“Over the last six years the Summers Group has been providing diversity and inclusion services for major corporations around the country through large diversity consultancies. “Over the years as a manager and later as a consultant, I’ve been asked time and time again, ‘how do we create a better culture in our company? How do we get 100% from 100% of our employees?’”, says James Summers, owner of The Summers Group. http://www.tsgdiversity.com.
“We’ve coached and mentored employees. We’ve facilitated workshops and training sessions. Most of the “programs”
“Of the many organizations I’ve worked with,” says Summers, “I’ve seen one effort that consistently works very well. It’s from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. They call it their Dignity and Respect Campaign.
The Summers Group is emphasizing how the simple tenants of the program can transform an entire community. The mission is to unify under a shared belief that everyone deserves dignity and respect by encouraging behavioral change in individuals, communities, schools, and organizations.
Convinced that a united effort could have significantly positive effects on local businesses, Summers has been running a 30 day series of articles on examiner.com. “I’ve challenged local businesses to practice the steps. Each day we share a tip and provide some thoughts on how it might be implemented in one of our local businesses. The effect has been transformative in our company, and we hope it can have the same effect throughout the Michiana area.”
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