With companies tightening their purse strings in the wake of the recession and the global market becoming increasingly competitive, the roles and responsibilities of the Chief Diversity Officer are changing. This issue is addressed in Diversity Best Practices' latest Diversity & Inclusion Insights paper: The Diversity Officer Role: Its Relevance During the Recession, Recovery and the Obama Era, written by Philip Berry, president of New York City-based management consulting firm Philip Berry Associates LLC.
As diversity and inclusion has become more than just a human resources or legal concern, the status of the diversity practitioner has risen to the C-Suite level in many companies. While Chief Diversity Officers still manage issues such as recruitment, retention and compliance, smart companies are also engaging the CDO in corporate branding, succession planning, consumer marketing and mergers and acquisitions.
Through the prism of the Recession, Recovery and the Obama era, this Diversity & Inclusion Insights paper provides an examination of the role and function of the Chief Diversity Officer, the context of its key interfaces and a review of critical trends facing the diversity officer as opportunities for future growth. Click here for more information.
