10   The Future of Diversity and Inclusion

What Began as a Moral Good Has Grown into a Business Necessity

HUMAN MOMENTS

“In a previous job, I led ‘Bring Your Children to Work’ Day. One year we had 50 or 60 kids in the big executive conference room, and the kids were black, white, girls, boys, Hispanic, Asian. I had never seen that table surrounded by this beautiful gift of diversity. And I’ll never forget the moment that I realized that these were the children of all the employees but none of the executives.

“I was the CHRO, and only one of two women on the senior team. I checked the statistics of our workforce and saw the clear pattern: People of all backgrounds rose in responsibility and status but once they hit director level, diversity ...

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