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Why employee reward is more than a pay packet
“Neuroscience proves that employees want to achieve social goals as well as business goals,” says Aggninder Dhillon, who is International Head of Reward and Wellbeing at Twinings. “For myself, as a leader, my social goals are a huge part of who I am and I’m grateful my employee recognises that.” At Diversity Network’s recent Inclusion Festival, Aggninder joined Ruth Barnes,
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“If you want to make a difference to the mental health of your employees, tackling stress is the way to go”
Work-related stress and mental illness costs businesses in the US £300 billion each year; in the UK, the figure is £26 billion per annum. Richard Martin is the CEO of the Mindful Business Charte. He joined us at the Inclusion festival to speak with us about protecting men’s health in the workplace. His organisation, The Mindful Business Charter, helps companies
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How to recruit and build inclusive teams
Fostering inclusion and belonging in the workplace is not only the right thing to do. In today’s fast-paced business landscape, it is crucial to attract and retain a community of innovators and collaborators who can come together as one team to deliver on organisational ambitions. “Inclusivity goes well beyond diversity by ensuring that all team members feel welcome, valued,
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“Asia is unique in its diversity, equity and inclusion challenges and opportunities”
At the recent digital INCLUSION Festival, we learnt from Shailaja Sharma, Group Head of Learning and Development and DEIB at IHH Healthcare. Shailaja shared her decade of experience of advancing DEI learning and development: “Asia is unique in its diversity, equity and inclusion challenges and opportunities,” says Shailaja. Notably, 177 million people in Asia are below the poverty line (source:
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