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Genesee & Wyoming’s Diversity Breakdown.

A look at the lack of diversity within the company’s leadership sector

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Organizational History & Background

The company began in 1899

7,300 employees and serves 3,000 customers

Operates in 42 states, four Canadian provinces, and more than 13,000 track-miles

G&W’s Europe Region (which includes the United Kingdom) has the largest rail maritime intermodal operation and the second-largest freight rail provider in Continental Europe

About Us

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. owns or leases 116 freight shortline railroads worldwide (collectively “G&W” or the “company”)* organized in locally managed operating regions.

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Operational Headquarters

Located in Jacksonville, Florida

Operations includes:

Customer service

Dispatching

Financial & Accounting

Training Operations

Core Purpose

“...to be the safest and most respected transportation service provider in the world (G&W, 2021).”

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Relevant Terms

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- Railroad Classification- Based on the revenue amounts that a railroad has obtained, a railroad can be classified as a Class One or Class Two railroad (AAR, 2021).

- Short-line Railroad- Short line railroad is a Class Two rail line that provides commodities and services for a Class One railroad (AAR, 2021).

- Civil Penalty Assessment (CFR) 49 U.S.C. 21301; 28 U.S.C. 2461- Penalty assessment stating that the amount of the penalty shall be at least $500 but not more than $25,000 (Legal Information Institute, 2021).

- The Association of American Railroads (AAR)- Organization that has set the policy and standards for American railroads (AAR, 2021).

- Genesee & Wyoming (G&W)- Short line railroad company, operating under parent company and financial brokerage firm, Brookshire. G&W currently has more than 100 railroads operating in the United States (G&W, 2021).

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G&W has stood on the reputation of providing a safe transportation company

Built over a 100-year history of acquisitions and foundational growth

All employees must responsibly act in a legal, safe, and ethical manner, at all times (G&W, 2021)

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Organizational Reputation and Sustainability

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What are they? What does it mean? What’s the difference?

G&W is the owner/operator of over 100 shortline rail lines

Provide services and commodities for larger railroads, which are referred to as Class One Railroads

Examples of Class One’s are CSX, Norfolk Southern, and BNSF

Also based on the amount of revenue being generated, based on the amount of freight being transported

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Shortline Railroads

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Executive Board and Leadership Composition

An introduction...

“About Us". Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.  History of the National Transportation Safety Board. (2017). Ntsb.gov. https://www.ntsb.gov/about/history/Pages/default.aspx

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G&W’s executive board is comprised of 13 members, which includes the chief executive office, chief financial officer, and general counsel and secretary. North American Operations are headed by 4 members, and European operations are headed by 7 members

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“About Us". Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.  History of the National Transportation Safety Board. (2017). Ntsb.gov. https://www.ntsb.gov/about/history/Pages/default.aspx 

 

John C. Hellmann

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Board and Leadership Composition

Allison M. Fergus

General Counsel & Secretary

Michael O. Miller

President, North America

Mary Ellen Russell

Global H.R. Officer

Thomas D. Savage

Chief Financial Officer

Matthew O. Walsh

Executive Vice President,

Global Corporate Development

Mike Peters

Chief Commercial Officer, North America

Tianbing Qian

Chief Information Officer

Andrew T. Chunko

Senior Vice President, Operations Support

Sarah Greene

Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller

Marty Pohlod

Senior Vice President, Corporate Commercial

Jerry E. Vest

Senior Vice President, Government

& Industry Affairs

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Executive Board and Leadership Composition

...Continued

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Tom Ciuba

Vice President, Communications

James E. Irvin

Senior Vice President/Southern Region

Rick McLellan

President, Genesee & Wyoming Canada Inc.

J. Bradley Ovitt

Senior Vice President/Western Region

Len Wagner

Senior Vice President/Northern Region

Eddie Aston

Chief Executive Officer/UK Operations

Will Wright

Chief Financial Officer/UK Operations

Andrew Daly

Chief Commercial Officer/UK Operations

Shaun Allen

Managing Director – Road Services

Chris Lawrenson

Managing Director – Terminal Services

“About Us". Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.  History of the National Transportation Safety Board. (2017). Ntsb.govhttps://www.ntsb.gov/about/history/Pages/default.aspx 

Tim Shakerley

Engineering & Operations Director

Geraint Harries

General Counsel/UK Operations

Glynis Appelbe

Human Resources Director/UK Operations

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Potential Gaps & Areas of Growth

Approaching G&W’s SWOT:

The SWOT focus on G&W’s diversity & inclusion efforts

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SWOT ANALYSIS

Identifying Areas of Growth

Organizational Strengths

Item no. Factor
1 Established
2 Safety Driven
3 Compliant
4 Growing/Developing
5 Marketing
6 Emergency preparedness
7 Vision
8 Localized headquarters
9 24/7 Operations
10 Fiscally responsible

Organizational Weaknesses

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Item no. Factor
1 Not unionized
2 Diversity/Inclusion training programs
3 Low morale
4 Pandemic
5 Lack of diversity
6 Mentorship program
7 Corporate compartmentalized
8 Culturally tone deaf
9 U.S. Veterans
10 Human resources

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SWOT ANALYSIS

Identifying Areas of Growth

Organizational Opportunities

Organizational Threats

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Item no. Factor
1 Growing/Developing
2 Private Company
3 Lack of diversity
4 Communication
5 International
6 Stakeholders
7 Modernization
8 Education advancement
9 Community based initiatives
10 Employee wellness
Item no. Factor
 1 Not unionized
2 Employee burnout
3 Turnover rate
4 Pandemic
5 Demanding workload
6 Advanced technology
7 Low morale
8 Private company
9 Cultural causes and initiatives
10 Global

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Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE)

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Item Weight Rating Weighted Score
Strengths
Established 0.05 4 0.2
Safety Driven 0.05 4 0.2
Compliant 0.05 4 0.2
Growing/Developing 0.1 3 0.3
Marketing 0.02 2 0.04
Emergency preparedness 0.05 3 0.15
Vision 0.05 4 0.2
Localized headquarters 0.05 2 0.1
24/7 operations 0.03 2 0.06
Fiscally responsible 0.05 3 0.15
Weaknesses
Not unionized 0.05 1 0.05
Diversity/Inclusion Training Programs 0.03 4 0.12
Low morale 0.04 3 0.12
Pandemic 0.05 2 0.1
Lack of diversity 0.05 4 0.2
Mentorship program 0.03 4 0.12
Corporate compartmentalized 0.05 3 0.15
Tone deaf leadership 0.1 4 0.4
U.S. Veterans 0.05 3 0.15
Human Resources 0.05 2 0.1
Total 1   3.11

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External Factor Evaluation (EFE)

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Item Weight Rating Weighted Score
Opportunities
Growing/Developing 0.03 3 0.09
Private Company 0.06 2 0.12
Lack of diversity 0.05 1 0.05
Communication 0.05 2 0.1
International 0.05 3 0.15
Stakeholders 0.05 2 0.1
Modernization 0.05 2 0.1
Education advancement 0.05 2 0.1
Community based initiatives 0.02 3 0.04
Employee wellness 0.03 2 0.06
Threats
Not unionized 0.02 2 0.04
Employee burnout 0.05 2 0.1
Turnover rate 0.01 4 0.04
Pandemic 0.05 2 0.1
Demanding workload 0.25 4 1
Advanced technology 0.05 2 0.1
Low morale 0.05 4 0.2
Private company 0.05 2 0.1
Cultural causes and initiatives 0.01 3 0.03
Global 0.02 2 0.04
Total 1   2.68

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Defining the Problem

* G&W’s diversity issue stems from many internal factors.

* To name a few, a compartmentalized human resource department, the lack of mentorship programs, as well as the lack of training programs contributed to G&W’s diversity and inclusion gap.

* Both the IFE and EFE factors show that there is a problem with diversity and inclusion for G&W, namely within leadership.

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Possible Solutions

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Possible Solution One: Assess the company’s stance on diversity and inclusion

Possible Solution Two: Make diversity visible and aware

Possible Solution Three: Create diversity performance objectives

Possible Solution Four: Make a long-term commitment to maximize diversity and inclusion

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Evaluation of the Strategies

Strategy One

Create an assessment of diversity and inclusion standards

Strategy Two

Build and report a D&I Scorecard

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Quantitative Strategic Plan Matrix: Strengths & Weaknesses

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D&I Assessment D&I Scorecard
Item Weight AS TAS AS TAS
Strengths
Established 0.05 1 0.05 1 0.05
Safety Driven 0.05 1 0.05 1 0.05
Compliant 0.05 1 0.05 1 0.05
Growing/Developing 0.1 3 0.3 2 0.2
Marketing 0.02 2 0.04 2 0.04
Emergency preparedness 0.05 1 0.05 1 0.05
Vision 0.05 2 0.1 3 0.15
Localized headquarters 0.05 1 0.05 1 0.05
24/7 operations 0.03 1 0.03 1 0.03
Fiscally responsible 0.05 1 0.05 1 0.05
Weaknessess
Not unionized 0.05 1 0.05 1 0.05
Diversity/Inclusion Training Programs 0.03 4 0.12 3 0.09
Low morale 0.04 3 0.12 2 0.08
Pandemic 0.05 4 0.2 3 0.15
Lack of diversity 0.05 4 0.2 4 0.2
Mentorship program 0.03 3 0.09 2 0.06
Corporate compartamentalized 0.05 2 0.1 1 0.05
Tone deaf leadership 0.1 3 0.3 2 0.2
U.S. Veterans 0.05 1 0.05 1 0.05
Human Resources 0.05 3 0.15 3 0.15
Total 2.15 1.8

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Quantitative Strategic Plan Matrix: Opportunities & Threats

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D&I Assessment D&I Scorecard
Item Weight AS TAS AS TAS
Opportunities
Growing/Developing 0.03 3 0.09 2 0.06
Private Company 0.06 1 0.06 1 0.06
Lack of diversity 0.05 4 0.2 4 0.2
Communication 0.05 3 0.15 2 0.1
International 0.05 1 0.05 1 0.05
Stakeholders 0.05 2 0.1 1 0.05
Modernization 0.05 1 0.05 2 0.1
Education advancement 0.05 1 0.05 1 0.05
Community based initiatives 0.02 2 0.04 2 0.04
Employee wellness 0.03 3 0.09 3 0.09
Threats
Not unionized 0.02 1 0.02 1 0.02
Employee burnout 0.05 2 0.1 1 0.05
Turnover rate 0.01 4 0.04 2 0.02
Pandemic 0.05 2 0.1 2 0.1
Demanding workload 0.25 3 0.75 1 0.25
Advanced technology 0.05 1 0.05 2 0.1
Low morale 0.05 4 0.2 1 0.05
Private company 0.05 1 0.05 2 0.1
Cultural causes and initiaives 0.01 4 0.04 3 0.03
Global 0.02 1 0.02 2 0.04
Total 2.25 1.56

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Summary of Most Important Strategy

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D&I Assessments:

* A more in-depth look into how the issue of diversity and inclusion can begin to be remedied

* Getting first-hand information, internally, from direct employees

* Preferred solution by stakeholders would be pleased with the movement towards wanting to increase a more diverse business community (Selvarajah et al., 2020).

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QSPM supports the use of the first alternative:

Performing a D&I Assessment

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Action Plan

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Goal 1: Secure a third-party marketing research company to initiate the D&I assessment.

Goal 2: Communicate with third-party to develop questionnaire.

Goal 3: Oversee the issuance and retrieval for questionnaire answers

Goal 4: Distribute results from questionnaire/assessment.

Goal 5: Full implementation of D&I efforts after results have been fully discussed and communicated.

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Thank You

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