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By Jason Collins<\/a><\/p>\n

Companies with more women in top leadership positions tend to exhibit more social responsibility, better employee engagement, and narrower gender pay gaps. But Academy of Management Scholar Carol Kulik<\/a> of the University of South Australia said this is not because women are \u201cbetter leaders\u201d but because \u201ca diverse group asks more questions, considers more stakeholders and generates more solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kulik said there is extensive research on the effects that visible diversity can have on a group\u2019s decision-making. For Kulik, this visibility could include \u201ca woman in a group of men, a dark-skinned person in a group of whites, or an older person in a group of young people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThose visible signs of diversity make the group think that there are probably also hidden and invisible forms of diversity that they should investigate,\u201d Kulik said.<\/p>\n

The visible forms of diversity can cause the group to think differently than before. According to Kulik, the leadership group \u201cjust ends up making better decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI like to talk about that research because people who are interested in diversity sometimes worry that they\u2019re not being assertive enough in a committee, that they\u2019re not arguing their viewpoints strongly enough,\u201d Kulik said.<\/p>\n

Kulik asserted that increasing diversity transforms C-suites and boardrooms for the better.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiversity does the job just by being in the room, because it motivates these process changes that help the group make better choices,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Kulik concluded that diversity can help leadership expand their thinking: Diversity is not about who talks the most but about thinking differently because of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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