1. Creating Bridges of Success for Woman & Corporations in Turkey
Beyond Barriers
Creating Bridges of Success for Woman & Corporations in Turkey
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2. Inclusion Strategy is a management consulting firm that helps organizations to overcome barriers to innovation and financial success due to a lack of inclusion.

3. Inclusion Strategy (IS)
Has a 20+ year track record of success with U.S. Fortune corporations, non-profits, and government agencies
Gets results through personalized, senior-level collaboration with clients to create customized, sustainable solutions
Reduces the risk of litigation and negative exposure while attracting the best and brightest and by identifying barriers to organizational success
Connects with employees at all levels, resulting in realistic, sustainable organizational change and development and increased market share through greater innovation

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The big idea!
Collaboration between Inclusion Strategy & DLD to:
Deliver (to Turkish companies) proven-effective programs that lead to real change in the Turkish workplace. The programs educate all levels of leaders in the need to include diverse populations of workers (gender, age, cultural) in their organizations
Deliver (to DLD students) proven-effective programs about how to lead effectively in the enlightened Turkish workplace
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5. Turkish organizations need to:
Who will benefit?
Turkish organizations need to:
Grow their business/market share and retain top performers by being more inclusive in their hiring and management of a successful workforce
Increase good will and market share by demonstrating (to clients & investors) the organization’s commitment to inclusion
Recognize DLD as a source of educated women with leadership potential

6. Who will benefit? DLD needs to create:
Greater awareness among Turkish organizations about the value of DLD programs in developing leadership and career skills in women students
Internships for DLD students
Employment positions with paths to leadership for DLD graduates
Donations of funds for further development and expansion

7. DLD Inclusion Strategy
Role in the Big Idea
DLD
Consult with Inclusion Strategy to customize existing IS materials to optimize success in the Turkish workplace
Inclusion Strategy
Modify promotional materials to appeal to Turkish organizations
Secure contract with a Turkish organization to provide IS services
Modify and translate IS program materials into Turkish
If Inclusion Strategy is successful in obtaining a paid contract with a Turkish organization, deliver pro bono leadership/ inclusion program to DLD

8. Initiate minimum of 1 IS program at a Turkish organization
Target date and site
Initiate minimum of 1 IS program at a Turkish organization
October or November 2013 delivery in Istanbul
Potential clients: Turkcell, Borusan Holding Group, Suteks Tekstil , others?
Deliver pro bono program to DLD
October or November 2013 delivery in Izmir
Pilot program to current DLD students

9. Inclusion Program for Turkish Organizations
Example program

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For Turkish organizations
Provide Inclusive Leadership & Strategic Planning Education to Corporate Executives
Educate executives on the value of inclusion in the workplace
Facilitate strategic planning sessions with organizational leaders to establish goals and timelines
Work with employers to establish support networks to sustain inclusive initiatives
Executive inclusion councils and committees
Mentoring program / ongoing education / train-the-trainer sessions
Annual update events
Accountability of managers via employee evaluations
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Facilitate the establishment of internships and recruitment pipelines for employers
Establish DLD internships with participating organizations
Prepare DLD participants for internships
Train potential employers in recruitment, interviewing, hiring and retention of women
Facilitate presentations by DLD participants to participating organizations
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12. Inclusion/Leadership Program for DLD
Example components

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Provide Inclusive Leadership & Sexual Harassment Prevention Education to DLD participants
Facilitate workshops on Inclusive Leadership and Sexual Harassment
Perceptions & Cultural Competencies
Communication
Strategic Planning
The Value of Distance Traveled
Transferable Skills Resume
Interactive education on sexual harassment
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Wendy Amengual Wark is a diversity and inclusion consultant with a 20+ year track record of  success
with Fortune 500 Corporations, Non-Profit  Organizations & the Public Sector in union & non-union,
domestic & global environments.
Wendy established Inclusion Strategy to help organizations to overcome barriers to real innovation &
diversity with real-world solutions. Wendy has improved organizational effectiveness for such
organizations as The New York City Department of Transportation, The New York City Commission on
the Status of Women, New York University, FedEx Freight, Inc., The NY MTA, Stryker Endoscopy,
Transform, The County of Santa Clara, and the Global Health Fellows Program II (US AID).
Key Accomplishments:
New York City’s Liaison to the United Nation’s 4th World Conference on Women, Beijing
Created New York City’s first Domestic Violence Report
Developed and delivered the curriculum for the first Sexual Harassment Prevention for Managers at NYU’s Wagner Graduate School
Board or committee member of: SHRM’s Diversity & Inclusion Standards Taskforce, the Tri-State Diversity Council, WTS–Greater New York Chapter Diversity Committee, & Friends of the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women
Established the first Diversity Councils for two divisions at FedEx Freight, Inc.
Launched NYS MTA Metro-North Railroad’s first Mentoring Program
Wendy is writing the upcoming book, Let’s Not Be Polite: 5 Barriers to True Inclusion and How to Overcome Them.
Wendy was educated at Columbia University, The City College of New York, CUNY, and Cambridge University.
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By Creating Bridges of Success for Woman & Corporations We Can Move Beyond Barriers!
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