Strategic Diversity

About the Book

The ongoing debate over the efficacy of Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity programs and emerging trends have created new and different challenges that organizations face in shaping their workforce. This book explores the impact of emerging trends, the challenges confronting today’s organizations, and the responsibilities of organizational leaders in contending with these challenges. It provides a qualitative assessment of Diversity programs in private and public sector organizations to include Marriot International, General Mills, the Department of Education, the Department of Energy, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Coast Guard. It addresses a number of tough issues such as religious accommodation in the workplace and the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy within the U.S. Military. It identifies the diversity best practices across all the organizations evaluated in the corporate analysis.

About the Author

Kenneth is a twenty year veteran who served eight years in the Marine Corps Reserve before being commissioned as an Officer in the Navy. He has served tours onboard USS ESTOCIN (FFG 15) as the Main Propulsion Assistant, the USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG 58) as the Chief Engineer, and Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Two as the Staff Logistics Officer. His shore assignments include Naval Surface Forces U.S. Atlantic Fleet and as the Aide to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations. He received his Bachelor’s from the University of South Carolina, a Master’s in Educational Leadership at Old Dominion University, and a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership at Regent University.