CEOs: Existing talent can strengthen diversity

Improve talent diversity by teaching existing diverse employees skills they need to move into jobs commonly held by white or male employees, write Johnny C. Taylor Jr., president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, and Matt Sigelman, CEO of Burning Glass Technologies. “By understanding how the skills of two jobs overlap or are proximate to one another, companies can create targeted training to support employees in bridging the skills and diversity gaps,” they write.