BENAVIDES ENTERPRISES (BE), Inc., is a management consulting firm located in Madison, Wisconsin. BE, Inc., provides technical assistance, expert advise and training in cross cultural communication as related to employment, labor, marketing and customer services. Gladis and her colleagues have extensive experience addressing issues such as strategic planning, organizational development, labor relations, conflict management and customer service in the context of cross-cultural communications.

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	The Perils of Affirmative Action by Gladis Benavides - Jan, 2012 Affirmative Action stands like a wounded warrior in the battlefields of today\s political environment. Misconstrued, misused, challenged, defended and hailed as the program that has helped and hinder, is seldom truly understood for what it was designed to be. So what exactly is Affirmativ...
	Unraveling Diversity Management: a Practitioner’s Road Map to Doing it Right by Gladis Benavides - Jan, 2012 Recently, one of my clients had a question that provided me with some food for thought. He asked, “When do I know that I have achieved diversity and created a work environment where everybody feels good about work?” I quickly responded, “Never!” He then asked for clarification, and tha...
	Unraveling Diversity Management: A Practitioner’s Road Map To Doing It Right by Gladis Benavides - Oct, 2009 Recently one of my clients said something that provided me with some food for thought. He asked me “when do I know I have achieved diversity and a work environment where everybody feels good about work” I quickly responded “NEVER”. Then he asked for clarification. That was the hard part. L...
	A Business Case for Diversity Management--The Velcro-ing of America: Instant Teams, Long-term Challenges by Gladis Benavides - Apr, 2006 Building effective teams requires effective recruitment, hiring and the proper orientation of new employees. Equally important is the establishment, maintenance and continuous development of cohesive teams. Today’s labor pool and workforces are becoming increasingly more multi-cultural...
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