Insight Papers
Diversity Best Practices’ Insight Papers (formerly CDO Insights) are an acclaimed portfolio of forward-thinking research papers providing objective data and analysis of key diversity and inclusion topics impacting today’s workforce. These members-only reports help companies achieve the diversity, cultural competence and insight they need to succeed in the increasing global marketplace.
As the world continues to face pressing diversity and inclusion concerns, Diversity Best Practices, Working Mother Media, and the National Association for Female Executives work to help businesses navigate these ever-changing, always significant challenges.
In November, 2011, Diversity Best Practices and Working Mother Media made a return trip to China after a successful 2010 visit,...
By Andrés T. Tapia, President, Diversity Best Practices and Betty Spence, Ph.D., President, National Association for Female Executives
Amid the debris of the current global economic cataclysm, men are facing their shattered dreams—and those of others who entrusted their savings to them. From the sidelines, powerful women, capable of not only cleaning up the mess but also...
By Andrés T. Tapia, President, Diversity Best Practices & Jonathan Kaufman, Founder, DisabilityWorks, inc.
The Largest Minority Group
“I have not failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work.” - Thomas Edison, inventor with a learning disability and partial deafness
Before exploring how to shift the way we think about disability we must begin with a couple of basic...
There she was. Mi’ja. My daughter, tiara perched on her jet-black hair, looking radiant and happy, surrounded by her friends and family. It was her quinceañera—her fifteenth birthday—a rite of passage in the Latino culture where a girl becomes a young woman. Mom and Papi, proud … and torn.
It was 2006. Our daughter was coming of age and this joyous celebration with 200 people, a live salsa band,...
The Multiple Identities of Individuals, Organizations, and Nations – and Why This Challenges Key Fundamentals of Current Models of Diversity Work
By Andrés Tapia, President, Diversity Best Practices, and Mary-Frances Winters, President and CEO, The Winters Group
Introduction
Female. Male. Disabled. Able-bodied. Gay. Black. Latin. Chinese. Brazilian. Gen Y. Immigrant....
Introduction
Global diversity is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Practitioners must do more than simply replicate their U.S.-based diversity strategies in their company offices abroad. To develop and execute a truly successful global diversity initiative, one must take into account the differences—as well as the similarities—that exist between the cultures of the company...
In the early days of flexible work, companies considered it a “nice-to-have” benefit and accommodation for individual employees. It wasn’t viewed as something that could help the organization meet business goals. As flexible work has evolved over the last several decades, companies have discovered that flexible work is a win/win that can meet employee needs while lowering costs, increasing...
Excerpts from the Best Practice Session in Chicago, Ill., hosted by Leo Burnett USA
Introduction
Conventional wisdom in the world of diversity and inclusion tells us that in order for initiatives to succeed commitment must come from the top. It is imperative that a company’s senior management team leads and endorses the organization’s efforts. However, for a company to...
