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6 Case Studies: Why Companies Rise & Fall in the DiversityInc Top 50

6 Case Studies: Why Companies Rise & Fall in the DiversityInc Top 50

Diversity-management case studies show what succeeds and what fails in six companies: two with skilled knowledge workers, two hospitality companies and two consumer-packaged-goods companies.

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How to Start a Resource Group

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By Barbara Frankel FIRST STEPS 1. Decide which one or two groups are most important to your business needs. • Most companies start with women and Blacks because those employees are most readily identifiable. • Avoid having a “multicultural” or “people of color” group because different racial/ethnic demographics have different [...]

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Multicultural Marketing Case Study: Wells Fargo’s Asian Outreach

Multicultural Marketing Case Study: Wells Fargo’s Asian Outreach

How are resource groups helping Wells Fargo reach the rapidly growing Asian-American market?

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How Wells Fargo’s Resource Group & CEO Reach LGBT Markets

How Wells Fargo’s Resource Group & CEO Reach LGBT Markets

Why has outreach to the LGBT community been a top priority for Wells Fargo?

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Hilton: Which Employees Make the Best Resource-Group Leaders?

Hilton: Which Employees Make the Best Resource-Group Leaders?

Here’s how a 93-year-old company with no resource groups established five, with 20 chapters in four corporate centers, in less than a year.

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Ask DiversityInc: What Makes a Company Rise in the DiversityInc Top 50?

Ask DiversityInc: What Makes a Company Rise in the DiversityInc Top 50?

All four areas measured in the survey are equally important, but these specific questions in each area will help you attain stronger results.

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How Diversity and Inclusion Drive Employee Engagement

How Diversity and Inclusion Drive Employee Engagement

Eighty-three percent of Sodexo employees believe diverse colleagues are valued for their differences. How can you measure your employees’ engagement?

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Panera Bread’s Robert Crumpton: Bringing D&I to 1,600+ Franchises

Panera Bread’s Robert Crumpton: Bringing D&I to 1,600+ Franchises

This former NFL-player is now Panera Bread’s first diversity leader—and the company’s already rolling out Black and Latino resource groups this year.

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Dr. King & Civil Rights: How Walmart, AT&T & More Keep It Relevant

Dr. King & Civil Rights: How Walmart, AT&T & More Keep It Relevant

What best practices do companies use to commemorate MLK Day and align celebrations with diversity-management strategies? How important is it to make the day a holiday?

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Ask DiversityInc: How Does Your Company Handle Religious Holidays?

Ask DiversityInc: How Does Your Company Handle Religious Holidays?

When allowing employees to celebrate the holidays with tasteful decorations and celebrations, how do organizations make sure that people are not offended?

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MasterCard, Target & Comcast: Your How-To Guide for Executive Resource-Group Sponsorship

MasterCard, Target & Comcast: Your How-To Guide for Executive Resource-Group Sponsorship

Six leading companies reveal best practices to get your senior execs invested in resource groups—and how it improves learning and motivation.

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Workplace Diversity: Do White Men Really Need Diversity Outreach?

Workplace Diversity: Do White Men Really Need Diversity Outreach?

Workplace diversity includes ALL employees. See how companies are showing white men what’s in it for them.

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Can a Resource Group for Non-Drinkers Benefit This Liquor Company?

Can a Resource Group for Non-Drinkers Benefit This Liquor Company?

Here’s how an innovative resource group has improved Brown-Forman’s employee engagement and business productivity.

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Why Should Senior Executives Participate in Resource Groups?

Why Should Senior Executives Participate in Resource Groups?

By sponsoring or joining these groups, executives get bidirectional learning and can find and motivate talented employees.

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‘Diversity Is a Leadership Expectation’: Case Studies of CEOs of Ameren, Rockwell Collins

Clockwise from top left: Clay Jones, Joy Fitzgerald, Sharon Harvey Davis, Tom Voss

These CEOs don’t just want results from senior leaders—they expect their execs to have a personal investment in diversity.

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