by Robert Livingston Intractable as it seems, the problem of racism in the workplace can be effectively addressed with the right information, incentives, and investment. Corporate leaders may not be able to change the world, but they can certainly change their world. Organizations are relatively small, autonomous entities that afford leaders a high level of control over […]Read More
By Matt Martin Since the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests, companies are looking for ways to combat racial bias and discrimination at work. The stats are jarring. In one 2009 study, hiring managers were 74% more likely to hire candidates with white-sounding names when their résumés were identical. Despite evidence that teams with […]Read More
By Evelina Nedlund Diversity and inclusion are two important goals for many companies, but employers’ efforts toward it can be undermined by bias — conscious and unconscious — in the workplace. Workplace bias takes many forms, such as microaggressions, and results in employees being unfairly excluded from experiences and opportunities. “A lot of microaggressions happen […]Read More
By Luciana Paulise In the aftermath of the Covid-19 outbreak this year, change has become the only constant. The answer to reopening the economy may lay in converting big organizations into smaller, self-organizing teams. As the U.S. saw a 125% increase in remote work usage, companies had to start communicating in different ways, with team structures and […]Read More
By Johnny C Taylor Jr. Across the country, business leaders, managers and workers are trying to have difficult conversations about race and diversity in the workplace.But the truth is, many people are still uncomfortable discussing these issues and many workplace diversity efforts are failing. This comes down to two reasons. Lack of commitment Organizations are […]Read More
By Emma Hinchliffe B. Zawdeis an avid martial arts athlete. But if a member of her jiu jitsu club were to say or do something racist, she would leave. That hypothetical decision is one that distinguishes the spaces where Zawde and other Americans pursue their hobbies or purchase goods and services from another place where […]Read More
by Ruchika Tulshyan Structural racism has conditioned us to accept that including people of color in majority-white workplaces, especially Black people, equates to lowering the bar. Not only is this framing incorrect, it is dangerously divisive. Still, it remains pervasive. Too often in my work helping organizations strategize on diversity, inclusion and equity goals I hear […]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 Evelyn R. Carter The U.S. is at a turning point, and the world is watching. The murder of George Floyd — preceded by the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many, many others — has sparked an outpouring of grief and activism that’s catalyzed protests in all 50 states and around the world. For Black […]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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