Diversity at Texas Instruments In approaching diversity, Texas instruments $($TI$)$ eschewed the conventional strategy of bring$-$ ing in external consultants for mandatory training and instead focused on an approach that attempted to embed the ideals of inclusion throughout the organization This approachinvolved the establishment of "business resource groups," which include groups formed on the basis of religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, and single $-$parent status. These groupsdistinctions relative to traditional "affinity groups $"$ supported by other employers is that the primary func tion of business resource groups at is business rather thansocial All business resourcegroups are open to all employees $,$ regardless of background $.$ The diversity within these groups helps to make them unique relative to those found in other organizations Under the mentorship of an executive level sponsor $,$ the groups focus not only on career issues but also on business issues as each group is required to contribute to the company's success in some measurable way $.$