by Jenny Chatman and Francesca Gino If you are like many of the executives with whom we’ve been talking over the last few months, you and your leadership team invested years cultivating an effective culture — one that is both strategically relevant, because it prioritizes the behaviors essential to the success of your business, and strong, in the sense that employees trust […]Read More
Brian Gallagher Business owners and human resources departments continually look for ways to increase employee engagement and reduce turnover at their companies. As with anything, there is no silver bullet, but the benefits of employee engagement have proven to be a worthy pursuit. Although sometimes it is difficult to tie a qualitative metric to a […]Read More
By Sara Walker In the days that followed George Floyd’s death, we witnessed organization after organization put out statements. Many condemned his death, acknowledged systemic racism and committed to create more just and equitable systems not only for their organization but for society at large. Many of the messages were smart, empathetic and bold. Great! […]Read More
By. H.V. MacArthur Since the advent of last year’s #metoo movement, bias has been a hot topic in HR circles. It comes up in harassment prevention training, diversity discussions, interview planning and hiring strategies. Many leaders and staff members are being made aware that everyone comes to work with personal biases. But beyond the awareness, […]Read More
By Kim Elsesser Last month, the Supreme Court ruled that federal anti-discrimination laws protect gay and transgender employees, yet much of our everyday language excludes people who don’t identify as exclusively male or female. LGBTQ activists and linguists have called for more inclusive language, yet we still fall remarkably short. Small tweaks to our language usage […]Read More
By Janice Gassam One of the most challenging aspects of racial equity is the difficulty that many people have with calling out racism when they witness it happening at work, at school and in their communities. Aside from struggles with understanding how best to navigate issues of discrimination and bias, there may be fears of […]Read More
By Soulaima Gourani In the United States and abroad, recent protests ignited by the deaths of Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many others have highlighted struggles with the inequality that has ignited conversations around Diversity and Inclusion in media, government and business. People are wondering, “what can we do to make the world a better place?” To provide […]Read More
As the popular saying goes, “The marathon continues.” As protests persist in the streets of cities around the United States, the conversation about racism in the workplace and the need for allyship has grown louder. We recently shared some of the experiences of being “other” in the office, stories that were equal parts infuriating and […]Read More
By Phil Lewis We need to talk about culture. More importantly, as leaders, we all need to be acting on it. Because while the business world has long deployed it as a buzzword to polish up their reputations, there is plenty of evidence that senior management teams simply don’t understand at an intrinsic level exactly […]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
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