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...double-digit profit margins. It's proving just as difficult to achieve. Companies try all sorts of things to attract and promote minorities and women. They hire organizational psychologists. They staff booths at diversity fairs. They host dim-sum brunches and salsa nights. The most popular--and expensive--approach is diversity training, or workshops to teach executives to embrace the benefits of a diverse staff. Too bad it doesn't work...
...practice, companies find that a multipronged approach leads to results. General Electric initiated an aggressive diversity strategy under former CEO Jack Welch that included employee networks, regular planning forums, formal mentoring, and recruiting at colleges popular with minorities. Perhaps most significantly, GE appointed a chief diversity officer, Deborah Elam. In 2000, women, minorities and non--U.S. citizens made up 22% of GE's officers and 29% of senior executives. By 2005, their ranks swelled to 34% among officers and 40% of senior execs. "Training just to train is not enough," says Elam. "You've got to have accountability...
...Bivens' approach has not been bogey-free. Since her arrival, seven members of her senior staff have resigned or been fired, including three top executives who walked the same day. Her relationship with the press has been rocky at best. To protect the LPGA's content, Bivens distributed press credentials that tried to limit the use of photos by media organizations. Some refused to sign up. One result: the 2006 Fields Open in Hawaii was virtually blacked out by the media. The differences have since been worked out, but Bivens hasn't really budged. She says she's standing firm...
...were conducted very differently, in a way that may have induced bias,” Michels said. Michels, unlike other researchers, chose to conduct her study on 105,000 women in perfect health instead of on women already diagnosed with breast cancer. This is thought to be a better approach because women who are diagnosed with cancer might be more likely to report that they have had an abortion than healthy women, in an attempt to find a source for their illness. The women, between ages 29 and 46, were tracked for a total of 10 years. About 15 percent...
...squads have been in contact to get information. Farbotko believes they would be telling him to bulk up more. A good pro day is important, but long-term size and agility will be more important.As for where Farbotko stands on this weekend, he will take a more relaxed approach, watching with high school friends as months of work come to a head.“I think I’m more anxious than nervous, just because all of us have been training since early December and it’s all coming...