Topic: Leveraging Diversity

Details: Organizations often discuss the benefits of diversity; however, in many instances, these organizations simply hire a more diverse workforce and then expect the benefits to follow. Based on this week’s readings and your own professional experience, what is the difference between hiring for diversity and leveraging diversity?

Required Readings

Week 2 Lecture: Leveraging Diversity

Bock, Chapter 4: Searching for the Best

Jurevicius, McKinsey 7s Model

Brooks, 10 Companies with Core Values that Actually Reflect their Culture

Mankins, “How Leading Companies Build the Workforces They Need to Stay Ahead”

Reynolds & Lewis, “Teams Solve Problems Faster When They’re More Cognitively Diverse”