This is the real reason Apple's senior leadership lacks diversity

Apple should be working faster. Not on building the next iPhone, or even creating the next hit TV show, but rather, on increasing the diversity at the company. 

That's what a small group of shareholders, led by vocal investor Tony Maldonado, have been pushing. Later this month, Apple shareholders will vote on a proposal to increase the racial diversity of executives and board members through an "accelerated recruitment policy." 

Apple's advised shareholders to vote against the new proposal, stating that it has programs to address the issue throughout the company. 

But one point that Apple doesn't emphasize—and one reason for its current lack of racial diversity at the top—is how hiring works within Apple. To become a senior-level VP or a C-suite exec at Apple, you most likely have worked at the company for decades. And decades ago, diversity hiring practices weren't nearly as important or scrutinized as they are right now. Therefore, if you have seniority at Apple, odds are, you're a white male. Read more...