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  • Webinar Library
    • Talent Development Webinar

      How can ERGs help build your talent pipeline, especially when it comes to developing senior managers? Diversity leaders Steve Bucherati, The Coca-Cola Company, and Susan Hamilton, CSX Corporation, discuss their best practices for talent development in our webinar.Read More

    • Mentoring Webinar

      Why is mentoring so important to your organization's diverse talent pipeline? Diversity leaders at Sodexo and Deloitte discuss in the DiversityInc Mentoring Webinar how cross-cultural mentoring is a beneficial experience for employees and how commitment from senior leadership is crucial to program success.Read More

    • Diversity Metrics Webinar

      What are the most valuable diversity metrics, and how does accountability factor in? Lou Miramontes, partner, KPMG, Jim Norman, vice president, diversity, Kraft Foods, and Nellie Borrero, managing director, global inclusion and diversity, Accenture, discuss these issues in our Diversity Metrics/Accountability Webinar.Read More

    • DiversityInc Council Webinar

      Date/time recorded: 07/26/11, 2:00 PM ET
      Host Company: DiversityInc Media, LLC
      Host Name: Barbara Frankel, DiversityInc, Ana Ondina Martinez, manager, global diversity & inclusion, IBM, Manny Fernandez, director of diversity, JCPenneyRead More

    • DiversityInc/WeConnect Global Supplier Diversity Webinar

      Moderators: Luke Visconti, CEO, DiversityInc, and Elizabeth Vasquez, CEO and Cofounder, WeConnect InternationalRead More

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Ask DI: What Diversity Questions Should Be on Employee Surveys?

Ask DiversityInc

Choose wisely: The right questions not only can gauge the effectiveness of your programs. They'll also drive diversity results.

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Why Is Global Diversity So Difficult?

GlobalDiversityReport

What are the prime challenges facing global businesses today that hinder inclusion efforts? What best practices are being implemented globally, and what can you learn from other companies? See what our exclusive research in 17 countries finds.

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How Kraft Increased Promotions of Women in Sales by 39%

employee-resource group report

Employee-resource groups are increasingly critical to companies’ bottom lines. Dell, JCPenney, Kraft Foods and Toyota offer 12 innovative, case-study examples of how to leverage employee-resource groups to increase profits and customer loyalty and enhance talent pipelines.

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How Do You Include Hourly Workers in Employee-Resource Groups?

employee-resource group report

DiversityInc's cutting edge-research on employee-resource groups provides data and best practices on inclusion of hourly/unionized workers and answers questions about counting members, leadership selection, charters and structures, and the role of executive sponsors.

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Networking & Sharing on ERGs, Diversity Councils, CEO Commitment, Talent Development, Mentoring

DiversityInc Networking Lunch

Chief diversity officers from American Express, KPMG, Ernst & Young and IBM lead real-world discussions of the best practices and greatest concerns on critical diversity-management areas.

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Muslims & Stereotypes: Do They Really Hate Us?

Ambassador Akbar Ahmed and Dr. Kenneth Pollack

Why is Islamophobia so prevalent in the United States? Islamic experts answer probing questions from DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti and explain how much misguided information reaches the general public.

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What Background Is Best for Chief Diversity Officers?

Chief Diversity Officer panel

Are line executives or HR professionals more successful at leading diversity-management efforts and generating buy-in from senior management? What about other backgrounds—legal, foundation, etc.? Five chief diversity officers from very different backgrounds from DiversityInc Top 50 companies told their stories during our Nov. 10 event.

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How Many Companies Have a Chief Diversity Officer?

DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti

Q: Have things changed from five years ago? How many companies have an executive specifically running diversity management?

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Best Practices to Overcome Global Diversity Challenges

Global Diversity

How do you define, much less implement, diversity management globally? Here are the first findings from our extensive research in Europe, Asia and BRIC countries and best practices from leading companies.

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Our 8 Top Companies for Diversity Excellence

From left to right: John Veihmeyer, Susan Story, John Strangfeld, Carolynn Johnson, Michael Ward, Luke Visconti, Edward Hurley-Wales, Barbara Frankel, Chuck Columbus, Rod Adkins

DiversityInc gave out special achievement awards to eight companies that are best at ERGs, global diversity, executive development, talent pipeline, community philanthropy, work/life and diversity-management progress.

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CEO Commitment

  • Networking & Sharing on ERGs, Diversity Councils, CEO Commitment, Talent Development, Mentoring

    Chief diversity officers from American Express, KPMG, Ernst & Young and IBM lead real-world discussions of the best practices and greatest concerns on critical diversity-management areas....Read More

  • CEO Commitment: Why Visibility & Accountability Matter

    Billie Williamson, recently retired Americas Inclusiveness Officer, Ernst & Young, leads a discussion on how senior executives should be held responsible for results, and why their visibility helps middle managers buy in to diversity goals....Read More

  • What Background Is Best for Chief Diversity Officers?

    Are line executives or HR professionals more successful at leading diversity-management efforts and generating buy-in from senior management? What about other backgrounds—legal, foundation, etc.? Five chief diversity officers from very different backgrounds from DiversityInc Top 50 companies told their stories during our Nov. 10 event....Read More

  • Best Practices to Overcome Global Diversity Challenges

    How do you define, much less implement, diversity management globally? Here are the first findings from our extensive research in Europe, Asia and BRIC countries and best practices from leading companies....Read More

  • Our 8 Top Companies for Diversity Excellence

    DiversityInc gave out special achievement awards to eight companies that are best at ERGs, global diversity, executive development, talent pipeline, community philanthropy, work/life and diversity-management progress....Read More

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Workforce Diversity

  • Diversity Metrics Webinar

    What are the most valuable diversity metrics, and how does accountability factor in? Lou Miramontes, partner, KPMG, Jim Norman, vice president, diversity, Kraft Foods, and Nellie Borrero, managing director, global inclusion and diversity, Accenture, discuss these issues in our Diversity Metrics/Accountability Webinar....Read More

  • Work/Life Webinar

    Moderator: Barbara Frankel
    Barbara Adachi, national managing principal, women’s initiatives, Deloitte
    Shaun Hawkins, chief diversity officer, Eli Lilly and Co.
    Charlotte Hawthorne, consultant, work life and diversity, Eli Lilly and Co....Read More

  • The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Blacks

    Why are these 10 companies the best at recruiting, retaining and developing Black talent?...Read More

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Recruitment

  • Best Practices to Overcome Global Diversity Challenges

    How do you define, much less implement, diversity management globally? Here are the first findings from our extensive research in Europe, Asia and BRIC countries and best practices from leading companies....Read More

  • Our 8 Top Companies for Diversity Excellence

    DiversityInc gave out special achievement awards to eight companies that are best at ERGs, global diversity, executive development, talent pipeline, community philanthropy, work/life and diversity-management progress....Read More

  • Increasing Diversity in Talent Development

    Find out how AT&T, Merck, Ernst & Young, Wells Fargo and Northrop Grumman find, retain and promote talent....Read More

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Retention, Work/Life

  • Our 8 Top Companies for Diversity Excellence

    DiversityInc gave out special achievement awards to eight companies that are best at ERGs, global diversity, executive development, talent pipeline, community philanthropy, work/life and diversity-management progress....Read More

  • Mentoring Roundtable: How Mentoring Improves Retention, Engagement & Promotions

    What’s the most effective method to improve the pipeline of talent to management—especially senior management? Formal mentoring with a cross-cultural component, according to diversity leaders from WellPoint, Sodexo, IBM and Deloitte. ...Read More

  • Increasing Diversity in Talent Development

    Find out how AT&T, Merck, Ernst & Young, Wells Fargo and Northrop Grumman find, retain and promote talent....Read More

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Talent Development/Mentoring

  • Networking & Sharing on ERGs, Diversity Councils, CEO Commitment, Talent Development, Mentoring

    Chief diversity officers from American Express, KPMG, Ernst & Young and IBM lead real-world discussions of the best practices and greatest concerns on critical diversity-management areas....Read More

  • Talent Development & Mentoring: How to Find & Develop Hidden Gems

    Ron Glover, vice president, diversity and workforce policy, human resources, IBM, speaks at DiversityInc's Networking Lunch about talent management strategies and best practices to develop a diverse and qualified workforce....Read More

  • Talent Development Webinar

    How can ERGs help build your talent pipeline, especially when it comes to developing senior managers? Diversity leaders Steve Bucherati, The Coca-Cola Company, and Susan Hamilton, CSX Corporation, discuss their best practices for talent development in our webinar....Read More

See all Talent Development/Mentoring

Employee-Resource Groups

  • How Kraft Increased Promotions of Women in Sales by 39%

    Employee-resource groups are increasingly critical to companies’ bottom lines. Dell, JCPenney, Kraft Foods and Toyota offer 12 innovative, case-study examples of how to leverage employee-resource groups to increase profits and customer loyalty and enhance talent pipelines....Read More

  • How Do You Include Hourly Workers in Employee-Resource Groups?

    DiversityInc's cutting edge-research on employee-resource groups provides data and best practices on inclusion of hourly/unionized workers and answers questions about counting members, leadership selection, charters and structures, and the role of executive sponsors....Read More

  • Employee-Resource Groups Registration

    February 28, 2012: Employee-Resource Groups What are the most effective ways to use employee-resource groups to diversify your talent pipeline? How can they be used for innovative marketplace solutions? How do you best handle the issue of including hourly/union workers and having the groups be consistent across the organization?...Read More

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Diversity Councils

  • Networking & Sharing on ERGs, Diversity Councils, CEO Commitment, Talent Development, Mentoring

    Chief diversity officers from American Express, KPMG, Ernst & Young and IBM lead real-world discussions of the best practices and greatest concerns on critical diversity-management areas....Read More

  • Why Diversity Councils Move the Needle for Business Results

    DiversityInc’s Diversity Councils networking lunch was facilitated by Kathy Hopinkah Hannan, national managing partner, diversity and corporate responsibility, KPMG. During the lunch, participants were able to discuss how their diversity councils operate and what strategies are most effective to generate sustainable results. ...Read More

  • Best Practices to Overcome Global Diversity Challenges

    How do you define, much less implement, diversity management globally? Here are the first findings from our extensive research in Europe, Asia and BRIC countries and best practices from leading companies....Read More

See all Diversity Councils

Supplier Diversity

  • WOMEN’S BUSINESS ENTERPRISE NATIONAL COUNCIL (WBENC) APPROVED AS 3RD PARTY CERTIFIER OF SBA’S WOMEN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB) FEDERAL CONTRACTING PROGRAM

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  • Supplier Diversity in the Health-Insurance Industry

    Q: What is the percentage of procurement spend with diverse suppliers of the country’s major health-insurance companies? How do health-insurance companies compare to other industries in supplier diversity?...Read More

  • The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Supplier Diversity

    Why is supplier diversity so important to diversity management and business growth? What best practices are the leading companies using to increase their utilization of and the viability of these vendors?...Read More

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