Diversity / Inclusion Case Studies

Increasing the Number of Women and People of Color

Industry: Retail

With rapid growth and a preoccupation with numbers, a large manufacturing company had created a culture that didn't develop future leaders fast enough and where representation by women and people of color was low.

After settling a sexual discrimination class action suit, a shareholders group demanded the company “adhere to a higher level of accountability” on the issue of work force diversity, “in an effort to help minimize the potential of future liabilities.”

Critical Issues

• Lack of women and people of color in management
• History of discrimination

Solution/Results

Partnering with Novations, introduced inclusion concepts that provided an effective way for managers to:

• Evaluate the treatment of their direct reports
• Develop action plans that address how to increase the number of employees they can rely on for key assignments

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