Checks https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/when-leaders-show-you-who-they-are-the-importance-of-background-check/ https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/when-leaders-show-you-who-they-are-the-importance-of-background-check/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2020 18:15:01 +0000 http://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1364 “I’ve learned – that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.” – Paul Presley*** Past Behavior is a Predictor of Future Performance The above statement was shared with me when I was learning the job of employment specialist when I started my career in human …

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