Spirit of Purpose · How to Create Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive Workplaces You may remember the call and response of last summer concerning creating more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces and communities. Many organizations, perhaps yours, asserted commitment to the cause. Some made meaningful progress. Others, not so much. The Gallup organization says to create and sustain progress […]
Read More →Spirit of Purpose · The Long & Challenging Road to Real DEI Change If your organization is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace, you can be certain getting to success will be a long and challenging journey. To make meaningful progress, change must occur at two levels – the individual and […]
Read More →Spirit of Purpose · How Are Asians Faring In Your Workplace? Korn Ferry reports hate crimes against Asians in the US increased by a stunning 150% in 2020. We’ve heard about the murder of six Asian women in Atlanta, and the assaults on elderly Asians as they move through our city streets, going about their daily […]
Read More →Studies have shown that well-managed, diverse teams outperform homogenous teams. But, even companies with the best intentions struggle to create the inclusive workforces they say they seek. Since bias in recruitment, selection and development is extremely hard to eliminate, HBR recommends interrupting it. The first step is to understand how bias plays out in everyday workplace interactions. For […]
Read More →Diverse teams outperform homogenous teams. According to Harvard Business Review, they’re more committed, have higher collective intelligence, and are better at making decisions and solving problems. Diversity starts with inclusive hiring practices. Here are two to consider. Insist on a truly diverse candidate pool. Not just one person of color or one white woman. Why? HBR says research shows that the odds […]
Read More →This week’s reports have focused on interrupting workplace bias. According to Harvard Business Review, hiring and maintaining a diverse workforce comes with many proven benefits. To get an inclusive staff you must start with hiring. Here are two ways to adjust your practices. Limit referral hiring. Hiring from within or from employee’s social networks can perpetuate homogeneity. Instead, actively […]
Read More →New York TimesColumnist Maya Salam wrote recently about the unintended consequences of the ‘Me Too’ movement, and the harm it could be doing to women in business. Salam says she’s increasingly learning of men who refuse to have any contact with female colleagues for fear of being accused of inappropriate behavior. Since men still dominate leadership […]
Read More →Research conducted at University of Buffalo School of Management confirms that gender bias is still a big issue for women seeking c-level positions. Communal, nurturing traits that women are more likely to display aren’t viewed as leader-like. We still award dominating male behaviors with leadership roles, even when team-building skills are lacking. If you’re a […]
Read More →Your First Instincts Can Steer You Wrong In a recent interview, Princeton Professor Betsy Levy Paluck made a case for not fully trusting your first instincts. “We rush to simplify,” she said, drawing boundaries around our team and trying to make sense of a situation by justifying what’s right for ourselves. In such moments, our […]
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