Leveraging Difference

4/18/2012

April 18-19, 2012 Diversity in Higher Education & the Workplace Conference

Martin will speak at the 3rd annual Diversity & Inclusion in Higher Education and the Workplace to be held at The Bishop Desmond Tutu Conference Center
New York, NY. The conference will address and examine what it takes to create sustainable pipelines, innovative curriculum, talent management, development, and retention, for the next decade to create transformational institutions and workplace communities of learning and teaching.

For more information, and to register, go to http://www.conference-board.org/conferences/conferencedetail.cfm?conferenceid=2373

April 3, 2012

April 3, 2012 Cleveland State University Diversity Event and Book Launch

Join the conversation in the Cleveland State University Student Center ballroom, on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 4:30 pm, followed by a Q&A, a reception, and book signing.  Sponsored by the Cleveland State University Diversity Management graduate program and the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, Martin Davidson will speak on four tenets from his new book, The End of Diversity as We Know It: Why Diversity Efforts Fail and How Leveraging Difference can Succeed.

For more information and directions, visit http://www.csuohio.edu/sciences/dept/psychology/graduate/diversity/events.html

Student Center, Room 319, 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone: 216.687.2048

March 15-21, 2012

Darden Global Business Experience India

Martin is leading this class of Darden MBA students through Delhi and Mumbai, India. The trip will include major points of interest such as the city of Agra and the Taj Mahal. It will also include visits to Indian company Jindal Steel in New Delhi, and Johnson & Johnson’s operation in Mumbai.

3/6/2012

“The End of Diversity as We Know It: How to Make Diversity Efforts Really Matter”

This event will feature conversation and audience involvement. Because of its novel design, the event will provide 1) an opportunity for intellectual engagement on this important topic, and 2) a venue for members of the larger Darden community and business community to collaborate on ways to further diversity and inclusion.

Martin will facilitate the discussion and includes panelists:

• Ed Freeman, Darden Professor and academic director of the Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics
• Jeanne Liedtka, Darden Professor of Business Administration and author of The Catalyst: How You Can Become an Extraordinary Growth Leader
• Charlie Hill, former Exec Vice President of HR, Landmark Communications and former member Darden Corporate Advisory Board
• Rhonda Smith, Darden ’88,  Founder at Breast Cancer Partner and President of Rhegal Consulting

March 6 from 3:30-5:30 in Abbott Auditorium at the Darden School, 100 Darden Blvd., Charlottesville, VA. Open to the public.  The discussion will be followed by a book signing and reception.

2/10/2012

24th Annual BBSF Conference, “Manage the Future”

The conference presentations and discussions will help you understand the key trends and craft strategies to be successful in the midst of a hypercompetitive global marketplace.  But the highlight of the day just might be the Leap of Faith Workshop and Celebration Reception.  The BBSF undertook an initiative of the same name in 2011 to explore how Darden alumni have navigated difficult and risky decisions in their careers.

Keynote Speaker Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade James Cheng will push participants to face the “brutal facts” about what is ahead, but not to fall into negativity or pessimism about them. He’ll share insights—drawing on his personal experience—of how to do just this. Register now.

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 build on our accomplishments as well as overcome our obstacles as we work towards creating energizing, generative, and just communities.  The point of departure for the conversation will be Darden professor Martin Davidson’s provocative new book, The End of Diversity as We Know It: Why Diversity Efforts Fail and How Leveraging Difference Can Succeed.

For more information and to register, visit http://www.virginia.edu/mlk/DardenPanel.html

1/20/2012

University of Virginia Leadership in Academic Matters

Leadership in Academic Matters (LAM) is a faculty development opportunity focused on supporting, inspiring, and rewarding those who have demonstrated leadership characteristics and future potential. Sponsored by the Vice Provost for Faculty Development, LAM provides participants with concrete resources, access to expertise, and experiential learning opportunities focused on a variety of topics including teambuilding, negotiation, managing change, strategic decision making, financial management, developing successful networks, and finding life balance in a dynamic and growing career.

Martin Davidson will be speaking on Friday, January 20, from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the South Meeting Room in Newcomb Hall on the principles of Leveraging Difference from his new book, The End of Diversity as We Know It: Why Diversity Efforts Fail and How Leveraging Difference Can Succeed.

For more information, contact http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/administration/faculty/faculty-dev/lam

November 29, 2011

The End of Diversity as We Know It

Invited presentation for Darden Leadership Development Program, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

November 13, 2011

Virginia Association of Free Clinics Conference

Martin is the Keynote presenter at the Virginia Association of Free Clinics Conference. at the historic Stonewall Jackson Hotel, Staunton VA.  He will follow his talk with a book signing for his new book, The End of Diversity as We Know It: Why Diversity Efforts Fail and How Leveraging Difference Can Succeed.