Michiana consulting group promotes regional inclusion program

Dec. 16, 2011 - PRLog -- “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” were thorough, extensive and very well thought out. But, just like most things, rather than extensive “programs,” it’s most often the simple things that really work.

“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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The Summers Group is a small business development consultancy helping entrepreneurs since 2005. With over 30 years of experience the founder, James Summers has providede copy and creative direction for Aldens, Spiegel, Marshall Field and, Hammacher Schlemmer. His electronic publishing team launched Spiegel.com, one of the first online shopping experiences. For one of the world’s leading appliance manufacturers, he led Global E-Business. His experiences include leading business innovation programs, process improvement initiatives, sales and marketing and business development for businesses ranging from Fortune 500 conglomerates to small sole proprietorships.

The Summers Group has provided Diversity and Inclusion plans and implementation for international diversity and inclusion consulting firms, one of the nation’s largest civil rights organizations, municipalities and corporations. Their passion is helping small businesses grow.