Research: Delivering Diversity Thursday 12 March 2020 Share Share to LinkedIn Share to Facebook Share via email Race and Ethnicity in the Management Pipeline. Business leaders need to learn how to talk about race and ethnicity issues. We’re still a long, long way back from where we are now with gender. Pavita Cooper, Chair – Delivering Diversity Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people are under-represented in business and especially in management roles. It’s time for change. Our research explores how businesses are working to increase diversity throughout the management pipeline. Around 12.5% of the UK population are BAME yet they hold just 6% of top management positions. Closing this representation gap is an urgent challenge – and a major opportunity, which could add £24bn to the economy annually. But could managers do more to deliver diversity? Too many leaders have been silent on race and ethnicity and it's time for change. The progress we've started to see on gender diversity shows how business can build momentum on the issue. Petra Wilton Director of Strategy for the Chartered Management Institute Diverse management teams deliver higher shareholder value and enhanced performance. Professor Sir Cary Cooper President of the British Academy of Management Read More Like this article? Why not share it. Share to LinkedIn Share to Facebook Share via email Topic: “Management is the technical part of leadership” Amina Adetunji CMgr MCMI, Chartered Manager of the Week, shares how CMI gave her the ability to push her career further Read article Article Topic: Employability “Incredibly real and deeply meaningful”: meet our Student of the Year This award celebrates learners who demonstrate the vision, drive and skills needed to shape the future of business Read article Article Topic: Employment Landscape Six leadership lessons from entrepreneur Byron Dixon OBE CMgr CCMI From taking risks to empowering experts, the founder of Micro-Fresh shares the advice that helped him build a global business Read article Article Topic: Productivity What drives productivity in your workplace? The CMI community reacts Productivity is a watchword for organisations everywhere, but what really powers it? Here’s what our polling found Read article Article Research Our cutting-edge research and statistics explain the latest trends and challenges faced by managers in the workplace today. Members See More CMI Members have access to thousands of online learning and CPD resources. Learn more about our membership benefits Join The Community CMI offers a variety of flexible membership solutions, tailored to your needs. Find out more and get involved in the CMI community today.
