Colleen Doherty - December 6, 2018 - 38 views

At the best small companies, inclusion happens naturally. Colleagues are few in number and often just a desk away. Everyone feels like they belong. When it comes to company culture, and especially employee engagement, large companies have to try harder. At service providers like Cognizant, where employees spend a lot of time at client sites, […]

Jennifer Green Godette - November 28, 2018 - 415 views

When Beyoncé and Jay Z’s “On the Run II” stadium tour swung through Texas, I was lucky enough to snag a ticket. It wasn’t my first Beyoncé concert, but it was the most memorable. Why? The audience experienced the real Beyoncé. Always a phenomenal performer, Bey has raised the bar even higher with songs that […]

Manish Bahl - November 14, 2018 - 335 views

Are you greater than the sun that shines on everyone: Black, Brown, Yellow, Red and White, the sun does not discriminate. — Sara Ting, “Sun Poem.” You’ve seen the warning on your rearview mirror: “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.” The future seems to be approaching faster than ever before. The rise of […]

Karen McLoughlin - November 7, 2018 - 173 views

To remain vital and relevant to their customers, most businesses today realize that driving diversity and inclusion throughout their organizations is an imperative. The reasons are clear. Diverse and inclusive teams are able to apply a broader range of knowledge and skills. They’re better at recognizing and solving problems that others may overlook. They’re more […]

David Swan - November 5, 2018 - 456 views

I recently attended a session on senior-year education at my son’s school. It focused entirely on the importance of preparing young adults for the next stage in their lives, be it further education or the working world. No argument there. But what struck me was how focused we are on this tiny phase of an […]

Heidi Weinstein-Levy - September 5, 2018 - 560 views

Grace Hopper is celebrated as a pioneering computer programmer in the 1940s who helped develop a compiler that was the precursor to the widely used Cobol computer language. It’s hard to fathom today just how radical that was: being a woman in a nearly all-male field. It’s no wonder she was also known for her […]

Eric Westphal - August 24, 2018 - 310 views

Job displacement is a big topic these days. Whether you believe digital advancements like AI-driven automation will create or destroy jobs, no one can deny that all workers, in any profession, will need to reassess how they can adapt to a new – and likely technologically-enhanced – role. That’s why, amid the seemingly endless barrage […]

Poornima Ramaswamy - June 11, 2018 - 835 views

Businesses everywhere are striving to become more data-centric, whether to improve customer experience, develop smarter products and services, or fine-tune decision-making. But while these initiatives rely heavily on technologies such as big data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), developing a successful data-driven culture is not a technology problem to solve. The main ingredient of a […]

Carol Cohen - May 11, 2018 - 938 views

When Sean Middleton, a senior executive at Cognizant, recently advocated for Irene Sandler, a Vice-President and member of his team, he never thought of it as sponsorship.  He believed he was doing what all good leaders do.  As Sean explains, “I have regular conversations with everyone, asking questions like, ‘What are you doing now?  Where […]

Karen McLoughlin - February 12, 2018 - 589 views

We hear a lot about both innovation and inclusion in the workplace today, and as it turns out, the two are intertwined. Not only are innovation initiatives more effective when the workforce is inclusive, according to multiple studies, but an increased focus on innovation can also drive diversity. This is the viewpoint of Dr. Wendy […]