Summary: In the age of increasing globalization, corporate diversity in America remains relevant. Studies have shown that companies with greater diversity at the executive level outperform their competitors. In this episode of Edgewise, Susan Reed, author of The Diversity Index, explains ways employers are leveraging diversity by empowering their employees to create new products and explore untapped markets as well as how to broaden their spectrum of emerging leaders. Susan E. Reed is an award winning journalist who has covered almost every aspect of the workplace for 25 years for CBS News, the New York Times, the American Prospect, and other publications. She writes a business column for the international news web site, GlobalPost.com. Her latest book is The Diversity Index published by AMACOM, a division of the American Management Association. For additional training on this topic, consider these AMA seminars: *The 21st Century Global Leader *Create a Respectful Workplace: Improve Morale, Increase Productivity and Achieve Business Goals *The Voice of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire, Influence and Achieve Results To learn more, read these AMACOM Books: *The Diversity Code, by Michelle T. Johnson *The Diversity Training Activity Book, by Jonamay Lambert and Selma Myers *Building on the Promise of Diversity, by R. Roosevelt Thomas
