Based on article written by Kathy Gurchiek, Putting Diversity into Practice Stymies Many Firms, HR News 8/27/07 6:45 AM
According to a recent article by Kathy Gurchiek in Society of Human Resource Management's HR News putting diversity into practice has been a challenge for many firms. For many of you young professionals looking to access and advance in today's top corporations this may be of interest to you.
According to the article organizations are increasingly committed to diversity in their workforce, but one-fourth of more than 2,000 senior HR and training executives polled are unsure how to apply it and leverage its benefits; a conclusion based on findings by the Boston-based Novations Group, a global consulting organization that commissioned the Internet survey of 2,046 workers conducted in February 2007.
Other findings:
• 48 percent of senior management accepts the business case for diversity and does what is necessary to leverage inclusion with the organization.
• 14 percent of senior management gives lip service to diversity but lets HR pursue its inclusion efforts.
• 9 percent of senior management is not convinced of the business case for diversity but supports inclusion efforts.
• 5 percent of senior management does not accept the business case for diversity and gives little or no support to inclusion efforts.
Let us know what you think
Kim R. Wells
1 comment:
I am a Supplier Diversity consultant and I help corporations enhance their minority and small business development programs. I experience firsthand the impact of the information that is contained in this article. From my experiencie, companies that have visibly demonstrated executive support are much further ahead in implementing their diversity initiatives than those who do not. What I have also seen is that employees who support diversity initiatives often don't have access to the tools or an understanding of how to do so. It is incumbent upon HR professionals and Supplier Diversity managers to provide processes, tools and systems that easily allow executives and employees to participate in diversity initiatives. Diversity best practices must be integrated into the mainstream business operations for them to have maximum impact. The less that they are integrated, the less executives and employees will want to participate.
Thanks,
Paul Wilson, Jr.
You can read articles on my blog related to this topic at www.biznovations.net
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