The war for talent is a tangible fact of organizational life. Every day organizations struggle with having the right talent, at the right time, and in the right place to move the strategic business goals of the organization forward for today and tomorrow. However, one critical issue remains the number of People of Color in key leadership roles seems to be absent in many organizations today. For example, if you were to conduct an overview of the key leaders of your organization, what would you see? Is there a good mix of People of Color in key roles or do you still see an absence? How is your organization addressing this issue?


Dont be mistaken, there have been a great many strides by organizations to address this concern. The question you should ask your organization is this: Is there a real effort
underway to develop leadership skills for People of Color to sufficiently handle the challenges of leadership? 


Changing demographics and the increased numbers of People of Color in salaried positions has created more questions than answers in how to address this growing challenge appropriately. Human resource professionals need to seek out creative and innovative ways to address these challenges, make the results quantifiable, and show how these developed leadership skills will create value differentiation for shareholders, improve profits, and provide a reasonable return of investment.


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