A supportive operating environment enables employees to be team
players and individual contributors. This environment produces
professional pride and job satisfaction, resulting in employee
retention.
Diversity begins with inclusion in the Affinity Groups (BIG "D").
However, the greatest impact of diversity occurs operationally
through individuals (small "d") brought together in
workgroups.
Diversity Programs can deliver the performance results that are
desired by the investors, but Diversity Councils should focus
on the impact of diversity through the eyes of the shareholders.
For teams to work effectively, they must communicate effectively.
Vincent M. Cramer is the author of Cramer's
Cube. He is also the founder of Winchester
Consulting Group, an Organizational Development
and Training Company specializing in the principles of Cramer's
Cube and its application to Diversity Asset Management™.