Turning diversity into a competitive advantage: the CEO of a Latino finance and accounting group talks about why diversity is important and what it takes to achieve it and leverage it for success.

Financial Executive › Vol. 23 Nbr. 3, April 2007

Author: Espinoza, Manuel

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Turning diversity into a competitive advantage: the CEO of a Latino finance and accounting group talks about why diversity is important and what it takes to achieve it and leverage it for success.

Because everyone has a different background, there will be some that emphatically embrace diversity, others that are lukewarm about it and still others that think that diversity is a nuisance. The real question is: what does the leadership of the organization think about diversity?

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You can have great diversity mission statements, but if the leadership doesn't understand the importance of diversity--in effect, committing to hiring women, people of color and other minoritie...

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