As the founder of the National Diversity Council, I would like to welcome you to the first edition of the 2013 California Diversity Council Newsletter. We are very excited about the upcoming year and the events we have planned for our community.
One of the first conversations I had with one of my favorite clients in the new year began with her expressing a vague ennui with her current job, colleagues, and projects as 2013 began in earnest. Having known her now for over ten years, I probed deeper about her yearning, and as she started talking about her true heart's desire, her voice softened and even I was conjuring images of what she was being drawn to in her wildest dreams.
To maximize the impact of diverse talent, companies must learn how to retain it. Here are some steps to consider. A 2011 study, "Women Matter 2," by McKinsey and Co., found that companies with an above average proportion of women on their management committees delivered better performance than those with a below average proportion of women. The data also revealed that companies with more women on their boards outperformed rivals - with a 42 percent higher return on sales, 53 percent higher return on equity and a 66 percent higher return on invested capital.
Jan 10, 2013 Los Angeles Chapter Meeting
Feb 13, 2013 San Diego Chapter Meeting
Feb 14, 2013 Orange County Chapter Meeting
Feb 14, 2013 Los Angeles Chapter Meeting
Apr 17, 2013 4th Annual California Diversity & Leadership Conference
May 8, 2013 San Diego Chapter Meeting
Spinning off from a larger corporate entity over three years ago gave CareFusion the opportunity to differentiate and diversify, becoming the third largest publicly owned company in San Diego. Specializing in medical technology, CareFusion distributes products worldwide with revenues just over $3.5 billion last year.
Do you have a few ideas on how to improve cross-cultural communications and enhance cultural diversity and inclusion here at the office? Congratulations! You are just like everyone else in line with you at Starbuck's. Great ideas alone do not create a culturally diverse and inclusive community at work. I have several hundred ideas a month on what we might do. Soy latte please!
Did you get what you wanted for Christmas? We take so much stock in preparation for the holidays that we forget the anticlimactic aftermath. December 26th is the most uncelebrated day of the year. Post-holiday, where is the excitement?
The Chinese New Year is the most important social, cultural and economic holiday in China. The date of the holiday is determined by the lunar-solar Chinese calendar. This year, the New Year will be celebrated on February 10, 2013. Although the Gregorian calendar along with the Jesuit missionaries arrived in China in 1582, it wasn’t until 1912 that the general population began using it. However, Mao Zedong forbade the celebration of the traditional Chinese New year and celebrated the West’s New Year on January 1.
