Recently I participated in a conversation with colleagues about the feeling we have that a “paradigm shift”  is happening in organizations. There is a movement from “managing diversity” towards creating inclusive work cultures. Another way of describing it is making the shift from “counting the mix” to “engaging the mix” in working together.  Of course the bottom line in all this is…well…the bottom line.

Leaders in organizations are now realizing that developing and retaining a diverse group of high performing employees is a business imperative. We work with people from around the globe, whether locally or virtually. What exactly is an inclusive culture? How do we know when we have it or not? What does it look like? Feel like? Sound like? More »