Recommendations There are many virtual offerings this year to celebrate Black History Month. People can take virtual tours of historically significant sites, such as these: A walk through Harlem A virtual Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery The 2022 Black History Month Virtual Festival hosted by ASALH A tour of the National Museum of African […]
Methodology We reached out to 25 Diversity Best Practices members that have frontline workers (in healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, distribution, and retail) to ask if they include them in employee resource groups (ERGs), what challenges they have faced and overcame, and how they use frontline workers to recruit, retain, and develop talent. Of the 25, 14 […]
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 […]
Dell’s ERGs Bringing Collective Voices Together for GreaterImpact When we welcome and empower team members to show up at work as their true selves, the results are amazing. Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) help uscreate that sense of inclusion for all. Our award-winning ERGs are communities within Dell Technologies in which team members with common […]
Embedding Diversity in Brand L’Oreal Launches Fit Culture App L’Oréal launches HR app to help new hires embrace company culture. L’Oreal’s Fit Culture App is the world’s first mobile application, designed to immediately engage employees and help them understand and navigate company culture. The goal is to take onboarding practices to the next level and […]
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, […]
