True meritocracies are hard to find in the world of business. This issue becomes of course even more salient in tough times, when the stakes get even higher. A world-class workforce is essential. Organizations live or die based on the quality and the diversity of their people. The companies and organizations that operate on a true meritocracy . . .
Diversity is a critical business imperative.
Businesses need diversity in all its forms . . . Because diversity stimulates a healthy tension . . . Diversity, in my view, fuels creativity, which I believe is at the heart of invention. And in this era . . . an era where currency is defined by new ideas, new business models, new ways of working, new ways of meeting customer needs . . . invention is the prime virtue . . . and ideas and talent are the only assets that really matter. Organizations that place a premium on creativity, diversity and invention will thrive.