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Refuting 'The Downside of Diversity' My Letter to the Wall Street Journal

on Sat, 2019-08-10 00:06

The Wall Street Journal published a shortened version of my letter to the editor August 9-10, 2019 refuting Kronman's 'The Downside of Diversity' here. In case you cannot access it, here is the unedited version:

Mr. Kronman’s “The Downside of Diversity” August 3-4, 2019 is cleverly constructed to convince, but also ignores America’s own history. Diversity is not the equivalent of identity politics, much as that would help him convince us.

How To Maintain a Predominantly White Workplace

on Wed, 2018-08-08 10:05

"Do this in all aspects of problem solving across teams, functions, and departments—unless the issue is related to diversity. If related to diversity..." Read Leniece Flowers Brissett candid assessment.

How pretense and denial work in the real world.

 

A Wealth of Opportunity Overlooked - but not for long!

on Fri, 2016-12-30 14:08

Congratulations to Gayle Jennings O'Byrne, whose financial acumen now laser focused on start ups by women of color was recently profiled in Forbes. These companies are growing fast and repesent 8 out of 10 start ups founded by women. Continued success to you, Maya Ventures, the Harriet Fund and Harriet Angels.

Diversity of Gender and Color = Better Financial Results

on Thu, 2015-01-22 10:58

From the Wall Street Journal January  21, 2015

A new study of 366 public companies in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Brazil, Mexico and Chile by McKinsey & Co., a major management consultancy, found a statistically significant relationship between companies with women and minorities in their upper ranks and better financial performance as measured by earnings before interest and tax, or EBIT.

The findings could further fuel employers’ efforts to increase the ranks of women and people of color for executive suites and boardrooms, and thereby reap benefits of the so-called diversity dividend.