you going to do tomorrow, back at your unit, to make an impact? How will you actively engage our next generation of leaders? How will you play this contact sport? I ask, because building a more diverse and inclusive workforce is not only the right thing to do, it’s the only thing to do. And I need your help. This is the 21st Century, folks! Simply put, an organization that lacks diversity falls short. Short on innovation. Short on ideas. Short on effectiveness. Without a doubt, an organization that doesn’t value diversity and inclusion will fail to keep pace in today’s world. Just look at the list of Fortune 500 companies in 1955 and today - only 65 from 1955 still exist today. That’s only 12%. What happened to the rest? At some point they became obsolete. Those that remain, evolved. SEA / HISTORY: I graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 1977 (I hope you didn’t think I was going to say 1955!). Although minorities and women can proudly trace their traditions back to our Service’s infancy as lighthouse keepers or on Revenue
you going to do tomorrow, back at your unit, to make an impact? How will you actively engage our next generation of leaders? How will you play this contact sport? I ask, because building a more diverse and inclusive workforce is not only the right thing to do, it’s the only thing to do. And I need your help. This is the 21st Century, folks! Simply put, an organization that lacks diversity falls short. Short on innovation. Short on ideas. Short on effectiveness. Without a doubt, an organization that doesn’t value diversity and inclusion will fail to keep pace in today’s world. Just look at the list of Fortune 500 companies in 1955 and today - only 65 from 1955 still exist today. That’s only 12%. What happened to the rest? At some point they became obsolete. Those that remain, evolved. SEA / HISTORY: I graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 1977 (I hope you didn’t think I was going to say 1955!). Although minorities and women can proudly trace their traditions back to our Service’s infancy as lighthouse keepers or on Revenue
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