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CTHRA’S DIVERSITY INITIATIVE PRINCIPLES
It is vital that we increase diversity at every level to effectively match the virtually limitless diversity of the global market for cable services. CTHRA strongly believes that human resources professionals must provide leadership and resources to maximize the diversity of our industry’s workforce and effectively impact business results. To support our members in their efforts, CTHRA has developed these principles to guide our member companies’ business practices.
I. Acquisition of Talent: Focus on the identification of entry level through senior level employees in order to build the optimum workforce. We must expand the resource pool and contacts to successfully identify candidates. We must identify critical skills and techniques to help recruit, interview and attract outstanding diverse talent to the industry, and to our companies.
II. Management: Ensure the integrity and effectiveness of our management processes, not just for people of color, but for our entire workforce. This means providing best practices and guidelines to:
a. define expectations
b. give honest and timely feedback
c. establish good employee relations
d. manage conflict
e. provide training and developmental opportunities
III. Foster a supportive environment by understanding cross-cultural differences and rewarding achievement.
IV. Be accountable individually and as a group by:
a. providing pay and career success for those who inspire, implement and support diversity
b. establishing regular measurement of progress toward the recruitment, development and retention of executives and staff of color
V. Permeate diversity throughout our businesses by ensuring diversity in suppliers, consultants and marketing.
