The Diversity Action Book a How-to Handbook for Everyone in Your Organization! - Softcover

Janet Crenshaw Smith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0970415206 ISBN 13: 9780970415202

Publisher: Ivy Planning Group, 2000

Synopsis

Here are 143 actions that individuals, teams and organizations can undertake to help drive diversity and inclusion. This collection of tips and tactics comes from diversity leaders and experts and provides a litany of choices of things to do to make your diversity initiative succeed. The Diversity Action Book will complement your education programs, jumpstart your diversity council, support an organization-wide communications effort, and recommit you to take action ... NOW!

About this title

About the Author

Janet Crenshaw Smith is cofounder and President of Ivy Planning Group (Ivy), a 17-year-old management consulting and training company that specializes in diversity, strategy and change management. Ivy is recognized as one of the Top 50 Diversity-owned companies by DiversityBusiness.com; Black Enterprise Magazine Emerging Company of the Year Finalist; and received the Working Woman magazine Entrepreneurial Excellence Award. Minority Business & Professionals Network, Inc. named Ms. Smith one of Fifty Influential Minorities in Business. Profiles in Diversity Journal featured Ms. Smith in its Women of Initiative issue naming her one of 47 Women Worth Watching. Ms. Smith is author of the popular 58 Little Things That Make a Big Impact: The MicroTrigger Book and The Diversity Action Book: 143 Things To Go Do. Smith is an engaging speaker and is frequently quoted in national publications on the topics of diversity, change management, and leadership. Ms. Smith works directly with corporate CEOs, executive teams, agency administrators, and senior officials to build strategies, facilitate challenging discussions, and achieve the organization s vision. Ivy s clients include MetLife, Nike, UBS Investment Bank, L Oreal, Deloitte Consulting, Herman Miller, Verizon, Lehman Brothers, Lockheed Martin, Allianz, Target, Progress Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. Department of Justice, and U.S. Department of the Treasury. A native of Chicago s south side, Janet received her Bachelor's degree from Harvard University, and started her professional career at IBM Corporation where she held a number of marketing and management positions including Manager of Executive Consulting Services. Ms. Smith serves as Vice Chair of the National Women s Business Center, Association of African American Harvard Alumni (AAAHA), strategic planning board of the Rainbow PUSH/Wall Street Project, TEC/Vistage, SHRM, American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), VisArts Metropolitan Center for the Arts, The Strategic Leadership Forum, the International Society for Strategic Management and Planning, Women Presidents Organization (WPO), National Association of Women Business Owners, and Potomac Valley Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ivy Planning Group
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0970415206
• ISBN 13: 9780970415202
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 146