Pros and cons of workforce diversity

Fortune Forum talks about creating a global workforce: Diversity vs. Uniformity

On May 17, 2005, the Fortune Global Forum was held in Beijing. Speakers at the "Creating a Global Workforce" special forum are Ms. Diana Farrell, President of the McKinsey Global Institute, John B. Menzer, President and CEO of Walmart International, and President and CEO of Cognizan Technology Solutions. Rashmi Narayanan, Deloitte CEO Brad Pitt, Citigroup CEO Charles Prince, and the moderator is Fortune senior editor David Kirkpatrick.

Employee management is the most complex issue faced by all enterprises and companies. Deloitte CEO Brad Butler is very proud of their employee training program in China and pointed out, "As a service industry company, we must It is very important to treat employees well, both from a legal and cooperative perspective. ”

Citigroup is a global company that has developed over many years of mergers and acquisitions, so employee management is more complex. CEO Charles Prince emphasized the unity and commonality of employees. He called for "training their employees throughout the organization and strengthening internal communication. Establishing a unified internal performance evaluation plan to strengthen our "Control." At the same time, he also emphasized respecting the background culture of each company and finding common ground and unity on the basis of diversity.

As a global supply chain, Wal-Mart hopes to complete the localization of the company and develop into a local company. John B. Menzer, president and CEO of the International Department, hopes that employees recruited by Wal-Mart can communicate in English through the IP system and establish a mutual familiarity with the company.

Ms. Diana Farrell, president of the McKinsey Global Institute, has done a lot of research on global labor issues. She suggested that companies need to consider whether they are suitable for their company when recruiting overseas, and whether they are needed. Proportion. In addition, when a company expands overseas, it needs to "choose a more appropriate city based on the company's business" and also consider salary factors.

Cognizan Technology Solutions was originally developed as a local company in India and has since grown to have 7,500 institutions worldwide with board members from all over the world. The company's president and CEO Rashmi Narayanan believes that the success of a business must first be to find the most suitable people; secondly, to be closest to customers, which is the most important because it makes the relationship more harmonious; thirdly Unified culture. These three points lay the unique foundation for success.

Regarding the global management network, Narayanan said, "It is important to understand the local area. We hope to find local management talents and make them global." (Xinlian)