Diversity Councils
ORC Diversity Blog: Taking Counsel About Diversity Councils
Submitted by samantha.chiafalo on Wed, 06/16/2010 - 11:33Diversity councils, task forces, and employee resource groups often share some of the same members and end up working on similar initiatives, resulting in overextended employees and/or duplicated efforts. It falls to the D&I leader to sort out what the responsibilities of each body should be and help them forge supportive bridges with one another so they can work together efficiently.
Taking Counsel About Diversity Councils
Submitted by Michal Fineman on Thu, 06/03/2010 - 14:01I always learn something when I teach a session of ORC's seminar, Foundations of Diversity Strategy & Practice, and yesterday was no exception. My colleague, Mary Martinez, and I spent a typically stimulating day discussing the most effective ways to build and implement diversity strategies that make real change in organizations. Although Foundations is a workshop for people new to diversity strategy and practice, it so happened that most of the folks in the room had already had conside
One World One Company: Global Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
Submitted by Michal Fineman on Fri, 08/07/2009 - 11:00Global business is an established fact of life for many companies, but most find themselves struggling nonetheless to manage people optimally on a global scale. Pushing corporate ways of doing business without cognisance of local customs is a sure route to poor productivity and sales. At the other extreme, companies that give up all central control in the interest of local autonomy may sacrifice the added value that can come from a global organisation.
Exploring Diversity Competency and Development
One of the most important elements of a successful diversity initiative is the least talked about: the capabilities of the diversity leader. In this session we explored ORC's competency model for diversity professionals and champions, and participants had the opportunity to assess their own strengths and brainstorm development ideas with colleagues.
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Affinity Group Mini-Survey - June 2004
ORC conducted a mini-survey of members of the Workforce Opportunity Network about Affinity Groups.
Sixteen member companies responded to this mini-survey. 69% of members reported having affinity groups. These members described their programs in detail; including explanations about types of groups, their groups' funding allocations, challenges with their groups, and guidelines for theirs groups.
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