Category: PDJ
by Kathie Sandlin, Editor in Chief Profiles in Diversity Journal I’ve always been a big fan of Simon Sinek and his groundbreaking book, Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. There is so much about this book that speaks directly to our efforts in diversity and inclusion today that it’s uncanny.… Read the full article
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) recently announced its partnership with Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc., the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, to create a Diversity Franchising Initiative to increase the number of African-American-owned franchise businesses in the United States. Through this partnership, Dunkin’ Brands and the NAACP will collaborate… Read the full article
New York Life recently held its third National Cultural Markets Conference in Orlando, Florida. The event is held every four years; the first was held in 2006. “Offering financial protection to more families and businesses is New York Life’s goal, and few areas of our business feed that growth as consistently as the agents and… Read the full article
How our most diverse communities can teach leaders the importance of embracing cross-cultural diversity and inclusion. By Kimberly Freeman California has been called many things, including an “experiment in social diversity.” If California is the experiment, then some may agree that Los Angeles serves as the laboratory within which the bulk of this experiment is… Read the full article
By Megan Bearce, LMFT More couples and families are challenged with handling long-distance work arrangements than ever before. Super commuters are people whose jobs are far enough away from home that they must live apart from their families for days, weeks, or even months at a time. It can also be used to define those… Read the full article
A Silicon Valley CEO On Mentoring and the Disappearing Glass Ceiling I’ve got a radical idea I’d like you to consider. Ready? Here goes: Women are never going to break the glass ceiling. Now, before you turn the page or click away, let me assure you that I know that the disparity between women and men… Read the full article
Good managers want to build high-performing teams—but it isn’t always clear how to do so. According to Catalyst’s new global report, Inclusive Leadership: The View From Six Countries, the answer is simple: Ensure that your employees feel included at work. The study, which contains the responses of 1,500 employees from Australia, China (Shanghai), Germany, India,… Read the full article
Most organizations struggle with effectively measuring the effect of diversity on the bottom line. In some cases, the challenge is determining what measures will yield useful data. In others, it is more about the transformation of so many disparate bits of data into clear and actionable insight. Data drives decisions. And so often, our efforts… Read the full article
by Drs. Jamie Capuzza and Sandra R. Ekstrand, University of Mount Union The majority of our nation’s approximately 700,000 transgender citizens still are in limbo when it comes to employment security. According to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), 33 states have no laws that bar workplace discrimination based on gender identity and expression. However, the… Read the full article
How CVS Caremark CEO Larry Merlo Emphasizes Diversity from the Outside, In Larry J. Merlo has a few words he uses a lot lately. One of them is “innovation.” The other is “reinventing.” And the two, he explains, are closely aligned with CVS Caremark’s diversity management strategy. To understand how is to appreciate just how much… Read the full article
