Can workforce diversity take hold without inclusion? James Heskett reflects on one company's high-profile struggle to bring in more Black executives. [...]

Diversity and inclusion in organizations enhances various kinds of performance, from creativity to profitability. James Heskett, UPS Foundation Professor of Business Logistics, Emeritus, addresses how past, unsuccessful outreach attempts to recruit Black students can be improved. [...]

There is general support for the widespread practice of disclosing pay data in "bands" associated with jobs. Fewer people would go beyond this to disclose what individual employees make in their jobs. Others would avoid a "one size fits all" approach to the practice of making compensation known. These are the views put forth by participants in this month's discussion of transparency in compensation. [...]