Introduction and Where We Are NowGeneral Mills, Inc (GMI). produces and markets branded consumer foods globally. They also supply branded and unbranded food products to the food service and commercial banking industries. It offers ready-to-eat cereals, refrigerated yogurt, ready-to-serve soups, dry dinners, shelf-stable and frozen vegetables, refrigerated and frozen dough products, dessert and pastry mixes, frozen pizzas and snacks for pizza, cereals and fruits and salty snacks; a range of organic products, including soups, granola bars and cereals; as well as ice cream, frozen desserts and cereal-based snacks. According to General Mills Inc., the company sells its products at retail through direct sales personnel, as well as through brokers, distribution to grocery stores, department stores, members-only stores, retail chains natural foods, drug, dollar and discount chains, commercial and non-commercial food service distributors and operators, restaurants and convenience stores (www.generalmills.com). General Mills Inc. is a global producer of natural foods, packaged consumption. The company manufactures its products in 16 countries and sells them in more than 100 countries (www.generalmills.com). Its headquarters is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and employed approximately 41,000 employees as of May 26, 2013. The company reported revenue of $17,774.1 million during the fiscal year ended May 2013 (FY 2013 ), an increase of 6.7% compared to fiscal 2012. The company's operating profit was $2,851.8 million in fiscal 2013, an increase of 11.3% compared to fiscal year 2012. Its net profit amounted to $1,855.2 million for fiscal year 2013, an increase of 18.4% compared to fiscal year 2012 (www .generalmills). The Human Resources Department (HRD) is the unit responsible for providing the leadership necessary to develop and refine key operational plans to promote growth. .... middle of paper ......rking. Action steps include:1. Determine a needs analysis.2. Determine who will work on the benchmarking project.3. Determine the measures to use for evaluation.4. Develop the guidelines that will be used for the results. The seventh challenge is to develop a wellness program within the community. Action steps include:1. Determine which communities need a wellness program.2. Implement the program plan.3. Develop metrics to evaluate resultsThe eighth challenge is to increase diversity globally. This plan will be integrated into the current diversity and inclusion plan. Action steps include:1. Focus initially on increasing crop diversity.2. Develop a plan to increase employee diversity over the long term, including developing relationships with various countries where General Mills has a presence.3. Develop metrics to evaluate results