This presentation was successfully made to the South Florida Organization Development Network. The internal and external consultants, as well as leaders at all levels found this material very useful and walked away with key elements to help their organizations with this unique growth strategy. With globalization on the rise, organizations have realized a spike in the multicultural diversity of their customer base. By creating multicultural diverse teams, businesses are able to provide better service and innovative products that are more relatable to all. The key ideas gained were: - The evolution of diversity and what does it mean for organizations? - Expanding talent development initiatives and innovation by exposing an organization to global diversity - Handling the diversity strategy with care (Emphasis on proactive initiatives, team culture readiness, and verification) - Proven organization benefits of exploring talent expansion initiatives outside national local zones Hope you find this presentation useful! Check us out at Pocm.com for more information. About Pocmi, Inc. Pocmi, Inc. is a platform which provides end to end solutions for employers and workers to connect, evaluate and facilitate immigration of knowledge workers. Maneuvering through the process of the human capital management and immigration can be overwhelming. However, companies that remain agile are the ones that include international hiring as a proactive strategy towards innovation and leadership. At Pocmi, Inc. we start with organization growth strategy and end when your new international hire and their team are performing like superstars. This experience will fully equip and empower your organization to embrace multicultural diversity and lead in innovation. Visit us at www.pocmi.com to learn more about our solutions. About Our Founder Melissa Powell is an international speaker and advocate for professional migration and multicultural diversity. She is committed to lifting organizations and nations through access to global talent management. She has experience helping organizations in the Caribbean, North & South America and Europe grow through strategic thinking in organizational development as well as human capital management. She focuses on leading clients through specialized coaching and assessments to ensure efficient recruitment, on-boarding and cultural immersion of international talent, so that they can reap the benefits of a diversified team. Outside of Pocmi, Inc. (Pocmi.com) Melissa facilitates human capital development through an upcoming podcast Invest Human (InvestHuman.co).

1. W W W . P O C M I . C O M

2. WE’RE GOING
GLOBAL.
WITH OR WITHOUT YOU!
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Presented by Melissa Powell MIB, MsC, BAArch, LEED AP, Founder & CEO, Pocmi, Inc.

3. 1.
WHAT IS
DIVERSITY IN THE
WORKPLACE?
Let’s talk about the evolution
and historical successes of it.

4. “Including
Or
Innovating
Because you
Have to, Need to or Want to?

5. DIVERSITY EVOLUTION
NOWTHEN FUTURE
Gender
RaceMinority
Equality
Entry Level
Local
Force Technology
Gender
Race
Minority
Equality
Global
Mobility
Strategy
Multinational
Technology
Global
Mobility
Global
Strategy
Multiculture
Leadership
Executive
Aging
Population
Survival
INCLUSIVE DIVERSITY INNOVATION DIVERSITY MULTICULTURAL DIVERSITY
Empathy
Discrimination
TAXI

6. DIVERSITY
IMPACT
South Korean
Electronics vs.
Japanese Electronics
● ⅕ Export
● 17% GDP
● 5 times the growth of Sony,
Panasonic, Toshiba, Hitachi and
Sharp combined.

7. 2.
WHY DOES
MULTICULTURAL
DIVERSITY
MATTER?
Let’s talk about the future of
strategy around global growth
and leadership.

8. “A significant philosophical shift—
from a long tradition of minimizing
differences to amplifying them and
to seizing on the business
opportunities they present.
HBR on the movement of Diversity

9. FACILITATING
INNOVATION
Gillette and The Indians.

10. FACILITATING
INNOVATION
Gillette and The Indians prior to success.
○ Original razor failed
○ Original razor was tested by Americans with Indian
heritage in the Boston lab
○ Gillette’s eventual success was through complete
immersion into the culture of their intended
customers in India

11. “Being at home anywhere in the
world is associated with the
cognitive capacity to manage
complexity.
– Art Kleiner Editor in Chief, Strategy + Business

12. FACILITATING
LEADERSHIP
Almost all of Fortune’s
Top CEO list has
international experience.
40% of Fortune 500
founders are
immigrants.
The best leaders have a full grasp on empathy, creativity
and managing complexity.

13. “Millennials have a strong appetite for
working overseas and 71%* expect
and want to do an overseas
assignment during their career.
– PWC - Reshaping the Workforce
* Other studies involving other developed countries show a percentage of over 90%.

14. Globalization
The world is at our front
door - Literally -
whether through
internet or diverse
community
International experience
is necessary for career
growth
RESPONDING TO CHANGE
Aging Population
2020 - 40,000,000 local
high skilled labour
shortage globally

15. HSBC ON CULTURE
Even with local branches all over the world, your leadership must know how to relate to a multicultural
environment.

16. 3.
HOW DO WE
FACILITATE
MULTICULTURAL
DIVERSITY
GROWTH STRATEGY AND
INTERNATIONAL TALENT
DEVELOPMENT

17. SAMSUNG GSG

18. BE PREPARED
2.
TALENT
DEVELOPMENT
3.
EXECUTION
1.
BUSINESS
STRATEGY

19. 40,000,000
High-Skilled Labour Shortage Globally
7,000,000United States of America
20,000,000
China

20. BE PREPARED
STRATEGY
Is your company
multicultural?
TALENT
DEVELOPMENT
Does your company’s
leaders model
multicultural diversity?
Can they facilitate it?
EXECUTE
What processes and
tools to consider when
facilitating
international
experience?

21. 85%
Talent diversity and inclusiveness are no longer seen as ‘soft’ issues, but
rather as crucial competitive capabilities. Of the CEOs whose companies
have a formal diversity and inclusiveness strategy, 85% think it’s
improved the bottom line. And they also see such strategies as benefiting
innovation, collaboration, customer satisfaction, emerging customer needs
and the ability to benefit technology.
PWC

22. 71%
CEOs are looking for the right mix of talent. Having people who can think and work in highly
different ways is crucial in a competitive environment where companies need to apply their
capabilities in more innovative ways, partner successfully and harness technology effectively.
81% of CEOs say their organisations are now looking for a much broader range of skills than in
the past. And to find the skills they need, companies are searching in many more places - 78% of
CEOs say their business always uses multiple channels to recruit, while 71% say they actively
search for talent in different geographies, industries and demographic segments.
Nurturing adaptable talent is also important: 81% of CEOs say that their business always looks to
equip employees with new skills.
PWC

23. FIRST STEPS
○Review your current diversity strategy
alongside your growth numbers
○Take a look into international hiring and
workforce mobility
At this point you will probably get
overwhelmed. Give us a call. :)

24. REVIEW
With technology and global mobility, multicultural
diversity is important for any company to stay relevant
and win the war on talent. Employing a global talent
development to your growth strategy keeps your
company ahead of the game.

25. Pocmi, Inc. | 2017
Melissapowellco | info@pocmi.com | www.pocmi.com
“Facilitating migration and integration of immigrants can be
among the fastest ways to help close talent gaps for a
country’s employers.”
World Economic Forum Talent Mobility Report 2012
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