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Over the weekend I received an email from a diversity consultant who wanted to “depoliticize” my column about Rex Tillerson and his speech on race and diversity management at the State Department. Secretary Tillerson talked about using the “Rooney Rule” in the State Department. That “rule” is nothing more than…
By Barbara Frankel How did a white chemical executive from Scotland end up as the executive sponsor of an African-American resource group For Derek Fairclough, the assignment was serendipitous but resulted in his becoming a better leader. When Fairclough was appointed to his current role at BASF in 2011, he…
How do you develop resource groups that further your business goals—recruitment, engagement, promotions, market innovation MasterCard Worldwide shares its secrets for its resource groups with us in video interviews with top execs who are executive sponsors and resource-group leaders.
How can branding, sponsorship and market-facing activities refresh resource groups How can groups communicate effectively online and via social media Why do social-media networks matter To access the presentation slides, go to DiversityInc Best Practices. Diana Solash Director, Americas Inclusiveness Office EY Diana Solash joined EY in 1994 and is…
How do you get funding and support for resource groups Which groups should you start with What type of charter/structure works best To access the presentation slides, go to DiversityInc Best Practices. David Casey Vice President, Workforce Strategies and Chief Diversity Officer CVS Caremark David Casey serves as Vice President,…
Can you translate your U.S. groups to other countries Which ones work well How can they communicate with each other What metrics should be used to assess their success Ingrid Devin EMEA Diversity & Inclusion Lead and Employee Resource Group Global Lead Dell Ingrid Devin is theEMEA Diversity & Inclusion…
Panel: Resource GroupsBuilding Engagement and Culturally Competent Care Nancy Di Dia Executive Director, Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement Boehringer Ingelheim Le Joyce Naylor Executive Director, Diversity & Inclusion Cleveland Clinic Tracy Edmonds Director, HR and Diversity WellPoint A panel of diversity executives shows how resource groups provide patient/consumer insights in a…
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…
By Barbara Frankel Photo by Shutterstock 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…
Nancy Wong,Senior Vice President and Integrated Marketing Manager for the Asian Segment in Enterprise Marketing at Wells Fargo, isa first-generation Asian-American. She was born and raised in Hong Kong by her parents, who were small-business owners, and was one of three daughters who came to the United States as students….
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