The best-kept secret in town

Chiroeco.com
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May 2008
Linda Segall, Editor-in-Chief

Twenty years ago, affirmative action was a hot phrase for government contractors.
If a business did any kind of dealings with the federal government, it had to have a written affirmative action plan (AAP) — and actively work toward recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting minorities and women.
The company where I was employed had an AAP that had to be updated each year. The updating literally took months of one employee’s time because she had to review goals set for the previous year, record accomplishments, and set new goals.
As the company’s new HR manager, I reviewed the plan and was appalled to see little change from year to year. I discovered the reason why: Our AAP was an unintentional but well-kept secret. Neither managers nor the community-at-large knew we wanted to hire women and minorities.
The AAP was a secret that had to be brought into the open. My staff and I developed an action plan to make the AAP a living instrument. Some of the things we did were to:
• Discuss the situation with each manager. We explained the status, its impact, the manager’s obligation, and how we could help;

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