ERGs & Committees
Checklist: 10 Tips for Effective Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
Discover 10 best practices to ensure your Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) drive workplace inclusion and advance business goals.
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ERGs & Committees
The Employee Resource Group (ERG) Toolkit: How to Establish and Maintain DEI-Focused Groups
Our guide to employee-led DEI groups (ERGs) explores the structure of employee resource groups, business resource groups, and affinity groups to provide business leaders with the expert insights they need to create safe spaces for self-expression, communication, and collaboration.
ERGs & Committees
What is an Employee Resource Group? Answers to 5 Common Questions about ERGs, BRGs and Affinity Groups
How do you establish and maintain a successful ERG? In this article, you’ll find answers to common questions about Employee Resource Groups.
Retention
Stay Interviews Help Keep Employees Happy and Engaged
Stay interviews are a great way to ensure they choose to remain with their company rather than leave for a competitor.
Dimensions of Diversity
MicroVideo - Understanding Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation
Confirm your understanding of the terms sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and both the interplay and distinctions between the three. Learn when, whether, and how to discuss these self-identifying labels with others.
DEI Best Practices
MicroVideo - What is the Difference Between EEO, Affirmative Action, and DEI?
Reinforce your understanding of the federal government’s Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action programs and the legal compliance they require. Compare these to voluntary DEI initiatives that generate enormous benefits to companies, their employees, and financial performance.
Diversity Holidays
Global Diversity Awareness Month Programming Guide
Our practical guidebook offers tips for Global Diversity Awareness Month events, a list of resources, and other ideas to help you celebrate diversity at work.
Retention
Checklist - Retain Top Talent: 8 Best Practices for Increasing Feelings of Belonging and Equity
A strong commitment to equity and belonging is crucial, not just in the recruitment phase, but throughout an employee’s tenure at an organization. Below are eight best practices for retaining employees.
Communication
Can I Still Use Sir and Ma’am? When Should I Use Mr., Mrs., Ms., or Mx? What to Do When You Don’t Know Someone’s Gender
Asking which courtesy title – or honorific – the person uses is a best practice, just like asking a person’s pronouns. But what if you don’t know the gender of the person you are addressing – either because you are writing an email or making a cold call?
Recruitment
Checklist - Hiring for Diverse Teams: 7 Inclusive Interview Questions
Inclusive leaders have a responsibility to build high-functioning, cohesive teams, and making great hires is an integral part of that process. Candidates should be evaluated primarily on their skills, but their ability to work and thrive on diverse teams should also be considered.
Recruitment
Checklist - Diversity Interview Questions
As investment in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace grows, so too does the need to evaluate job candidates based on how they exemplify DEI-related values in and outside of the workplace.
Remote & Hybrid Workforce
Virtual DEI Training for Remote Workforces: Building Culture When There Are No Walls
Remote and hybrid workforces necessitate new ways of thinking about leadership and the resources to train next generation leaders.