Ep. 610: Diversity Wins: How Inclusion Matters
Guest: Dr. Linda Schubring
“Diversity Wins: How Inclusion Matters” is the third report by McKinsey & Company on the topic of gender and ethnic diversity in the workplace. The business case for diversity shows those companies that embrace diversity are more robust and produce stronger financial returns than their competitors. The McKinsey study encompassed more than 1,000 large companies in 15 different countries.
Dr Linda Schubring, author of “Unfolded” and President of Leadership Vision Consulting, says, “Intercultural relationships expand leadership perspectives and judgement.” Judgement, Schubring says, that “leads to new adaptations of a company’s products and services. In the process opening new markets, building brand loyalty and ensuring regulatory compliance.”
On the surface, embracing diversity within a company sounds logical and practical. “Implementing a company environment that embraces cultural diversity is much harder.” says Schubring. “It’s important to note, step one is learning to communicate in terms that resonate with everyone, which is work and challenging.”
We invited Dr. Linda Schubring to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the how-to and benefits of embracing diversity within organizations.
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