Leveraging Diversity at Work: How to Hire, Retain and Inspire a Diverse Workforce for Peak Performance and Profit

By Kim Olver
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Published: Oct. 10, 2011
Words: 58,128 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9780977438884

Short description

Leveraging Diversity at Work goes beyond calling for diversity to give business leaders the knowledge and tools they need to profit from our differences. Minority workers will also find real-world inspiration for contributing to their company’s vision, mission and success.

Extended description

A diverse workforce is one of your greatest assets, yet precious few companies have learned to leverage its power. Beyond recruitment and hiring, many businesses fall short when it comes to retention and motivation of the diverse workforce they worked so hard to employ. For minority employees, the missing piece is often a strong sense of self and an appreciation for who they are and what they offer.

Leveraging Diversity at Work goes beyond calling for diversity to give business leaders the knowledge and tools they need to profit from our differences. Minority workers will also find real-world inspiration for contributing to their company’s vision, mission and success.

You’ll learn how to: (Read more) A diverse workforce is one of your greatest assets, yet precious few companies have learned to leverage its power. Beyond recruitment and hiring, many businesses fall short when it comes to retention and motivation of the diverse workforce they worked so hard to employ. For minority employees, the missing piece is often a strong sense of self and an appreciation for who they are and what they offer.

Leveraging Diversity at Work goes beyond calling for diversity to give business leaders the knowledge and tools they need to profit from our differences. Minority workers will also find real-world inspiration for contributing to their company’s vision, mission and success.

You’ll learn how to:
• Move beyond “valuing” diversity to leveraging its power
• Get buy-in from everyone before imposing diversity initiatives
• Reduce turnover by keeping people motivated to perform
• Eliminate stagnation at entry-level positions
• Convert “equal opportunity” to an advantage at upper levels of management
• Ensure follow-through on training and program implementation
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diversity, employee satisfaction, diversity in the workplace, leveraging diversity, diversity and business, business diversity

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