How can you ensure that your talent-development programs are providing employees the proper leadership skills needed to build a pipeline of diverse talent Hint: Look at your budget, says Kraft Foods‘ Vice President of Diversity Jim Norman.
By prioritizing the allocation of resources, diversity leaders can better align diversity-management initiativessuch as talent development, resource groups and mentoringwith business goals, which is crucial for success, according to the diversity leader.
“We diverted our dollars away from heritage celebrations and some external partnerships to focus on leadership training. We provided external coaches and up to six hours of one-on-one time putting together a viable and robust development plan,” said Norman during an interactive session on talent development at a Fair360, formerly DiversityInc event.
