Some may be tempted to say this is unnecessary, that the qualified naturally rise to the top. But study after study shows that's not the case.
This isn't just some feel good exercise. Studies have linked leadership diversity to better corporate performance and more creative thinking, not to mention improved social cohesion. As David Pecaut, chair of the city summit alliance, puts it: "You get away from group think – from people coming to the table with the same ideas, the same vision, having gone to the same places in their lives."
Many businesses and organizations already know this but have struggled to find people from diverse backgrounds, and many who would serve well on these boards don't know where to apply. Now, with DiverseCity in the middle, those connections can be made.
Two things to consider on this Toronto Star editorial whining that there isn't enough diversity in Canadian "board rooms."
1. These magical studies mentioned in the first paragraph that "link leadership diversity to better corporate performance"...what studies?...note them...dissect them...at least cite them so I can...read them.
2. It might just be me...but I don't want anyone near a board room that doesn't know where to go in order to apply for that position.
Nice job with the blantant racism of filling a quota number of "board room" positions with ethnic diversity, Canada. CHARGE!!!!....FULL SPEED AHEAD TO PROGRESSIVE ENLIGHTENMENT.
Feel better?...and is it too much to ask that the cretin that wrote this garbage be required to sign his/her name to the byline so that we can properly categorize their ignorance?
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