by James O. Rodgers | Jul 31, 2019 | Deliberate Diversity
Intent is the key to results. In business, intent means knowing your business model. It means knowing what the key ingredients of your business are and knowing exactly how you make money. Intentional managers look beyond the short-term quarterly goals. Instead, they...
by James O. Rodgers | Jul 31, 2019 | Deliberate Diversity
Recruitment is an integral part of Diversity Management, but it’s easy to mess up the recruiting process. Companies often use recruiting to meet artificial needs: “We need more people of color, so we’ll recruit a person of color.” Instead, recruitment needs to be...
by James O. Rodgers | Jul 31, 2019 | Deliberate Diversity
The first four R’s – recruitment, retention, representation, and reputation – are the traditional aspects of diversity management. Just about every organization is working on these, either singularly or collectively. On their own, none of these R’s get you the outcome...
by James O. Rodgers | Jul 31, 2019 | Deliberate Diversity
At this point, The Difference is seven years old, but it is still as relevant as ever. That’s because Scott Page’s message is timeless: the importance of a rational, logical, value-driven approach to diversity (and diversity management). According to Page, diversity...
by James O. Rodgers | Jul 31, 2019 | Management Skills for Leaders
Leadership is a simple activity – but “simple” does not mean “easy.” As Chip Heath, professor of organizational behavior at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, says, “effective leaders are masters of simplicity.” What he means is that leaders are good at...
