During DiversityInc’s virtual 2020 Top 50 Announcement Event, talent leaders from AT&T (DiversityInc Hall of Fame), ADP (No. 4 on The DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity list in 2020) and Hilton (No. 2 in 2020) shared their insights into the benefits of formal sponsorship programs for both sponsors and protégés….
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KPMG’s Michele Meyer-Shipp and Toyota Financial Services’ BillieJo Johnson Discuss Women of Color Supporting Women of Color
At DiversityInc’s second annual Women of Color and Their Allies event, panelists Michele Meyer-Shipp, Principal, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at KPMG (No. 9 on the DiversityInc Top 50 list) and BillieJo Johnson, Group Manager of Enterprise Program Project Management Office at Toyota Financial Services (No. 18 on DiversityInc Top…
Video: Johnson & Johnson, Bayer Execs Discuss Effective Sponsorship for People of Color and Women
Sponsorship is essential to advance women and people of color into senior leadership positions. “We now have almost 400 people in our sponsorship program globally… These were all high performing people for a long period of time. They were all people we knew had upward mobility,” said Nancy Wolfe, SVP,…
How to Earn Sponsorship and Drive the Relationship
Jae Requiro talks about the first time she realized the importance of a sponsor and gives advice on how to earn sponsorship and build a successful relationship. 00:53 – Introduction and Outline 03:28 – Jae’s Introduction to the Critical Importance of Having a Sponsor 07:40 – The Difference Between a…
Career Advice: Sponsorship Must Be Earned
Bill Huffaker, former global director of talent acquisition, human resources management, General Motors (No. 30 on the DiversityInc 2017 Top 50 Companies for Diversity list), shared why sponsorship must be earned — making it critically different from mentorship.
Robert Wood Johnson Health System’s Brian Agnew a Leader in Development
By Sheryl Estrada Brian D. Agnew, Ph.D. It’s not surprising that in his spare time, Brian D. Agnew, Ph.D. is a volunteer firefighter lieutenant in Piscataway, N.J., since in his professional career he works to impact thousands of lives each day. Agnew, 34, is the senior vice president for development…
Accenture Names First Woman As US Group Chief Executive
Accenture’s announcement that Julie Spellman Sweet has been promoted to Group Chief Executive-North America means that as of next month, four of the six major consulting firms will have women leaders (Deloitte, IBM and KPMG are the others). Virginia Rometty became Chairman, CEO and President of IBM in 2012. Deloitte…
3 Key Practices to Increase Retention Rates of Diverse Employees
By Sheryl Estrada Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at Prudential Financial Michele C. Meyer-Shipp. If a company is increasingly hiring talented people from underrepresented groups, yet suffering from low retention rates, the employee developmental process needs an upgrade. During a talk in New York City, Michele C. Meyer-Shipp, vice…
Top Companies for Women: What 3 Best Practices They All Have
By Barbara Frankel and Shane Nelson Photo by Shutterstock What makes a company a really good place for women to reach their full potential An analysis of data of The 2015 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity shows the top companies for women all have: Strong, cross-cultural mentoring programs with…
Video: Insight Into Mentoring and Sponsorship Relationships
How have participants’ mentoring or sponsorship relationships evolved What have been the greatest benefits Hear personal experiences and success stories from sponsors/people being sponsored and mentors/mentees. To access the presentation slides, go to DiversityInc Best Practices. Kim Strong Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion Target Kim Strong began her career at…