Tag: Diversity and Inclusion Strategy

Let’s Get Practical: Successful Strategies for Recruiting AND Retaining a Diverse Workforce

Nowadays, an increasing number of candidates list diversity as a major factor in deciding where to work. This is especially true for candidates who hold historically marginalized identities, and who want to know how diverse the organization is, and if diversity is indeed taken seriously. The result is clear: the more diversity you have, the more diverse candidates you are likely to attract.

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Let’s Get Practical: How to Evaluate Your D&I Initiative

With countless popular news articles (and popular opinions) announcing loudly that diversity training doesn’t work or is a waste of time, we as practitioners are left in the awkward position of proving that our work can, in fact, be worthwhile. With this formidable task at hand, today we’re addressing evaluations and metrics for D&I programs.

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The Buzz: 50 Years of Pride

LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Pride Month is celebrated in the month of June every year. During this month, many pride events are held to recognize the impact LGBT people have in the world. The significance of the month of June is that it commemorates the Stonewall Riots (also known as the Stonewall Uprising) – this year marks the 50th Anniversary of this event.

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A Point of View: How Neurodiversity Contributes to Organizational Growth

Consider This: The community of people with disabilities is a minority within our society compared to the able-bodied community. Those with developmental disabilities comprise a fraction of the disability community, and when broken down even further, individuals with ADHD, dyslexia, autism and neuro-sensitivity make up an even smaller, often time overlooked, population.

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Let’s Get Practical: Language Matters

Its 2019, and at this point, most people probably know that language matters. Words have the power to inspire, to shut down, to create and overcome conflict, but perhaps most importantly, words can invite us into alternative imaginations, new possibilities for how the world could and should look.

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A Point of View: Those Shameful Walls of Exclusion

Before July 26, 1990, many American citizens were denied employment based on bias. Many were refused service at businesses. Many were subject to inhumane treatment. What came on that date was a milestone in our nation’s history. President H.W. Bush summarized the occasion with a simple yet overdue statement: “Let the shameful walls of exclusion finally come tumbling down.”

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Let’s Get Practical: An Introduction

Today, we’re experiencing diversity and inclusion work evolve and converge with social justice. Sure, the business case and representation aspects remain relevant, but our global, social, and political state of affairs call for intentional efforts and focus on equity and justice both, within and beyond our organizations. This has required new skills and emphasis on new competencies.

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A Point of View: Are We Ready to Move to I&D?

Several years ago, The Winters Group included the transition from “Diversity and Inclusion” to “Inclusion and Diversity” as one of the top global diversity and inclusion trends and “tipping points” for the field of diversity and inclusion management. Since that time, we have continued to see a shift in organizations branding their diversity and inclusion efforts, both internally and externally, as “Inclusion and Diversity,” or “I&D”.

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The Buzz: Talking White Supremacy at the Forum

Last week, at the Forum on Workplace Inclusion, my colleagues and I led a seminar called “Working through Whiteness” in which we asked participants to do three things; reflect on who you are and what it means for you to be white, listen to the experiences of others who do not share that experience, and take accountability for your own learning, your own actions, and your history.

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Racial Justice at Work: Practical Solutions for Systemic Change

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Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit

Inclusive Conversations: Fostering Equity, Empathy and Belonging Across Differences

We Can’t Talk About That At Work! (Second Edition)

Cover of the book We Can't Talk about That at Work (Second Edition) by Mary-Frances Winters and Mareisha N Reese

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