What’s the one factor that determines whether your company’s diversity efforts will succeed or fail?

DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti’s column on the Walmart decision.

Terry Howard from Texas Instruments makes an accusation — here’s my response.

Diversity management has four stages. What stage of managing diversity in the workplace is your company in?

The White Guy explains that corporations will always need diversity departments. Why? To continually encourage innovation and growth.

Diversity management is about democratizing the mentoring, cultivation, talent development and support that were once exclusively received by white, heterosexual, Christian men with no ADA-defined disabilities. If you’re not clear why diversity departments need a budget, here’s a brief primer on exactly what the best diversity departments do.

The White Guy says that while some white people dislike the concept of white privilege, it is possible to use white privilege to open doors for others for the greater good.

DiversityInc readers responded to a controversial topic: Juan Williams was fired from his job as an NPR news analyst after he made a remark about Muslims. Is he a bigot or was he just being honest? The White Guy responded, and these comments poured in.

The White Guy responds to a reader’s inquiry by breaking down how data on retention rates can be analyzed, but he warns about discussing diversity topics in certain professional circles.

Is “colorblindness” an effective strategy for diversity management? How do the social identities of traditionally underrepresented groups affect the way they approach employment? Acclaimed social psychologist Claude Steele shares insightful research on stereotypes in his latest book, “WHISTLING VIVALDI: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us.”

In this edition of “Ask the White Guy,” DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti addresses a reader’s inquiry about how to foster successful diversity management.

Although we may be in the worst economy since the Great Depression, companies that foster diversity are still doing well. The White Guy says companies that don’t pay attention to diversity face a scary long-term future.

A DiversityInc reader asks advice about his plan to hold a diversity summit that includes a panel called “Ask the White Guys.” Don’t do it, advises the White Guy; you may end up doing more harm than good.

Is it better to accept a job with a company that has a record as a diversity leader or be a pioneer at a company that hasn’t embraced the business benefits of diversity? The White Guy gives you his informed opinion.

The Wall Street Journal wrote that “having a white male in charge of diversity efforts lends legitimacy to the effort and brings other white males on board.” One reader asks the White Guy if he agrees. Read his answer here.