Earlier this year the Gartner HR Survey Identified the Top Five Challenges Facing Leaders with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) responsibilities in 2023. The results indicated that the top challenge is Business Leaders Failing to Take Ownership for Driving DEI Outcomes. Fifty one percent of leaders say their top challenge
People no longer spend the entirety of their career in one place. However, this doesn’t mean that a company can’t get employees to stay a little longer than they planned on. Creating a supportive environment full of opportunity may help employee retention rates. Employees are essential building blocks that shape
My last post provided a LGBTQ+ Inclusion: a Guide for HR every day on-the -job tips for HR leaders and professionals. Today, I follow up with LGBTQ+ intersectionality. Human lives cannot be explained by single categories, such as gender, race, and sexual orientation. The intersection of these categories can produce
The national findings underscore the persistence of workplace double standards and social isolation faced by LGBTQ+ people. In A Workplace Divided: Understanding the Climate for LGBTQ+ Workers Nationwide, HRC Foundation researched the prevalence of LGBTQ+ workers feeling pressure to hide their sexual orientation and/or gender identity on the job and
As more and more employers and employees desire a more inclusive workplace culture, Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) create a positive environment where employees of different backgrounds and identities have equal opportunity to succeed. Many employee resource groups are started naturally out of the need for minority groups to feel a sense
Gartner Report: 2023 HR Leaders Priority No. 1: Leader and manager effectiveness To help HR leaders better manage and lead during these times, Gartner conducted an annual HR survey of more than 800 HR leaders and identified the top 5 priorities for HR in 2023. Top of the list is leader and
Younger Employees and Top Job Candidates Want An Inclusive Culture In my last blog post, Everything HR Teams Need to Know About DEI I described how the responsibility of Human Resources (HR) has been rapidly expanding and that one of these increased responsibility areas for HR has been to advance Diversity, Equity,
SHRM: Most Employers Dedicate ‘little to no resources’ to DEI Diversity, equity, and inclusion(DEI) is essential to creating and maintaining a successful workplace, one founded on the principle that all people can thrive personally and professionally. Bringing together people of various backgrounds leads to new and creative ideas and decision-making.
