It's time to make board diversity an expectation, not just a priority
It's no secret that if you look at the senior ranks of many corporations, including the C-suite and the board of directors, there are more white men than there are women or people of color.
The numbers bear this out. A 2019 study by...
The data don't lie - building a diverse company means starting with the cold, hard numbers
To some, the idea of creating an inclusive workplace culture has a touchy-feely aura to it. There is a belief that the effort, while feeling good, might be hopelessly "fuzzy," driven by vague and hard-to-measure qualitative criteria.
Why Leaders Should Cultivate Employee Groups To Foster Inclusion And High Performance
Too many leaders worry about affinity and employee groups in the workplace because they're concerned about what it will do to their culture. There's a fear that the creation of these groups will further Balkanize the organization and that -...
Finding diverse talent: Your processes and perceptions are the problem, not the pipeline
There are few things that trouble me more than organizations claiming they can't find diverse talent because there's a "pipeline problem."
All one needs to do is look at the facts. By 2030, Hispanics will represent 21% of the...
Feeling Fatigue Around The Diversity Conversation? Here's How to Stay Energized
You're an organizational leader, and like most in your role, you pivoted in June to focus on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) efforts. But fatigue is starting to set in. This work is uncomfortable, and you're not sure what pr...