Managing Differently: Getting 100% from 100% of Your People 100% of the Time

We got off track early with diversity by focusing on sensitivity to differences and by limiting those differences to race and gender. As a result, diversity and diversity management have been marginalized and the strategic value has become invisible. Meanwhile, management techniques have focused too much on identifying specific styles. There have been a series of fads targeted toward leaders and focused on addressing operational issues. In both cases, we have attempted to apply simple tools to an increasingly complex environment. We have not taken advantage of available talent because the link between people management, diversity of perspective, and performance was never made . . . until now.

Jim Rodgers, CMC, a confidential advisor to successful leaders in dozens of market leading companies, comes out of the shadows to reveal the secret to their success. Managing Differently™ implies that effective people management is the essential key to increasing performance for any organization. People are by nature diverse (different and similar) – and this increases the level of complexity in the workplace. However, getting 100% from 100% of people, 100% of the time is not only achievable – it is fundamental to world class performance.

Jim uses simple language and vivid examples to help leaders and managers move from knowing to doing those things which produce high levels of performance from their people.

Jim Rodgers, CMC is in the performance business. He has been a confidential change agent for dozens of leaders at some of America’s "Best" companies. Jim has developed a unique approach to managing the complexity in the workplace. He has published over 20 articles, delivered over 50 speeches, and has become the leading advocate for using the principles of diversity management and inclusion as a strategy to manage complexity, achieve specific objectives, and to improve overall performance. His clients have come to appreciate his uncommon wisdom, his mastery at facilitating courageous conversations, and his natural ability to coach and advise senior leaders.

Jim is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC), which represents the highest standards in consulting and adherence to the ethical canons of the profession. Less than 1% of all management consultants have achieved this level of performance.