By Manuel McDonnell Smith If you’ve clicked on this article, then you want to know what impact an effective and well-executed plan for diversity and inclusion can have on a business and its bottom line. What strategies work best for engaging employees, leaders, suppliers and customers/clients Our most recent Web…
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White Men for Diversity: How PwC Spreads Diversity Messaging
How can your company get white men on board with diversity PwC found a solution to generate buy-in through a unique and innovative diversity initiative for white men. The program, aimed specifically at white men, focuses on listening and building understanding and cultural competence. “White men in the diversity and…
Ask the White Guy: Is Diversity Training Effective? What Would Make It Effective?
Question: Do you think diversity training is effective? What would make it effective? Answer: Most of the “diversity training” I’ve seen is not very sophisticated. Some companies think “compliance” training is diversity training, but that’s incorrect. In my opinion, to build a good diversity-training program, you have to first have…
Why Should Senior Executives Participate in Resource Groups
Part of every senior executive’s responsibility is to identify, recruit and retain the best available talent for his or her company. A critical way executives can do this is by participating in resource groups. Participation allows them to see firsthand high-potential candidates—especially those in their business unit/department—who might otherwise go…
MGM Resorts International's Phyllis James Uses Law & Entertainment to Push D&I
Many law students regard working at a large corporate firm as the ultimate career goal, according to Phyllis James. “That’s where I always wanted to be. That was my focus,” says MGM Resorts International‘s executive vice president, special counsel for litigation and chief diversity officer. These aspirations, however, were well…
Working Collaboratively With HR: Recruitment & Talent Development
Can a decentralized diversity-management strategy help your company achieve its recruitment and talent-development goals It’s how Toyota Motor North America successfullyfacilitates collaboration for results across its four business units globally. Dana Green, national manager, Corporate Diversity & Inclusion, and Nikki Nance, corporate manager administration,discuss at our diversity event how the…
Increasing Engagement, Retention & Talent Development of New Black Hires
Increasing Engagement, Retention & Talent Development of New Black Hires Increasing Engagement, Retention & Talent Development of New Black Hires: Only 4 percent of CPAs are Black. Here’s how PwC is cutting that gap. Only 4 percent of CPAs are Black, but PricewaterhouseCoopers is looking to decrease that gap through…
Monetizing Diversity Efforts: How Inclusion Can Be Quantified
Although diversity and inclusion is valued far more within corporations than it was in 1998 when we first launched DiversityInc.com, diversity management in many companies does not command the kind of business credibility that it could. If you can monetize the benefits of what diversity and inclusion brings to the…
What Are the Benefits of Employee-Resource Groups
Luke Visconti’s Ask the White Guy column is a top draw on DiversityInc.com. Visconti, the founder and CEO of DiversityInc, is a nationally recognized leader in diversity management. In his popular column, readers who ask Visconti tough questions about race/culture, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability and age can expect smart,…