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See also • Conferences • Clients IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - SIMMONS ASSOCIATES JOINS FORCES WITH GLOBAL LEAD - read more Articles - In The News Think Globally Many companies are missing out by not considering local issues when rolling out their diversity programs. In this article, Peggy Hazard clarifies what workforce diversity means and explains why the phrase, “Think globally, act locally,” has never been more pertinent. Read More Q&A: Overcoming Barriers to
Diversity Tackling Performance Management Barriers Written by Peggy Hazard, Managing Director, Simmons Associates, Inc. Ineffective performance management, warns Peggy Hazard, can result in an informal system that hinders excellence and leads to discrimination. Read More Ten Red Flags in a Diversity Initiative Written by Terry Simmons and Peggy Hazard The purpose of this series is to identify the Ten Red Flags that undermine diversity initiatives and how to avoid or overcome them. Surprisingly, these red flags fly even in many "best in class for diversity" companies. But typically they aren't recognized until the diversity initiative stalls. At that point, Senior HR and Diversity practitioners call us to discuss how to "reinvigorate" their diversity initiatives, to "gain traction." Read More Hold The Applause Gaining Middle Management Buy-In To The Success Of Your Diversity Initiative Written by Barry Callender, Managing Director, Simmons Associates, Inc. By now you’ve probably read many publications’ lists of this year’s“ Best Places To Work” or “Best/Top Companies.” These companies win accolades and free publicity, a nice advantage in today’s competitive market for top talent. But you might be surprised to learn that many of these same companies receive low employee-opinion survey scores and frequent complaints, and that many are even subjected to legal action. Read More Integrating diversity in corporate strategies Top companies remain
competitive by integrating diversity into their corporate strategies. Significant Diversity Results at McNeil Occur with 9-Step Strategic Process By Candice Choi, Diversityinc.com ©DiversityInc.com - Reproduction of any kind, including cutting and pasting is strictly prohibited McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a Johnson & Johnson company, was able to sharply boost its representation of diverse employees and begin to tap multicultural markets by using a strategy developed by SimmonsAssociatesInc., a leading human-resources, diversity and organizational consulting firm based inNew Hope,Pa. " We had ‘done diversity’ before, with no real progress," said Bill McComb, president of McNeil Consumer Healthcare. "The Simmons strategic system and process made all the difference in our ability to achieve real results." Read More Ready. Fire. Aim? Three Signs Your Diversity Program Will Fail by Linda Bean ©DiversityInc.com - Reproduction of any kind, including cutting and pasting is strictly prohibited Somewhere in corporate America, an eager mid-level manager is basking in the praise of a chief executive who just signed off on a new diversity initiative researched and written outside the executive suite. That's good news - empowering news - for the mid-level manager, right? Read More Diversity's Wake-Up Call: It's Time to Think Like a Line Executive ©DiversityInc.com - Reproduction of any kind, including cutting and pasting is strictly prohibited Two years ago - well before the wheels fell off the longest economic expansion in U.S. history - diversity directors with fat budgets might have been able to launch new programs without much thought to either the bottom line or a company's line executives. Read More |
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