Global Diversity Partners

Your keynote was just awesome. Seriously awesome. Thank you for sharing your experiences, guidance, and your inspiration with us. We definitely want to invite you back to connect with an even broader group of folks in the new year. The buzz from our team is very positive, still. Let’s stay connected...and figure out what's next. Thank you again, very sincerely

Mary Beth Westmoreland

Vice President, Amazon

Jonathan, I wanted to personally thank you for helping me to become a better ally. My growth as a professional has undoubtedly taken a big positive step over the last couple years because of your passion and commitment to making Amazon a more inclusive and diverse workplace. It’s what I value most at our company and you are the driving force we need today -- and will continue to need tomorrow.

Sean P. Alley

Product Manager, Nordstrom

Global Diversity Partners led a highly interactive session on allyship for Microsoft's Culture, Learning and Compliance team. Jonathan Stutz was fantastic in the session, first sharing compelling data that was eye opening to all of us, then a graphic on power and privilege that clearly resonated with the team. He utilized several case study scenarios that motivated the team to open up, interact, and create a great discussion. In the end, we dispersed with a great set of mechanisms to implement immediately and help us become great allies to our teammates.

Jesus Fernandez

Director, Compliance Learning & Culture, Microsoft Corporation

Jonathan, I was fortunate to be trained by you on DEI on your visit to Amazon, Bangalore campus and I still take those learnings to work and life, everyday. Your passion and knowledge on the subject is second to none that I have come across.

Akash Awasthi

Asst. General Manager, Bangalore International Airport, Ltd.

Jonathan is one of the most knowledgeable people I've met within the Diversity & Inclusion space. He has the knowledge and experience to explain this area to anyone at any level as well as the drive to make it a strategic business imperative. I learned a lot from working with Jonathan and highly recommend him!

Solomon Wilkins

DEI Leader, NW Region, DPR Construction

I have known Jonathan for a very long time and over that time it is abundantly clear that he is a caring, engaged, and empathetic human. In Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity work that is a differentiator between doing good work and doing great work. He has proven himself in the most complex situations, to be an ID&E subject matter expert who inspires others, influences buy-in, drives impact, and fosters change.

Eddie Pate

Founder & Chief I&D Officer
Eddie Pate Speaking and Consulting, LLC

For three years, I had the pleasure of working with Jonathan as my DEI manager. I appreciated how he listened to my experience, always provided great insight, and championed on my behalf in spaces where I was excluded. When Jonathan noticed that a group of employees were having a different experience at work from other employees, he organized a focus group which identified several key themes that showed how and why employees felt excluded. He created a forum by which Black employees could communicate with the VP and championed a new Black employee resource group to work with the leadership team to create a more equitable environment.

Kimberly Williams

Sr Program Manager
Amazon

I used your healthy conflict model in a recent meeting and everyone loved it. I value you and can’t thank you enough for taking me under your wing in that way, and helping connect me to healthier perspectives and people. You are one of a kind.

Portia Oliver

Sr Technical Program Manager, Collectors

I worked with Jonathan over the years during my tenure at Microsoft. He had the knack of balancing the global strategy of the company with the needs and motivations of our customers. Jonathan was great to work with and was particularly clever at networking, finding the right people and collaborating across many disciplines. I very much enjoyed working with Jonathan!

Anna Kirah

Design Anthropologist and Psychology Specialist
Halogen

Jonathan is a true leader and great business partner. He brings active listening to each encounter coupled with a sharp intellect and a deep well of business experience. Jonathan is a versatile DEI practitioner, adept at leading a group learning experience, supporting action teams, and building executive trust and rapport. His global cross-cultural experience is particularly evident when he’s presenting coherent and well-researched opportunities and mitigation plans to leadership teams. Jonathan is also a natural teacher and mentor. He’s personally supported my growth journey as a DEI practitioner, coaching me across data analysis, sustainable strategy, and effective communications. I wholeheartedly recommend Jonathan as a DEI practitioner.

Sarah Feldman

Sr ID&E Business Partner, Amazon

Had the privilege to work for and with Jonathan for more than 10 years. He is a great leader who has an amazing balance of vision and flawless execution. He always takes big challenges head-on and inspires each of the team members to do the same. When an individual in the team is faced with a problem, he is there to support and coach. He spends a great deal of time in developing his team members, creates opportunities for the team members to excel, and celebrates their successes. Embracing diversity is a core component of his leadership style. He fosters a work culture that values diverse perspectives. I have personally learned a lot from him, and consider myself fortunate to have him as my coach and mentor.

Laks Srinivasan

Director
Microsoft Corporation

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Strategic Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (ID&E) Planning

Delivery of ID&E Training, Roundtable Discussions, and Focus Groups

ID&E Program Creation

Qualitative Assessments

Cross-Cultural Risk Assessments for Internal and External Comms, Marketing Materials

Organizational Needs
Analysis

Executive and Leadership Team Coaching and Consultation

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Praise for
"Daily Practices of Inclusive Leaders"

Pate and Stutz offer simple practices of inclusion that can be used by all leaders at all levels of experience and infused into recruiting, hiring, retention, and succession planning. I found so many good solutions in this book... easy to implement and will resonate with our managers

Alison Francis

Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President, Costco Wholesale Corporation

Pate and Stutz bring a wonderful conversational style to an urgent topic... it feels like you are sitting with them as they introduce stories and frameworks to help you build a culture of belonging. This book will become an invaluable resource for CEO, line managers, HR executives, and the entire organization for questioning their prior approaches and building new ones.

Bill Price

President, Driva Solutions, and former Worldwide Vice President of Customer Service, Amazon

Pate and Stutz provide compelling and useful daily practices that help leaders drive the impact so many find frustratingly elusive. They provide a road map for 'driving impact that starts small and grows into a remarkable force for change'.

Dr. Debra Meyerson

Author of Tempered Radicals and Professor, Stanford University

Daily Practices of Inclusive Leaders is a powerful exploration of the inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) landscape and is an engaging guide for leaders committed to inclusive work environments.

Effenus Henderson

President and CEO, HenderWorks, and former Chief Diversity Officer, Weyerhaeuser

What incredibly impactful guidance for leaders at this time! Eddie Pate and Jonathan Stutz capture the essence of the practice of inclusion for leaders-those 'small impactful actions'.

Barbara Deane

Codirector, Institute for Sustainable Diversity & Inclusion, and associate editor of Diversity at Work

Daily Practices of Inclusive Leaders contains the cheat codes for navigating a wide variety of human variables-from examining how individuals react and respond to situations to understanding how centuries of oppression and conditioning can dictate how we treat one another. This book puts all the human dynamics and variables into perspective for me.

Randy Massengale

former Director of Diversity, Microsoft Corporation

Daily Practices of Inclusive Leaders is a must-read! If you're looking to enhance your understanding of ID&E and want to know how to create a sense of belonging within your team or organization, this book is for you.

Rich Kaplan

Corporate Vice President, Customer Experience, Microsoft

This oeuvre is going beyond the practices of inclusive leadership. It also describes the foundations of what is meant by leadership that engages. Well written in a structure that invites. A must-read.

Fons Trompenaars

Principal and CEO, Trompenaars Hampden-Turner Consulting

Daily Practices of Inclusive Leaders is an amazing book. I highly recommend it for established leaders as well as emerging leaders.

Dennis Kennedy

founder and Chair, DiversityFIRST

This book is truly invaluable for those who seek to become inclusion champions. It provides a holistic approach to inclusivity by providing fundamentals, strategies for practical application, and research-proven best practices. I will certainly be referencing this work in my practice.

Dr. Shindale Seale

CEO, SEADE Coaching & Consulting LLC

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Learn More About Jonathan’s Book

Learning and Development Classes

My Method: I believe interaction and discussion with others is key. My classes are highly interactive and include a combination of video, prompted participation, and breakout discussion groups to support self-exploration and dialogue. I utilize case studies and practical real-world examples to enhance the group discussions. All courses come with Pre- and Post- completion assessments to measure effectiveness and outcomes.

Inclusive Leadership

Inclusive Hiring

Inclusive One to One Meetings

Culturally Competent Leaders

How to Be an Ally and Accomplice

How to Start an Employee Resource Group

Creating and Leading Mentoring Circles

Mitigating Unconscious Bias in Performance Reviews

ID&E Basics

Inclusive Leadership

Inclusive Hiring

Inclusive One to One Meetings

Culturally Competent Leaders

How to Be an Ally and Accomplice

How to Start an Employee Resource Group

Creating and Leading Mentoring Circles

Mitigating Unconscious Bias in Performance Reviews

ID&E Basics

About Jonathan

With 20+ years of high-tech experience that includes Amazon, Microsoft, and Zulily, I’ve developed a systems approach to inclusion, diversity, equity, and cross-cultural management that will enable you to build high performance teams in your organization. By hiring a workforce that mirrors your customers, then leveraging the diversity of that workforce through inclusive leadership practices, I will help you to develop a culture that allows every employee to feel they belong and are supported.

Through an inclusive culture your teams will enjoy higher levels of productivity and creativity. You will lower turnover rates and enjoy increased retention of your talented staff. By developing a reputation as an inclusive employer, your organization will more rapidly attract the diversity of talent that mirrors your global customer base and build the momentum that continues to attract a diversity of talent.

Jonathan Stutz, M.A.

Founder and President
Global Diversity Partners

Jonathan's Approach

My early career in sales taught me that the key to building trusted relationships is the personal connection. Creating connection between two people is key to motivation, loyalty, and a sense of belonging. Helping leaders to build deep, trusted relationships with each of their employees is a cornerstone of my philosophy.

My 20+ years of leadership at Amazon, Microsoft, and Zulily, enables me to bring unique skills and abilities to your organization, allowing me to partner with you to help you solve the challenges you face in achieving your inclusion, diversity, and equity goals. Having worked within Human Resources, Product Development, Corporate Governance and Compliance, Operations, Sales, and Engineering, I have developed broad, global business experience within large-scale, high intensity, fast-moving cultures.