With expanding globalization; changing immigration, birth, and aging patterns; increasing employee and customer preference for organizations that are diversity friendly; and marketplace competition for products and services, the need to leverage diversity is unprecedented. Leading diversity expert Julie O′Mara has assembled an exemplary collection of best practices from seventy–five companies from around the world who show how they′ve turned diversity to their competitive advantage. Readers will see how these leaders make diversity succeed in mission critical areas, from recruitment and retention to leadership and performance management, and then use the advice O′Mara offers to apply the practice to their own situations.