Norman P. Fleming has over 30 years of professional business experience in corporate America. He is the founder and president of Fleming Consulting LLC. He was a senior director of Enterprise Business Solutions, at MillerCoors USA, senior director of IT Client Relationship Management at Astellas Pharma, director of Client Services at The New York Times Company, manager of Program Integration & Management at Deloitte Consulting, manager of Global IT for the Global Human Health division at Merck, manager of Business Systems at Kraft Heinz Foods company, Remote Systems Support supervisor at the Chicago Tribune Company, Store manager at Payless Shoesource, and served his country as a member of the Illinois Army National Guard. Mr. Fleming is a recipient of the 2017 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award in Science & Engineering, 2014 Outstanding MBA of the Year for the National Black MBA Association, 2014 DiversityMBA Magazine’s Top 100 Executives Under 50 Achievement Award, 2014 DeVry University’s Distinguished MBA Alumni Achievement Award, 2013 National BDPA Epsilon & Corporate Champion Award, and recognized by the International Who’s Who in Professional Management in 2000. The author lived in Midtown Manhattan (NYC), Philadelphia, and currently lives in Chicago where he enjoys watching major league sports, traveling to the Caribbean, mentoring at-risk youths, and spending quality time with family and friends. He is also an active member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., IT Senior Management Forum, Project Management Institute, and the 100 Black Men of Chicago. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and an MBA in Information Systems from DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management.
Make America Hope Again
A Plan to Win in Diversity & Inclusion for Corporate America
by Norman P. Fleming
Make America Hope Again
A Plan to Win in Diversity & Inclusion for Corporate America
by Norman P. Fleming
Published Oct 27, 2017
158 Pages
Genre: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture
Book Details
Make America Hope Again by Embracing Diversity and Inclusion for All Races
In light of the recent uprising of racial hatred across our country, this book offers a beacon of hope—to bring all races together as one for the United States of America. Make America Hope Again highlights a ten-year chronology of the author’s personal experience in corporate America as a person of color, documenting race issues that companies may encounter in recruiting, developing, and retaining people of color. The book also identifies bad practices and highlights leading practices required to create a workplace environment that either erodes or can harness the best talent to grow a profitable business. When you combine the strength of diversity and inclusion in America, the best people with innovative ideas can truly shine in the most powerful country in the world!
Book Excerpt
Benchmark your D&I practices against other companies and always focus on continuous improvement. Create an Executive-level Diversity & Inclusion council and invite C-Level leaders from other top-tier companies. Aspire to become the D&I leader in your industry. Measure your D&I maturity level every year and communicate in your Annual Financial report.