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 restaurant and commercial banking sectors. Offers ready-to-eat cereals, refrigerated yogurt, ready-to-eat soups, dry meals, storable and frozen vegetables, refrigerated and frozen pasta products, desserts and baking mixes, frozen pizza and pizza snacks, cereals and fruit, and savory snacks; a range of organic products, including soups, granola bars and cereals; and ice cream, frozen desserts and cereal snacks. According to General Mills Inc., the company retails its products through direct sales personnel, as well as through brokers, distribution to grocery stores, department stores, convenience stores, health food chains, drug chains, dollar and discount stores, commercial and non-commercial food service distributors and operators, restaurants and convenience stores (www.generalmills.com). General Mills Inc. is a global manufacturer of consumer packaged foods. The company produces its products in 16 countries and sells them in over 100 countries (www.generalmills.com). It is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and employed approximately 41,000 people as of May 26, 2013. The company reported revenues of $17,774.1 million in the financial year ended May 2013 (FY2013), an increase of 6.7% over the fiscal year 2012. The company's operating profit was $2,851.8 million in fiscal 2013, an increase of 11.3 percent from fiscal 2012. Its net profit was $1,855 $.2 million in fiscal 2013, an increase of 18.4% over fiscal 2012 (www.generalmills). The Human Resources Department (HRD) is the unit responsible for providing leadership to develop and refine key operational plans to drive increment. .... middle of paper ......rking. The action steps include:1. Determine a needs analysis.2. Determine who will work on the benchmarking project.3. Determine which metrics to use for evaluation.4. Develop what guidelines will be used for the findings. The seventh challenge is to develop a wellness program within the community. The action steps include:1. Determine which communities need a wellness program.2. Implement the program plan.3. Develop metrics to evaluate outcomes The eighth challenge is to increase diversity globally. This plan will be integrated with the current Diversity and Inclusion Plan. Action steps include:1. Initially focus on increasing the diversity of cultures.2. Develop a plan to increase long-term employee diversity including developing relationships with various countries in which General Mills has a presence.3. Develop metrics to evaluate results