A diverse workforce maximizes organizational potential by creating a more rounded, resourceful, and inclusive workplace that maintains and attracts superior employees and clients of all human differences, including age, gender, race, nationality, religion, disability, sexual orientation, levels of education, and culture.

• Are the following statements true of your organization?
• Our organization has employees and vendors that look like the community where we are located and the customers that we serve.
• Our organization has memberships in ethnic, or other cultural or gendered publications.
• Our CEO and other executives promote the diversity initiative.
• Our employees and customers know our diversity goals and actions.
• Our organization is known for its diversity initiatives.

If any or most of the above statements are untrue of your company, M. H. West & Co., Inc.'s Diversity Consulting Group can assist in setting or achieving your diversity goals.

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M. H. West & Co., Inc. has combined its successful diversity and supplier diversity consulting services into a division that will serve businesses throughout the United States. The Diversity Consulting Group will be lead by Marilyn H. West, the firm's Chairman & CEO.

The demand for the Company's services is tied to the firm's success in working with private and public sector companies to involve minorities as employees, vendors and customers. Our clients are winning because Diversity Makes CENT$.

West's experience and research demonstrate that busnesses increase their overall performance and level of respect from customers with a diverse workforce. West has the knowledge and understanding of the importance of diversity in the workplace, in contracting, in recruitment and retention techniques as well as in teamwork.

Do you need assistance evaluating and changing the image of your workforce? Contact a Diversity Consulting Group Team member to discuss how we can help you grow your business or organization.

• Consulting Focus Areas
• Program Development & Monitoring & Appraisals
• Data Base Formation & Management
• Recruitment and Retention Strategies
• Demand Models
• Conflict Management & Resolution
• Mentoring
• Training & Education
• Research & Analysis
• Reports, Publications & Newsletters
• Effective Communication & Teamwork

• West's Services are Designed to Assist You...
• Expand Your Understanding of Diversity - in the workplace and in contracting
• Recruit and Retain a Diverse Workforce and Customers
• Develop Policies & Procedures that are Consistent with Employment Laws
• Manage & Resolve Conflict
• Improve Employee Satisfaction with a Diverse Workforce
• Enhance Effective Communication Among Diverse Groups
• Integrate Diversity Goals into Performance Appraisals & Strategic Plans

Diversity Related Publications

Trends & Hot Topics, a publication designed to help minority and women owned businesses succeed that provide information, tips and guidance that MWBEs may find useful as they grow and diversify their companies.

Diversity Flash, a publication to keep clients and friends abreast of diversity issues and trends. Available issues:

• February 2004
• March 2004
• April 2004
• October 2004

To request a copy of these publications or for more information about Diversity Consulting, send an email to: mhwestcon@aol.com.