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PROMOTION

of black women millennial leaders and
the sage advice of seasoned leaders
was a powerful backdrop.
Money raised was donated—to
enthusiastic audience cheers and
applause—to Morehouse School of
Medicine, Spelman College and The
ELC’s Ann Fudge Scholarship.
Two separate Leadership Develop-
ment Weeks (LDW) of sold-out courses
meet annually to build the black execu-
tive pipeline, one on the East Coast and
one on the West Coast. They took place
this year in Miami and Las Vegas. The
corporate sponsors are Bristol-Myers
Squibb, Bank of America, Citi (East) and
Prudential (West). Each course focuses
on different levels of experience and dif-
ferent aspects of leadership.
A five-day course for black vice
presidents, directors, senior manag-
ers and entrepreneurs, Strengthening
the Pipeline: Critical Factors for Suc-
cessful Leaders, covers advanced
concepts in leadership such as
Participants in the 2019 ELC C-Suite Academy enhancing self-awareness, navigating

Carnival: Promoting Diversity,

At Sea And Onshore

At Carnival Corporation we are committed to diversity A diverse group
in our employees and our leadership, and we are dedi- of people, if prop-
cated to creating a safe and inclusive workspace, both erly aligned with
onboard and shoreside. w o r k p r o c e s s e s
Our employees are from more than 140 countries, that foster true inclu-
and our guests come from virtually every country in the sion (equal voice and
world. We bring them together to create unique and equal recognition), will
ARNOLD W. DONALD,
diverse communities onboard each of our 100-plus outperform a homoge-
President and CEO,
ships sailing to all seven continents and visiting more neous group of people Carnival Corporation
than 700 ports around the globe. nearly every time.
Our diverse global workforce reflects the world we At Carnival Corporation we aren’t just committed to
sail. It is the source of our innovation and the key to diversity; we live it. I’m proud of the positive influence the
our success. We work together to create an environ- cruise experience has in the world and for the role we
ment where no one is judged for their appearance or are playing in bringing our world closer together today
harassed because of their position but celebrated for and in the future.
their character and for results achieved—and encour-
aged for their effort. For more
Purposefully engineering diversity is also good information, please
business strategy. Business thrives over time through visit the World’s
innovation, and innovation, by definition, is diversity of Leading Cruise
thinking—thinking outside the box. You’re far more likely Lines at wlcl.com.
to achieve sustained diversity of thinking—true innova-
tion—with a truly diverse group of people.

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