Diversity: Taking the Lead |
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Effectively engaging the differences among people to make the most of varying credentials, talents, abilities, experiences, and viewpoints
- Gender*
- Ethnicity*
- Race*
- Age
- Geography
* The current hot buttons
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Thinking inclusively and seeking diversity across the entire spectrum of your business relationships
- Executives/managers
- Employees
- Suppliers/distributors
- Advisors (legal, accounting, consulting)
- Other business partners
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Diversity - Your Business Imperative |
The changing mix of your constituents
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Diversity - Penalties for a Diversity-Free Zone |
- Vulnerability to law suits
- Impediment to recruiting & hiring
- Loss of position/image
- Missed business opportunities
- Loss of intellectual capital
- Diminished bottom line
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Diversity - Issues to Address |
- Company policy & practices
- Recruiting
- Hiring
- Rewarding
- Promoting
- Succession
- Retention
- Profile & image: internal & external
- Long-term v. short-term time horizon
- Goal-setting
- Measurement criteria
- Performance-reward tie-ins
- Communication
- Public relations
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- Anoint a diversity champion with no power
- Recruit but fail to hire
- Hire but fail to develop & promote
- Fail to measure
- Fail to reward
- Delay rewards & promotions
- Replace minority incumbents with majority hires
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- Credibility with clients, candidates, organizations, communities, media & the public
- Affiliations
- Track record
- About 60% of our assignments
- About 40% of our staff
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