Leveraging Diversity Councils for Business Success Diversity Best Practices

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Leveraging Diversity Councils for Business
Success Diversity Best Practices
Shan Carr Corporate Senior Manager, Workforce
Diversity
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• The Diversity Change Process
• Requirements for Success
• Leadership Commitment and Accountability
• Alignment With Business Goals and Objectives
• Integration Into Business Processes, Practices,
  Policies
• Training
• Communications Plan
• Diversity Strategy
• Ambassadors (Local Diversity Councils)

Diversity The Fabric of Lockheed Martin
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Diversity Councils/Industry PeersExternal
Benchmarking

• We benchmarked with 12 different companies to
  share best practices and lessons learned
• Companies ranged in size and industry
• Industries include Aerospace and Defense
  Contractors, Financial, Auto and
  Telecommunications

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Executive Diversity Council
Standing Members
Executive Diversity Council Members
VP, Engineering, LM Aeronautics VP and
Controller, Corporate VP, Engineering
Technology, Corporate VP, Tech Ops, Technology
Services EVP, Technology Services VP,
Corporate Shared Services VP, General Counsel,
Systems Integration President GM, Space
Systems VP, Business Development, NESS
Corporate CIO President, EIS VP, General
Manager, LM Aeronautics Chief Financial
Officer, Corporate President, Information
Support Svcs EVP, LM Aeronautics VP CFO,
Sandia VP, Operations, Space Systems Presiden
t, Systems Integration, Owego

• President COO
• Diversity Council Chair
• VP, Human Resources
• HR Support
• VP, Strategy
• Business Support
• VP, Corp. Communications
• Communications Support
• Assistant General Counsel
• Labor Law

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Lockheed Martin Diversity
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Engagement Process
Board of Directors
Executive Office
Corporate Executive Diversity Council
Executive Council
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Diversity Council Guidelines

• Membership
• Councils range from 15-30 members
• Members include managers and non-managers and
  must represent the many elements of workforce
  diversity
• Recommended membership term lasts 1-3 years
• Operating Principles
• Council reports to senior management
• Each council tailors its own objectives to meet
  needs and environment aligned with the corporate
  vision
• Council serves as function of management should
  communicate regularly with employees and
  facilitate participation in council-sponsored
  programs and activities

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Challenges

• 125,000 in employee population
• 33 Diversity Councils at different locations
  nation-wide
• Consistent message communicated to customers,
  employees, suppliers and community
• Clearly defining diversity
• Ensuring all local councils are aligned/business
  focus
• Receiving feedback at Executive Diversity Council
  and addressing issues

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2002 Successes

• Alignment with Management
• Community Outreach
• Employee Communication expanded with Dialogue
  Sessions
• Encouraging employee involvement

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Diversity Communication

• eLife, web-based employee communication
• Local Council Diversity Forum
• Conference Calls
• Collaboration Web Site

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• Feedback from Local Council
• to CEO
• Dear Mr. Coffman,
• I am very pleased with your Memo on the creation
  of the Lockheed Martin Executive Diversity
  Council. I have been supporting our (local)
  Diversity Council for over six years and saw the
  positive effects our Council had on our people.
  The Council helped create an environment of
  understanding and appreciation to the values of
  our diverse workforce and customer. It increased
  the awareness of other people needs, culture,
  value system, and skills. I think overall, it
  created a better work environment and increased
  our understanding of our customers needs.