Post Tagged with: "Luke Visconti"

4 Diversity & Inclusion Strategies to Overcome Global Diversity Challenges

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Diversity and inclusion research shows that understanding local cultures is key to creating inclusive workforces globally. But how can companies actually do it?

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Sam’s Club Gives Latino Students $100,000 in Scholarships

Sam’s Club Gives Latino Students $100,000 in Scholarships

In partnership with DiversityInc, Sam’s Club gave full-time students enrolled at Hispanic-serving institutions scholarships to help pay for their education.

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CEO Conversation: Sodexo’s George Chavel’s Childhood in Detroit Shaped His Diversity Journey

CEO Conversation: Sodexo’s George Chavel’s Childhood in Detroit Shaped His Diversity Journey

Sodexo has been a leader in implementing, measuring and assessing diversity initiatives. At our learning event in Washington, D.C., Sodexo’s CEO and President George Chavel talked to DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti about his deep, personal commitment to diversity.

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Will Occupy Wall Street Occupy Your Front Entrance?

Will Occupy Wall Street Occupy Your Front Entrance?

They’re angry and growing in numbers. What does your organization have to do to not be a target?

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Why Multiculturalism Fails and What It Means to Corporate America

Why Multiculturalism Fails and What It Means to Corporate America

Do people have a right to their own values when working for a company—or immigrating to a country?

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Observations on the End of DADT

Observations on the End of DADT

The latest civil-rights victory—the end of DADT—and the impact of loyal, trustworthy leadership.

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How Does DiversityInc Determine the Top 50?

How Does DiversityInc Determine the Top 50?

Can you game the DiversityInc Top 50? CEO Luke Visconti provides inside info on what you can—and can’t—do.

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Is DiversityInc a ‘Slick Money-Making Machine’?

Is DiversityInc a ‘Slick Money-Making Machine’?

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

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Why White Men Must Attend Diversity Training

Why White Men Must Attend Diversity Training

Diversity training’s purpose is to help people develop relationships to people who are not like them. So why should chief executives demand support for diversity training especially from those who may think it doesn’t apply to them? The White Guy explains.

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Ask the White Guy: What Changed Obama’s Mind About Gay Rights?

Ask the White Guy: What Changed Obama’s Mind About Gay Rights?

The White Guy says that President Obama’s recent efforts to promote the civil rights of the LGBT community may have been influenced by the clear and passionate testimonies of Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about gay and lesbian service members.

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By What Measurement Can We Abolish the Diversity Department?

By What Measurement Can We Abolish the Diversity Department?

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

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ATWG: Why Do Diversity-Management Departments Need Budget?

ATWG: Why Do Diversity-Management Departments Need Budget?

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.

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Ask the White Guy on Racism, Bigotry & White Privilege

Ask the White Guy on Racism, Bigotry & White Privilege

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.

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Ask the White Guy on ‘Is It Racism or Bigotry?’

Ask the White Guy on ‘Is It Racism or Bigotry?’

The White Guy’s response to a question about whether Kanye West was racist when he said former President George W. Bush “doesn’t care about Black people” triggered some confused e-mails. Here, Luke Visconti explains the difference between a racist and a bigot, and why Black people can’t be racist toward white people.

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Ask the White Guy Answers: Was Kanye West Racist?

Ask the White Guy Answers: Was Kanye West Racist?

The White Guy explains why Kanye West’s statement “George Bush doesn’t care about Black people” can’t be racist. Read his explanation here.

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