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Leadership

10 Ideas to Drive Your DEI Initiatives in 2023

DEI is a long game — one that requires nudges along the way. By continuing to emphasize the importance and commitment to DEI in 2023, organizations can achieve more. Here's how.

Diversity

The 3 C's That Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Can Teach Us Today To Advance Workplace Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

What can Martin Luther King Jr. teach us today — even in the face of resistance? Entrepreneurs can use what I call the "three C's" — guiding principles Dr. King lived by which can assist us in our work toward diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Leadership

4 Commitments All Truly Inclusive Leaders Must Follow

2022 was the first year of DEI Accountability for inclusive leaders. Our future will be filled with increasing expectations from employees, customers and business partners, looking for us to step up and courageously respond to societal needs and problems across human differences.

Diversity

Having Trouble Recruiting Diverse Talents? Examine These 5 Areas to Improve Your Talent Pipeline.

If your organization is facing a pipeline problem in regard to hiring more diverse talents, it is essential that you take the corrective steps to fix this issue as a pipeline problem is a symptom of areas that need work in the organization. Here's how to help you troubleshoot what might be causing the pipeline problem.

Growing a Business

'No One Believed' This Black Founder Was the Owner of a Liquor Brand in 2012. He Launched to Great Acclaim — Then Lost It All. Here's How He Made a Multi-Million-Dollar Comeback.

Jackie Summers, founder of Jack From Brooklyn, Inc. and Sorel Liqueur, has a big story to tell — and it begins thousands of years ago.

Leadership

Women Are Being Pushed Out Of The Workforce, and It's Time Employers Do Something About It. Here's How.

How can employers better support the women who work for them?

Diversity

6 Ways You Could Be Committing 'Time Theft' Against Your Minority Employees

The traditional definition of time theft is related to the modern "quiet quitting" movement in that it puts the focus of bad behavior on employees who "steal" time from businesses. But have you considered the myriad of ways employers steal time from employees?

Employee Experience & Recruiting

Solidarity Without Sameness: The Key To Working Together

To make the most of diverse teams, leaders need to foster solidarity and a culture of community and belonging. But, it also comes down to individual employees to play their part in acknowledging and respecting differences.

Leadership

You Have to Weave DEI Into Your Financial Goals If You Want Your Business to Survive. Here's Why.

More organizations are tying compensation to diversity, equity and inclusion goals — and they're seeing better results. Here's how to craft the right goals and help push the movement for systemic change.

Diversity

6 Reasons Black Diversity Officers Struggle and What CEOs Can Do to Fix It

If CEOs want to promote racial equity in their workplaces, they need to do much more than just hire a few Black and Brown people for token positions.

Leadership

Stop Expecting Marginalized Groups to Lead Diversity Efforts. It's Time For Allies to Step Up and Put in the Work.

Marginalized groups are being overtasked with leading diversity work, which is driving them away from their jobs — and the No. 1 reason for leaving is burnout. It's time to engage more allies for positive change.

Employee Experience & Recruiting

How to Promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Your Workplace

There is no single "right" approach to DEI because it constantly evolves. We should be developing alongside it.

Leadership

5 Reasons Leaders Fail to Transform DEI Rhetoric into Action

To make lasting change, leaders must be aware of the barriers to achieving a truly diverse and inclusive workplace.

Leadership

Gen Z Customers Want More. This 3-Step Strategy Will Help Your Company Give It to Them.

If you don't have a corporate social responsibility program in place, you're setting yourself up for failure.

Diversity

What Industry Leaders Are Doing to Show Support for Diversity

If your organization has yet to send a message or make a statement about human issues affecting diversity, it's not too late.