Pamela's
comments on self-serving diversity research
Pamela's
comments are
included in an article entitled Fatigued by Diversity Initiatives,
in HR Executive Online, March 26, 2008. www.hreonline.com/HRE/storylink.jsp?storyId=83036993
As guest speaker at the Greater
Valley Forge Human Resources Association in March 20, 2007 Pamela
spoke on Leading Effective Virtual Teams.
During a lively interactive session Pamela presented the results
of a global research study she co-authored that examined success
factors for effective geographically-dispersed teams. Best practices
and recommendations were offered and participants had the opportunity
to apply the recommendations to their own situations.
Keynote presentation for the Visiting Nurse
Service of New York, "What Leaders Need to Know about Diversity,
Conflict and Work Environment", July 2006.
Pamela Tudor presented an interactive keynote
speech to 75 of the top leadership of the Visiting Nurse Service
of NY on July 26, 2006 entitled: Adding Value with Diversity:
What Leaders Need to Know About Diversity, Conflict and Work
Environment.
Tudor analyzed the latest research from
the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania on diversity,
conflict and work environment, presenting key practical information
leaders can use with their workgroups. Following the presentation
there was an interactive session where participants chose a
recommendation from the talk and discussed how they could apply
it in their work with their teams.
Pamela on faculty
of Summit on Leading Diversity
In April 2006, at the Summit on Leading Diversity,
Pamela led a team of 12 executives and directors linking diversity
to operational excellence. Over two days she facilitated a
discussion of best practices and learnings from the Summit.
In addition, she shared her own research-based recommendations
with the group.
The discussion began with a definition of what is meant by
linking diversity to operational excellence. It was characterized
as follows:
- Leveraging diversity of thought to benefit
the organization
- Ensuring alignment with business goals,
objectives and strategy
- Ensuring shared responsibility and accountability
on an individual, team leader/management and organization
level.
Research shows that the pivotal difference
between companies where diversity benefits are realized and
those where they are not seems to be the organization?s capacity
to create and leverage an environment that allows for diversity
to work.
As one example of how to give the linkage to operational excellence
?legs?, the group discussed the use of diversity councils as
internal consultants to their organizations. For more information,
please contact us at 215 523-6929 or pnt@tudorconsulting.net
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