To Become Genuinely Inclusive Leaders, We Must Learn From Our Missteps
Exposing the rationale behind why decisions have been made can help make all employees feel like part of the team.
Exposing the rationale behind why decisions have been made can help make all employees feel like part of the team.
Diversity is not something to spend five minutes talking about at a meeting, says the global head of equity and inclusion; it needs to be integrated seamlessly into all aspects of the business, from finance to marketing to IT.
Enterprises are moving beyond the DEI activity that started after the murder of George Floyd and are beginning to ‘institutionalize’ their efforts, from regular town halls to concrete goals to shifts in top executives’ personal perspectives: ‘Now it’s considered a must-have.’
Following George Floyd’s murder, big tech made a combined financial commitment of nearly $4.6 billion toward racial justice, but little actually changed on the ground. Here’s why—and how to fix it.
A tunnel-vision focus on diversity at the expense of inclusion prevents employees from demonstrating two key behaviors: engagement and authenticity. Three tactics to change that.
Leadership is at the top of four key factors that predict higher levels of employee satisfaction with their organization’s DE&I efforts, which in turn predict overall job satisfaction.
Twelve of the President’s 25 Cabinet and Cabinet-level picks were women. Here’s why that’s neurologically significant and how it may become a pivot point in politics, business and beyond.
ERGs can serve as informal focus groups, helping to surface issues that might otherwise go unnoticed and which can even strengthen not only your culture but also your products and services.
How can incumbent, asset-intensive industries—that is, not the AllBirds, Patagonia or Whole Foods of the world—actually make ESG a strategic priority that drives value and competitive differentiation?
Going forward leaders will be challenged with demonstrating the impact of their respective stakeholder initiatives. Doing so will require a rethink in the approach to measurement.
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