Employee advocacy is a powerful strategy for raising brand awareness across social media. While bloggers, thought leaders, and social media celebrities often have large followings, your employees have followers as well and they are in a unique position to share about their experiences at and passion for the companies they work for. Employees are not […]

Inclusive design is a repeatable, human-centered approach to problem solving and innovation that takes inspiration from real people and real problems. The process entails constantly questioning bias and world views, and bringing a range of diverse perspectives into the conversation. Inclusive design starts with an inclusive team. Collaboration and sharing a wide range of disparate […]

Wells Fargo The company’s Latin Connection Team Member Network has more than 40 chapters throughout the U.S. The network piloted a group mentoring program for 35 mid-level Latino team members called the Emerging Leaders League, which is intended to broaden participants’ understandingof career development and what it takes to succeed at Wells Fargo. The Latino […]

The time to recognize and reward ERG leaders and members has never been more important. In recent years, ERGs have been asked to serve as brand ambassadors, diversity strategists, recruiters, event planners and focus groups for policies and features affecting users from theircommunity. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies have called upon their […]

Employee Referral Programs According to the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), roughly one of every two employers offers a formal referral bonus program. Such programs account for close to 25% of all hires, on average. Many other employers have an informal referral system. At some companies, such programs cover any job. In other cases, […]

Examples of ERGs for Women Women at Microsoft—W@M—conducts multiple events throughout the year to connect women on our campus to each other and the broader community and to help develop professional skills. For example, W@M brought the Dale Carnegie Skills for Success program to the Microsoft campuses last year. The program used interactive exercises designed […]

Assess Current Job Descriptions and Job Posts for Inclusive Content and Intent Job descriptions are the first touch point between a prospective candidate and the company. The tone, language, and the details that are included (or excluded) in your job description creates an image of the company and what it would be like to work […]

In our current reality of climate change, the challenges and threats posed to people and the business bottom line are undeniable. As a result of these challenges, and increased pressure from consumers, community and employees to adopt more sustainable practices, the purpose of the corporation is now shifting from purely profits-driven, to one where social, […]