Sessions

Concurrent Session
THE END OF DIVERSITY AS WE KNOW IT: WHY DIVERSITY EFFORTS FAIL AND HOW LEVERAGING DIFFERENCE CAN SUCCEED
Washington 4
Monday 10/24/2011 03:15 PM - 04:30 PM   Add to calendar
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Workplace Application: Learn behavioral techniques for building strong work relationships across differences. During this session the presenter demonstrates how old and new approaches to diversity manifest in leadership perspectives, strategic focus, scope of differences that matter, and long-term impact on business results.

The most critical challenge for leaders is to create value from the differences among employees—to find ways to leverage them for the purpose of generating the outcomes that are important to the organization. Discover an alternative, strategic approach to diversity, crafted specifically for emerging business leaders and the opportunities to practice the concrete skills that you need to foster engagement and productivity in a diverse business environment. Learn how to incorporate diversity into your organization’s strategic plan and use it to yield game-changing results.

Martin N. Davidson, Ph.D. Photo
Presenter:
Martin N. Davidson, Ph.D., chief diversity officer and associate professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior,
Darden School of Business Administration, University of Virginia