How Can You Tell If Your Workplace Is Actually Inclusive?

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION ARE NOW AN IMPERATIVE Employees want Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Nearly 80% of workers say that they want to work for a company that values DEI. In fact, they actively seek it. More than 3-in-4 job seekers and employees report that a diverse workforce is an important factor when evaluating […]

Knowledge Is Insufficient To Change Behavior

What does it take to change behavior within a workplace? Building an equitable and inclusive culture often means behavior change for individuals. In the first of a series of articles on designing for behavior change and habit adoption, Hanlie van Wyk explains how understanding what drives behavior change can help you create robust DEI habits […]

Pulse Check: 2 Ways To Create A Safe Space For DEI Dialogue

How do we create a safe space in the workplace during these difficult times? While many of us would like the outside world to remain outside the workplace, we are all human beings. The reality is, what happens in our personal lives impacts our work lives and vice-versa. This means it will be hard to […]

How Executive DEI Buy-in Is Impacted By The 5 Executive Personas

As companies are coming to grips with the need for DEI, there are so many questions they have before embarking on a DEI journey. These questions include but are not limited to, does DEI work, is DEI a business driver or a nice to do, how can we execute a DEI plan without alienating parts […]

We Understand DEI, Now What?

We received feedback from our three-part series on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and at the core, people wanted to know, now what? We know there is a wide gap between many organizations understanding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work and those that are actually engaging in DEI work. In this powerful blog, you will […]

Clifton Strengths as a Diversity & Inclusion Tool

You’ve been asked to work on a project with a colleague with whom you’ve clashed in the past. But your manager says the two of you need to learn to work together. You know your personal style – you like to work alone, thinking through issues and challenges before you discuss them with. Your colleague, […]

Approaching Your D&I Assessment The Right Way

The keys to understanding what’s most critical about developing your D&I Assessment are first understanding your own needs. The Role of a D&I Assessment A D&I assessment is a crucial part of a D&I strategy, which should consider multiple aspects and angles of the inclusive workplace. This might include marketplace analysis, examining the supply chain, […]