fancy pants alt text

The End of Diversity as We Know It:

Why Diversity Efforts Fail and How Leveraging Difference Can Succeed

So you’ve achieved diversity. Now what? If you’ve ever asked yourself that question, Martin Davidson has a few ideas to share with you. Though he advocates diversity, Davidson believes mere numbers mean nothing. He values inclusion, but not for its own sake. His solution? Abandon the often burdensome notion of diversity efforts and embrace a new concept: leveraging difference. Diversity is capital. Invest it wisely and watch it grow.

Read an excerpt from The End of Diversity as We Know It: Why Diversity Efforts Fail and How Leveraging Difference Can Succeed

fancy pants alt text

Speaking Engagements

Engaging audiences and redefining diversity                

Stay current on when and where Martin will be speaking: facilitating conference sessions, teaching custom executive education courses, speaking as a featured keynote, and as the subject of media interviews.

Click to view Calendar

Dr. Martin Davidson

In The News

Press, Articles and other information                                          

Read articles on the subject of diversity in news and industry publications where Martin is featured, quoted, and referenced.

View All News

Upcoming Speaking and Teaching Events

Follow Dr. Davidson at conferences, lectures and other events

2/1/2012 -- 2/2/2012
UVa Facilities Management Leadership Forum

This annual event provides Leadership Tools for Supervisors, Managers, and Directors of Facilities Management. Martin will be speaking on diversity and inclusion, and the principles from his new book, The End of Diversity as We Know It: Why Diversity Efforts Fail and How Leveraging Difference Can Succeed.  

1/24/2012
A Conversation on Diversity

Please join the Darden School of Business for a conversation on diversity in honor of the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. This discussion will explore the challenges and opportunities for fostering diverse and inclusive communities in educational institutions, businesses and larger society. Conversationalists and audience members will address the ways in which we can [...]

View full Calendar