On Monday March 26, 2007 Cox Communications, had its quarterly Diversity Dinner, the dinner was held at Copeland's at the Cobb Galleria. The speaker for the dinner was Dr. Cherry A. Collier, CEO of People Psychology Matters. Dr. Cherry is the author of Move Out Of Your Own Way and uses her PH.D in Social Psychology to empower numerous Fortune 500 companies and universities: including the Coca Cola Company, SunTrust, Sharp Electronics and Auburn University.
About Cox Communications Diversity Program:
As the fourth-largest cable provider in the nation, Cox Communications Inc. is noted for its high-capacity, reliable broadband delivery network as well as the company's ability to provide superior customer service. For Cox, it's not about being the biggest; it's about being the best. At Cox Communications, diversity is a critical part of our culture, values and business operations. Here, diversity starts with understanding, valuing and representing the varied needs, gifts and priorities of employees, customers, communities and suppliers. This diversity of people, products and partners naturally stimulates a diversity of perspectives, which helps create an enviable company culture and enhance the growth and vitality of all Cox stakeholders.
Cox Council Helps Set the Course for Diversity
Cox's Diversity Council is charged with championing and advocating diversity throughout our company. While diversity is not the job of the council alone, this group plays an important role in providing direction and counsel to management, including setting goals and metrics for measuring progress, securing resources to help achieve those goals, and providing diversity recommendations and tools to Cox operations companywide. This group of 15 employees is itself a diverse team, which is vital as it focuses on diversity and all of its myriad forms - including race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, job function, work experience, geographic location, backgrounds, and so many other facets of diversity.
With more than 6 million customers, over 20,000 employees and a firm commitment to education, the Cox team is widely regarded as the best in the cable industry, having earned multiple distinctions in customer satisfaction and company strategy. In 2006, Cox received highest honor in in J.D. Power and Associates' residential cable/satellite TV customer satisfaction study as well as in 2005 for customer satisfaction among high-speed Internet service providers.
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