As chief executive of Unilever, Paul Polman tapped into the company’s history in an effort to make it more sustainable, and profitable. Source: NYT > Business – David Gelles
To Promote Inclusivity, Stay Away from Personality Assessments
Do personality tests like the Myers-Briggs help managers learn their team’s working styles, or just encourage them to hire and promote people like them? Source: NYT > Business – Quinisha Jackson-Wright
How Job Retraining Can Yield Lasting Wage Gains (It Isn’t Cheap)
A San Antonio program offers a rare American success story in helping workers attain better lives. Its guiding principle: “We will not let them fail.” Source: NYT > Business – Nelson D. Schwartz
Julie Sweet to Run Accenture, Adding a Woman to the Ranks of Corporate C.E.O.s
Her appointment raises the number of women at the helm of the most valuable U.S. public companies to 27, but that is just slightly more than 5 percent of those firms. Source: NYT > Business – David Gelles
How to Disclose a Disability to Your Employer (and Whether You Should)
If you, like thousands of others, live with a visible or invisible disability, here’s what you need to know if you want to tell your employer. Source: NYT > Business – Lizz Schumer
New Evidence of Age Bias in Hiring, and a Push to Fight It
Digital recruiting is leaving more of a forensic trail in discrimination cases. But a wave of litigation is running up against higher legal hurdles. Source: NYT > Business – Patricia Cohen