They are the ones that must institute the programs and practices to bring the organization towards a true inclusive environment. These programs include training, hiring practices, and other councils and presentations recognizing the importance of diversity. Without this direction, the culture of the organization will never change.
Inclusive Organization (Local): Once the decision to go forward has been made and these programs begin to take effect, pockets within the organization will eventually become examples of inclusive environments. Their culture will be an accepting and diverse one where all differences among individuals are recognized, accepted, and seen as a valuable asset to the organization.
Inclusive Organization (Global): Slowly but surely, these local inclusive cultures will make their away around the entire organization until the entire organization is converted to a completely inclusive environment. This is the stage where the organization or company can truly say that it operates in a completely inclusive environment.
Leveraging Diversity.
By moving along this path, the company moves from an organization that values the dominance of one culture, style, and group, towards an organization that tolerates differences, to finally an organization that understands and values the additions of diverse cultures, styles and groups. Once an organization does this, they can leverage their diverse workforce into a competitive advantage. This leverage, as stated before, is possible only when futher changes occur. The leaders of the organization, as well as the employees, can both recognize and utilize differences in order to achieve high performance and continuous improvement. Another very importantview is the conflicts that arise from differences are seen as opportunities for more effective and creative problem solving and decision making, not as problems in an of themselves.