Category: PDJ

Steve Dunmore, Sodexo

Division Vice President, Facility Solutions, Sodexo Health Care Divison What is your definition of leadership? My definition is centered on creativity. Creating an atmosphere for my team to excel is my ultimate goal. The right environment ensures that my entire team is aligned and focused on achieving sustainable results. Team members must feel comfortable thinking… Read the full article

Tracy Nolan, WellPoint, Inc.

Vice President, Pharmacy Solutions What is your definition of leadership? Leadership is the ability to create and maintain an environment that enables others and/or processes to achieve their maximum potential in a given effort or common cause. Leadership is tangible, measurable and can be cultivated. Many corporations have patterned their leadership development programs after the… Read the full article

The Diversity Destination and Journey: “Are We There Yet?”

by Pamela Arnonld President American Institute for Managing Diversity, Inc. For more than a quarter of a century, the American Institute for Managing Diversity (AIMD) has been involved in leading, guiding, and partnering with companies, academia, and community organizations to advance the field of diversity. Many of the inquiries that come to AIMD are related… Read the full article

Your Key to Career Growth

by Marie Y. Philippe, Ph.D Corporate Vice President, Culture and Organizational Effectiveness The Lifetime Healthcare Companies “Sorry, this could have been a real promotional opportunity for you if only you had supervised others before.” Sound familiar? You can replace “promotion” by “new job” and “supervised others” by “developed a strategy” or “presented to large audiences,”… Read the full article

Diversity Events Committee: Popular Programs Bring Positive Results

by Jolene Jacobs Human Resources Director Sparrow Clinton Hospital Following Sparrow’s Lead, Sparrow Clinton Hospital (SCH) embarked on its own diversity journey in May 2008, led by SCH Human Resources Director Jolene Jacobs. From the beginning, Jacobs understood that the first step to performance improvement efforts was to have a strong commitment to Associate education… Read the full article

Mentoring: A Tool To Improve Cross-Generational Employee Engagement

by Melanie Harrington, President Pamela Arnold, President-Elect American Institute for Managing Diversity, Inc. In the Last decade, there has been considerable information shared about the four generations in the workplace, with a growing body of literature amassing on the youngest of the working generations, due in part to the management challenges they are causing Baby… Read the full article

Why America Shouldn’t Fear Globalization

by Gerry Murphy President SunGuard Brokerage & Clearance Americans are concerned about how globalization will impact the prosperity of the United States. They are leery of global competition for jobs and the offshoring of some U.S. jobs to other countries. While I can understand why some would be threatened by this, the U.S. as a… Read the full article

Multicultural Marketing Advice – Oscar Madrid

Verizon’s desire is to effectively promote our great products and services in a way that appeals to our multicultural consumers, providing them access to the best in entertainment, internet and voice service.

Multicultural Marketing Advice – Rich Baron

Executive Director, Customer Development Marketing Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. How does your organization use ethnic insights to drive growth? We conduct extensive studies of different customer segments to try to understand not only how they may differ from each other, but, more importantly, what are the key attributes that define that customer? What is important… Read the full article

Multicultural Marketing Advice – Crystal Worthem

Multicultural Marketing Manager Ford Motor Company Multicultural marketing is a key component of our plan to drive sales and market share. How does your organization use ethnic insights to drive growth? The insights we gather are included in our strategic and tactical planning. it is a part of the business planning process. Multicultural marketing isn’t… Read the full article