organizational leaders

Purpose

Your task is to locate and examine organizational leaders who embrace diversity and who manage diversity effectively.

Instructions

You will research one of the following organizational leaders and write a report of your findings:

 

• Sharon L. Allen, Deloitte and Touche
• Kenneth Chenault, American Express
• Johnetta B. Cole, The United Way
• Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., IBM
• Andrea Jung, Avon Products, Inc.
• Dick Parsons, Time Warner
• Antonio Perez, Eastman Kodak
• David M. Ratcliffe, Southern Company
• Steve Reinemund, PepsiCo
• Johnathan Rodgers, TV One
• Jeff Valdez, SiTV

Here are the topic areas and questions to include in your research. Feel free to include additional topics.

Background

• What is the professional background of this leader?
• here any personal information or experience that led to his or her passion for managing diversity?

Status of Diversity Within Organization

• What role did diversity play before the leader became part of the organization?

Philosophy

• What is the leader’s philosophy on diversity management?

Strategies

• What strategies did the leader implement to transform the way in which the organization managed diversity?

Goals

• What were the diversity-related goals implemented by the leader?
• What were his or her future goals related to diversity?

Current Status

• What is the current status of the organization in terms of diversity in particular and overall success in general?