Overcoming diversity hurdles

Benefits abound for organizations with diverse employees and leaders. But as more and more companies adopt diversity initiatives, some managers are finding that taking the wrong approach can have downsides. Here’s just a sample of what AOM scholars around the world have learned about diversity at work:

• "Twokenism:" Why Top U.S. Firms’ Boards Have Two Women (infographic)
• “Model Minority” Leaders Face a Difficult Balancing Act
• 12 Challenges Faced by Employees from Poorer Families
• Aligning Employee Demographics with Reality (video)
• Anti-“Woke” Diversity Strategies
• Being a Token Is More Difficult for Some Employees
• Black Employees Matter, but Can They Take a Knee at Work? (video)
• Building Better Diversity Training Courses
• Connecting Older and Younger Coworkers’ Hearts and Minds
• Disabilities Can Weaken Supervisors’ Perceived Status
• Discrimination Against Black Female Employees Is Often Overlooked
• First Impressions Count for Geographically Diverse Teams (video)
• How Adding a Female’s Voice Can Improve All-Male Teams (infographic)
• How Social Ladder Climbers Can Help Companies (video)
• How the Gender Pay Gap and Glass Ceiling Help Some Women (infographic)
• Keeping Older Workers Engaged (video)
• Leaders Can Level the Playing Field in Groups with a Look
• Power Doesn’t Protect Women Who Raise Ethical Concerns
• Public and Private Sectors Seem Equally Biased in Hiring
• Race Plus Gender Doubles the Struggle for Black Women (infographic)
• Racially Diverse Management Boosts Productivity (video)
• Reaching across Demographic Divides (video)
• Social Media Can Complicate Gay Employees’ Work Lives (video)
• The Career Ladder’s Social Class Ceiling (infographic)
• The Sharing Economy Can Turn Back the Clock on Equal Access (video)
• Three Benefits of Employees with Disabilities Serving Customers
• When Companies Steer into Politics, Misfits May Jump Ship (infographic)
• When Diversity Goes Awry (video)
• When Diversity Increases Absenteeism
• When Mental Disorders Can Be an Advantage
• When Women or Minorities Check in as CEOs, White Men Check out (infographic, video)
• Why Diverse Workplaces Remain Elusive (video)
• Why Managers Need to Know Transgender Terminology (infographic, video)
• Why Managers Should Listen to Social Ladder Climbers
• Women and Men Perceive Gender Discrimination Differently
• Women Using Less Feminine Terms in Cover Letters Are Less Likely to Get Hired (infographic, video)