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The Learning Case for Difference: How CLOs Can Make Diversity Work for the Company

Thursday, July 23, 2009

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Thursday, July 23, 2009
11 am Pacific/2 pm Eastern

In this Chief Learning Officer webinar, sponsored by Darden Executive Education, Professor Martin Davidson, chief diversity officer for the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia, will introduce his groundbreaking approach to diversity, Leveraging Difference. Learn how to help your organization break away from traditional diversity approaches that aren’t getting the results you want. Davidson shares how his approach links diversity to the business strategy in ways that renew energy, gain buy-in from stakeholders who resist diversity and produces bottom-line results.

Martin N. Davidson
Associate Dean, Chief Diversity Officer
Darden Graduate School of Business University of Virginia

Dr. Martin N. Davidson is associate professor of leadership and organizational behavior at the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. He also serves as associate dean and chief diversity officer for the Darden School. In his research, teaching and consulting, Davidson focuses on how leaders can use diversity strategically to create sustainable competitive advantage for their firms, both globally and domestically. Davidson provides consultation for a variety of Fortune 500 companies, professional organizations and universities. His research on the impact of culture and ethnicity on career development on conflict management appears in top managerial and academic publications. He has conducted research on four continents identifying the critical competencies for managing effectively across national boundaries. Davidson is currently working on his new book, tentatively titled Leveraging Difference for Organizational Excellence. He earned his Ph.D. at Stanford University and his A.B. at Harvard University.

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