Category: Diversity & Inclusion

On Memorial Day (click here for post), we took a look at a 2010 book by Redia Anderson and Lenora Billings-Harris on Trailblazers: How Top Business Leaders are Accelerating Results through Inclusion and Diversity. Specifically, we examined a fairly new role in corporations called the Chief Diversity Officer…and explored ways that leaders could build a more inclusive work environment.

Today, we’ll continue to learn from this book, as we explore the authors’ research about the importance of recruitment & onboarding efforts, middle managers, and diversity councils to an organization’s success with diversity & inclusion. Then, we’ll take a look at some of the best practices from top companies like Coca-Cola, Sodexo, Andrews-Kurth (an international law firm), and American Airlines.

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Last Wednesday (May 21), some celebrated “World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development”—an annual event to help people learn about the importance of cultural diversity and harmony.  On that day, I blogged about LBJ’s “Great Society”—50 years later.

Over the last 5 years, I’ve been on a specific journey to move beyond my own “Diversity & Inclusion Incompetency.”  To learn more about my journey, click here.

Today, we’ll turn to a few key points that help organizations in their diversity & inclusion journeys.  First, organizations must move past symbolism in appointing leaders of color.  Instead, they should seek and develop leaders who are racially aware.  Second, organizations must tackle their diversity climate as a systemic opportunity to improve organizational effectiveness.

To accomplish these objectives, many organizations appoint “Chief Diversity Officers”.  To learn more and continue with today’s post, click here.