By Ruth Umoh Companies have made considerable progress in their quest for gender parity over the years, enacting strong hiring and retention practices that directly benefit female employees and offering family-friendly policies that place women at the center of these efforts. Despite this forward momentum, advancing gender equity isn’t hardwired into every company. In fact, […]Read More
By Kevin J. Ryan When Steve Perlman, Matt Hall, and Dan Rubenstein decided to launch staffing firm Syfter in 2017, their focus was on building a team quickly. The co-founders, all of whom are White, tapped into their respective networks to find their first batch of employees. The outcome: Of the first five hires, four were White men. They knew something had to […]Read More
In part two of Kanarys advisor Steve Bucherati’s presentation on his tenure as global chief diversity officer at Coca-Cola, we learn how the company became best-in-class on diversity and inclusion following their discrimination lawsuit and the work they put in afterward to rectify the culture and policies that led to the suit. For an overview […]Read More
By Janice Gassam Juneteenth 2020 is swiftly approaching, and many organizations have decided to recognize the day as a corporate holiday. Juneteenth is a nationally recognized day that is remembered as the end of American slavery. In 1863 Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation which was supposed to mark the end of slavery, however in some states there was […]Read More
By Cheryl Robinson Salary negotiations are going to look different post-Covid-19 than pre-pandemic. As the U.S. begins to reopen, companies are beginning to hire again. Although over 40 million people have filed for unemployment, reports state that in May alone, the U.S. economy added 2.5 million jobs. As more workers re-enter the workforce, many will have […]Read More
Terina Allen The killing of George Floyd and the subsequent protests around race and social injustice have created a pivotal moment for leaders of all stripes. Where you stand and what you say in this moment may very well define your professional legacy and shape your leadership brand in ways large and small for decades […]Read More
By Derek Loosvelt If you’re a manager, business owner, or C-suite executive and still finding it hard to know what to say or write in the wake of the death of George Floyd and ensuing protests, you’ll want to take a look at the letter Boston Scientific sent to its employees last week. What sets Boston Scientific’s […]Read More
by Angela Neal-Barnett The first email arrived at 8:00am last Monday and was from a director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). “Are you available to assist our Black employees around the events of the last few days?” By 10:00am, the tone of the emails had changed. “Our Black employees have demanded that senior management bring […]Read More
Once upon a time, we were normal. Employees worked primarily in company offices, with some more progressive workplaces allowing their teams to work remotely. Unemployment was at the lowest it’s been in decades, the economy was being driven by record highs in the stock market, and life was good. Until it wasn’t. Enter the new normal. […]Read More
By Adunola Adeshola I have been the only black person in many offices and on many teams. The reality of that became even more clear the day I walked into the office after nine African-Americans partaking in bible study at a historical black church were shot and killed by a white man. I walked into the office […]Read More
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