by Ray Hayes In the past, the officer ranks of the Marines Corps has traditionally been dominated by one group, white males. With recent efforts to increase opportunities for diverse talent, things may be changing. According to Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller, “…accessions of female and minority officers into the service reached 33 percent in … Read more
by Ray Hayes Tonight I provided feedback as to why Metro Transit seems to be uncommitted to diversity since they recently lowered their diversity target for 2017. Please tune in and check out my recent article at http://www.suppliertynews.com
by Ray Hayes Wells Fargo has received a lot of bad press over the past few months due to a class-action lawsuit over two million fake accounts and $110 million in lost income. But despite this error, there are some good points to the company. When it comes to diversity in the workforce, for example, the … Read more
Harvard Business School is one of the premier institutions focusing on the development of future business leaders. Despite its pedigree, the school does not have as much of a balanced curriculum as a person like myself would hope. According to former Harvard Business School graduate Steven Rogers, less “than 1 percent of the 10,000 case studies … Read more
by Ray Hayes The Metro Transit System has been unsuccessful in meeting their internal goals for diversity among its private contractors. In an effort to change their diversity numbers, guess which of the following choices Metro decided to do? Developed a new strategy to attract diverse contractors, Implement a program designed to fix the problem … Read more
by Ray Hayes Have you ever seen Google’s headquarters in California? The office is basically a small town that houses some of the greatest minds in technology. In an effort to expand the company’s influence, Google is now looking to impact diversity. To do that, the tech giant is connecting with the city of Oakland … Read more
In 1790, more than 90% of the American population lived in rural locations. Today that number has drastically fallen sitting at a dwindling 15%. Despite the steep decline in the rural population, the number of Americans living in these areas totals around 46 million lives. In addition, the population is still increasing with the area … Read more
by Ray Hayes A Marvel executive recently stated that diversity is one of the reasons Marvel’s sales are decreasing. I give my thoughts and opinions about the topic and would love to hear your thoughts as well. In addition to the mini podcast, we will discuss the topic of diversity in Marvel on this week’s … Read more
It is becoming more and more apparent that the world we live in is full of leaders figuring out ways to shift accountability. With this in mind, it comes as no surprise that Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat released a statement that the company believes “diversity is about more than numbers”. Step 1 … Read more
Sallie Krawcheck is one of the most accomplished women in the financial sector. Krawcheck was a former Citibank employee who was let go after she suggested the company pay back their customers for the money they lost (crazy idea). After that she headed Merrill Lynch for Bank of America, until a regime change ended that … Read more