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Volume 7 Issue 4

July/August 2005

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Cover Story
Lockheed Martin Remembers Who They Work For (and With):
An Interview with Robert J. Stevens – Chairman, President and CEO
Mr. Stevens leads an organization itself comprised of diverse business areas that together are, “doing what really matters not only in this country, but also… throughout the world.” Here he updates the profile of Lockheed Martin’s efforts toward diversity and inclusion.
 
In Depth Focus:
Lockheed Martin - Aeronautics:
Elevating Communities, Suppliers and the Organization
 
Lockheed Martin - Electronic Systems:
Delivering Better Value by Creating an Inclusive Business Environment
 
Lockheed Martin - Information & Technology Services:
High School Project Helps Students Cross Digital Divide
 
Lockheed Martin - Integrated Systems & Solutions:
Career Initiative ‘Grabs’ Talent
 
Lockheed Martin - Space Systems:
Affinity Groups: A Company Best Practice
 
Special Featuress:
Front-Runner : May Snowden
Starbucks’ Vice President-Global Diversity talks about how burritos and balogna sandwiches contributed to her perspective for helping create a community gathering place for Starbucks’ partners and customers —so the company can “grow big while staying small.”
 
Diversity Tools - Is Your Culture Aligned with Diversity?
Peter Linkow says before embarking on a diversity initiative, an organization must determine whether its culture offers an environment conducive to diversity; if not, either the culture or the diversity strategy or both must be changed. A ‘diversity culture matrix’ facilitates assessment.
 
Insights - Gender & Parenting Skew Evaluations
Psychologists have shown that a worker’s gender and parental status influence managers’ assessments of job competence for hiring and promotion—with implications for diversity leaders.
 
Catalyst
Reaching a World of Opportunity
In today’s global marketplace, international experience is an increasingly crucial factor for career success and senior leadership positions. Those seeking global experience need to overcome stereotyping assumptions and actively pursue, evaluate, and prepare for these opportunities; Catalyst explains how.