| Cover Story: Fannie Mae - Agent of
Change |
| An interview with Vice President of Diversity,
Health and Worklife Maria L. Johnson on more than a decade of
accomplishment at Fannie Mae and her vision for its future. |
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| Raising The Bar: Corporate and Non-Profit
Perspectives |
| Syncrude Canada Ltd. - Refining
Leadership |
| Syncrude’s Leadership Excellence
Process and LeaderShip newsletter promote employee growth and
improve company culture. |
| Ernst & Young LLP - Friends
of the Court |
| Sixty-nine corporations filed an amicus
brief in support of the University of Michigan’s admission
policies. Why Ernst & Young felt it was the right thing-and
the only thing-to do. |
| Deloitte & Touche - Betting
on a Sure Thing |
| To better reach the under-served Indian
Gaming market, Deloitte & Touch brought in “a ringer”
in Gjrjle Dunlap. |
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| Special Feature: Supplier Diversity
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| The strategies that will make today's
alliances more rewarding, and tomorrow's even more profitable. |
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| DaimlerChrysler - Twenty Years
of Minority Supplier Leadership |
| Since the inception of its program in
1983, DaimlerChrysler has sourced over $21 billion with minority
suppliers. |
| MGM MIRAGE - Focus on the Business
Case |
| MGM MIRAGE takes aggressive steps to advance
their new supplier diversity initiative. |
| The Coca-Cola Company - Part
of the Big Picture |
| Coke’s commitment to be a model
corporate citizen in the communities it serves is well represented
by its extensive supplier diversity program. |
| Xerox Corporation - Outside the
Box |
| Xerox makes a departure from the traditional
business model to make minority suppliers visible participating
partners. |
| Ford Motor Company - Empowering
the Community |
| Ford’s comprehensive plan of continuing
support and education to minority suppliers builds trust and
loyalty just as certainly as it builds and sustains communities. |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc. - Harnessing the New Tools |
| Starwood launched its MBE program last
month with an online vendor registration and database. |
| The MWBE Directory - Point. Click.
Connect. |
| MWBEs find a new website the ideal place
to advertise, network and connect with purchasing corporations.
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| Legal Briefings |
| Holland & Knight LLP - Affirmative
Reaction? |
| The Supreme Court’s University of
Michigan decisions reinforce diversity in education and corporate
America; however, corporations and colleges must be careful,
cautious and counseled. |
| Patton Boggs LLP - Brave New
Diverse World |
| History may show the debate outside the
courtroom was more important than the Supreme Court’s
actual decision. How this debate deepens the need for a comprehensive
corporate diversity strategy. |
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| The Changing Landscape |
| Simmons Associates, Inc. - Ten
Red Flags in a Diversity Initiative |
| Ready ... FIRE ... aim! Starting the diversity
initiative before the business case and strategy have been completed
can be a monumental waste of time and money. |
| Spencer Stuart - The Recession-Proof
Program |
| Why your diversity initiative must—and
will—survive this economy. |
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