HOW LEADERS CAN BECOME MORE COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT

Initiatives for diversity and inclusion should promote the representation and involvement of all employees in the organization and should be primarily driven by management. However, a leader's commitment to diversity management cannot be assumed because some leaders are more committed than others. We explore commitment to diversity management for three entities: corporate boards, overall organizational culture, and among individual managers. Individual and group dynamics are explored within each level. We also explore commitment to diversity management among consulting psychologists and diverse managers. Finally, we identify actions a consulting psychologist could take to assess and improve managerial commitment to diversity.