“There is a lot of that pressure [I put on] myself that I want the community I come from to be proud of me and say I succeeded.” - Nichelle McLemore, manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP, in Consulting magazine In July 2007, Deloitte hosted a Women of Color in Management Consulting professional development forum. At the forum, Consulting magazine conducted a roundtable discussion with representatives from each attending firm.The magazine asked participants questions about the road and roadblocks to their successes. Tonie Leatherberry, principal, and Nichelle McLemore, manager, participated from Deloitte Consulting LLP: - With women making up such a small percentage of consultants, and then with women of color making up a fraction of that, do you feel there is more pressure on you to be a role model for others?
- What are the benefits of being outside the traditional hierarchy?
- What role has mentorship played throughout your career?
- How would you describe your firm’s diversity initiatives?
- Do these initiatives empower minorities, change mindsets in the traditional hierarchy or both?
- How is the reality of being a minority woman in the consulting industry different from how you perceived it would be before you entered the profession?
Download the PDF below to read the resulting Consulting article, reprinted with permission of the publisher. Related Content:
About Deloitte: Diversity & Inclusion As used on this page, “Deloitte” means Deloitte Consulting LLP, a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. |
