Workplace Application: Take part in a thought-provoking session that evaluates the strategic choice facing diversity leaders: whether to target individual diversity issues as they surface, or to foster development of a universal capability that would empower organizations and individuals to generate solutions for any diversity issue.
This session is recommended for senior and executive D&I practitioners. Learn the strategic concepts and the differences of “giving a fish” (offering sequential attention to the diversity issue of the moment) and “empowering to fish” (fostering development of a universal capability that can be used with the issues of the moment, those of the past and those of the future). Explore the pros and cons of each strategic option, review an example of a universal model and examine the requirements for implementing a universal approach.
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R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr.
president and CEO
Roosevelt Thomas Consulting & Training
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For the past 25 years, R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr., has been at the forefront of developing and implementing innovative concepts and strategies for maximizing organizational and individual potential through diversity management. He currently serves as CEO of Roosevelt Thomas Consulting & Training, Inc., and as Founder/Trustee Emeritus of The American Institute for Managing Diversity (AIMD). Dr. Thomas is the author of seven published books; his most recent World Class Diversity Management: A Strategic Approach (2010). Dr. Thomas has been active for more than twenty-five years as a consultant to numerous Fortune 500 companies, corporations, professional firms, government entities, non-profit organizations, and academic institutions, and he has served as a frequent speaker at national conferences and industry seminars. He has also served as secretary of Morehouse College, dean of the Graduate School of Business Administration at Atlanta University, assistant professor at the Harvard Business School, and instructor at Morehouse College. Further, Dr. Thomas has been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the top ten consultants in the country, elected as a Fellow in the National Academy of Human Resources, and cited by Human Resource Executive as one of HR’s Most Influential People.