Summit within a Summit
DIVERSITY IN ACTION: Practical Application for Line Leaders and Business Unit Heads
Over 30% of the participants at The Summit on Leading Diversity are leaders and managers outside the offices of Diversity and HR. That’s why we offer a special Summit within a Summit exclusively for non-diversity professionals like you. This event provides practical tools, strategies and solutions for applying diversity management techniques to every-day business challenges and opportunities:
- Understand diversity basics
- Embrace your role as diversity change agents
- Recruit, retain, and lead diverse talent
- Leverage diverse relationships to improve business results
- Increase employee engagement
- Recognize and capitalize on diversity-related opportunities
“I was challenged like never before.”
-Denton Mitchell, Engineering Specialist, General Dynamics Land Systems
“Informative; built my confidence in D&I and how I can make an impact.”
-Terri Thornton Manager of Construction Marketing, John Deere
Case Study on Building a Cross-Functional Diversity Team
John Deere sent more than 70 employees to the 2007 and 2008 Summit on Leading Diversity, including leaders and managers from all functions and business units across the organization. Linkage interviewed Deb Taylor, Director of Global Diversity and Inclusion for John Deere, to see how she gained buy-in and support to build this team.
Read the John Deere case study.