“Diversity represents a company’s fundamental attitude that it not only respects and values the individuality of its employees but also understands how to tap the potentially significant contributions inherent in diversity” (Human Resource, 2011). Great leaders instill messages of commitment to diversity and inclusion outside of oratory. Several top leaders (CEOs) have made diversity precedent in their strategies to cultivate a culture of diversity and inclusion in their organizations’ practices. Over the years, it has become clear that the presence of cultural differences in leaders has been the underpinning of the most successful organizations. When comparing the reasons why most executives want to increase diversity in their organizations,
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A. prime example is Andrea Jung, President and CEO of Grameen America. Jung, for years, had been the face of Avon Products. She described her career by saying, “I was often the only woman or Asian sitting around a table of senior executives. I experienced plenty of meetings outside my organization with large groups of executives where people assumed that I couldn’t be the boss, even though I was” (Great, 2013). While several women have risen through the ranks to become leaders of Fortune 500 companies, there are still institutional barriers placed in their paths in the C-suite. This cultural difference has affected the work life of Jung because it places a disparity for women in leadership in CEO and other senior leadership roles because they are viewed as not being strong enough to hold these types of positions and they are targeted for having children while trying to hold positions of …show more content…
He also offered full health care coverage and stock options to full-time and part-time employees. Schultz is quoted saying that “Service is a lost art in America. It’s not viewed as a professional job to work behind a counter. We don’t believe that. We want to provide our people with dignity and self-esteem, so we offer tangible benefits (Howard Schultz, 2008).” The result of this type of leadership has led to unprecedented growth for Starbucks, a dedicated workforce, a more than minimal turnover rate, and high levels of customer service and customer
A. prime example is Andrea Jung, President and CEO of Grameen America. Jung, for years, had been the face of Avon Products. She described her career by saying, “I was often the only woman or Asian sitting around a table of senior executives. I experienced plenty of meetings outside my organization with large groups of executives where people assumed that I couldn’t be the boss, even though I was” (Great, 2013). While several women have risen through the ranks to become leaders of Fortune 500 companies, there are still institutional barriers placed in their paths in the C-suite. This cultural difference has affected the work life of Jung because it places a disparity for women in leadership in CEO and other senior leadership roles because they are viewed as not being strong enough to hold these types of positions and they are targeted for having children while trying to hold positions of …show more content…
He also offered full health care coverage and stock options to full-time and part-time employees. Schultz is quoted saying that “Service is a lost art in America. It’s not viewed as a professional job to work behind a counter. We don’t believe that. We want to provide our people with dignity and self-esteem, so we offer tangible benefits (Howard Schultz, 2008).” The result of this type of leadership has led to unprecedented growth for Starbucks, a dedicated workforce, a more than minimal turnover rate, and high levels of customer service and customer