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Inclusive and Intentional Hiring for DEI
Diverse candidates bring skill sets and knowledge that balance a team and provide alternate perspectives. Writing job descriptions, interviewing, and writing up a contract can create problematic situations. Here are ways to intentionally provide an inviting and inclusive environment for the hiring aspect of DEI and under-represented candidates: Avoid gender...
Employee Engagement: Recognition, Retention, and Succession Planning
According to a report by Zenefits of more than 600 US businesses with 50-500 employees, 63.3% of companies say retaining employees is actually harder than hiring them. That is one of the top reasons why employee engagement is important to your organization-- it drives retention (the other is that it drives performance!). When employees feel valued, appreciated, and ...
Microaggression Examples and Their Impact in the Workplace
Microaggressions are the everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based on their membership in a marginalized group. In the business world, microaggressions can take many forms. For example, a female employee might be told by her male boss that she is "too ...
“What Are You?”
Raised in an area that was 91.09% white as a multi-racial female where I was represented by less than 3% of the population-- was tough. An oddity because of my skin color and eye shape, I was (and still am) often asked: "What are you?"-- a minority in both my home countries, not "Asian enough" to be Asian and not "White enough" to be white. I faced slurs, and racist ...
Six Keys to a Successful Company Culture of Inclusion and Belonging
What can you do to form a bridge between inclusion and belonging within your organization? One where every individual, no matter what background or identity feels safe, seen, and heard? In my previous post on the importance of creating a culture of belonging, we looked at the current data on how a lack of inclusion and belonging can hit the bottom line, and how ...