How the C-Suite Can Improve Organizational Culture Through Greater Inclusion
This article is part of a series on improving organizational culture through greater inclusion. It focuses specifically on the responsibility that members of the C Suite have in advancing [...]
How Managers & Supervisors Can Improve Organizational Culture Through Greater Inclusion
This article is part of a series on improving organizational culture through greater inclusion. It focuses specifically on the responsibility that managers and supervisors have in advancing this goal. [...]
How Supplier Diversity Managers Can Improve Organizational Culture
This article is part of a series on improving organizational culture through greater inclusion. It focuses specifically on the responsibility that Supplier Diversity Managers have in advancing this goal. [...]
Is Your Supplier Diversity Manager Moving Your Company Forward?
Supplier diversity initiatives are more effective when those leading them are dedicated to the organization’s best interests. This is true, be it corporate or government initiatives. Efforts do not [...]
Why Your Small Business Development Initiative May Need an Upgrade
Many small business development initiatives, programs, projects, and activities are too fragmented to offer the potency necessary to make real change. They cannot impact consistent and sustainable results due [...]
How to Build Capacity Among Diverse Suppliers
It is important to evaluate suppliers to ensure they are a good fit for the organization. Those who are should have demonstrated industry experience, knowledge, and the capability to [...]
When Is It Time for Your Company to Hire a Consultant?
A consultant is someone external to the company who can provide valuable feedback. Hiring a consultant is an investment in time and resources--both human and financial--in the health [...]
Is Your Current Organizational Structure Holding the Company Back?
The word structure can have many different meanings within a company. Organizationally, structure can refer to a legal designation, such as a corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship. Operationally, structure [...]
The Courage to Lead: How Leaders Can Successfully Implement an Organizational Vision
Effective leaders who expect to project a future vision they and others will follow, must first address the fears that could hinder them. Leaders establish and communicate an [...]
How Interpersonal Dynamics Affect the Customer Experience
A customer’s experience and impressions derive first and foremost from interactions with the individual employee, and only afterwards with the larger organization. For example, people who visit a [...]
Why Businesses Without Diverse Supply Chains Are Worrying
Exactly one year ago today, Bellewether posted a blog on the importance of supply chain diversity. At the time, we focused on the general benefits of a diverse supply [...]
Tips to Improve the Quality of Your Business Operations: The next level of performance starts with redefining YOUR expectations!
As we wait out COVID-19, think about the ways your business can ready itself to blast out of the blocks . . . . Establishing [...]