Al Smith is Toyota’s Group Vice President and Chief Social Innovation Officer. Unlike traditional corporations, Toyota refers to their Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) as Business Partner groups (BPGs). Smith shares his rationales as to why…
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Toyota’s Al Smith Expresses the reasoning behind changing ERG to BPG
Al Smith is Toyota’s Group Vice President and Chief Social Innovation Officer. Unlike many corporations, Toyota refers to Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) as Business Partner Groups (BPGs). Smith shares why Toyota believes this option is…
Webinar Recap: Innovative ERG Case Studies and Best Practices
Panelists: Mini Tamaraju, executive director of diversity inclusion at Comcast andTracey Giang, senior director of diversity and inclusion at Comcast Introduction Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are a way to drive innovation in all departments at…
Research Roundup: UCLA Analysis Finds Transgender People who Experience Discrimination are More Likely to Attempt Suicide
A new University of Los Angeles (UCLA) analysis of data from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey found discrimination leads transgender individuals to contemplate and attempt suicide at high rates. The 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey by…
Webinar Recap: Unpacking Global Diversity and Inclusion Management
Panelists: Livia Konkel, Vice President of International Diversity and Inclusion at Wells Fargo Introduction Lissiah Hundley, Head of Strategic Partnership and Client Fulfillment at DiversityInc, sat down with panelist Livia Konkel, who is the Vice…
Research Roundup: HBR Study Finds Workplace ‘Inclusion’ is Not Enough to Help Women of Color Feel Supported
The Harvard Business Review (HBR) conducted a study that found even seemingly “inclusive” workplaces still leave women of color in interdependent work environments feeling isolated. Related Story: Research Roundup: Women on Corporate Boards The idea…
Meeting in a Box: National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2019
Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month takes place from Sept. 15–Oct.15. To foster a supportive, inclusive and thriving work environment, it is crucial to learn about and celebrate the history and diversity of those who identify as Hispanic…
Research Roundup: Study Finds Republican-Appointed Judges More Likely to Give Black Defendants Longer Sentences Than Democrat-Appointed Judges
A 2018 study by the American Economic Journal discovered Republican-appointed judges impose longer sentences on Black defendants than their Democrat-appointed counterparts. The paper, “Judicial Politics and Sentencing Decisions” by Alma Cohen and Crystal S. Yang…
Research Roundup: Study Reveals Workplace Ageism is a Pressing Problem
Discrimination based on age is becoming an increasing problem for employees in the U.S. as the demographic of workers aged 55 and older grows. Hiscox’s 2019 Ageism in the Workplace Study lays out the prominence…
Webinar Recap: Best Practices in Onboarding Employees
“As your career moves forward, you will move up, down, sideways. But if you do it intentionally, what you’ll do is get an accumulated knowledge that will differentiate you.” Panelists: Lissiah Hundley, Head of Strategic…
The Difference Between High Performers vs. High Potentials
“Whether or not our team members are high potential or they’re high performing, we need to focus on them both. We can’t take the high performing team members for granted. And we can’t put all…
Research Roundup: Police Brutality a Leading Cause of Death Among Young Men
A new study from Rutgers University-Newark has found that police are a leading cause of death among young — especially Black — men in America today. The study, which compiled data on police-involved deaths in…
Research Roundup: Women on Corporate Boards
The benefits of having women in corporate leadership positions span further than simply reaching quotas or maintaining the illusion of diversity for companies. A 2015 MSCI report includes evidence that companies with women on their…
Webinar Recap: Insights Into Effective Diverse Candidate Slates and Goal Setting
“Our challenge at BASF… is how do we continue to reinvent ourselves for success? How do we take what had been a traditional company based in a traditional part of the economy and the value…
Research Roundup: Women in the Workplace Report
Corporate America is not just lagging — but stalling — in creating inclusive and supportive environments for women to grow, according to the recently-released 2018 Women in the Workplace report by LeanIn.org and McKinzey &…
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Webinar Recap: Career Advice for Women of Color, Things You Wished Someone Had Told You
October 16, 2019Webinar Recap: Joining an ERG Can Help Your Career Development
September 25, 2019Webinar Recap: Innovative ERG Case Studies and Best Practices
September 16, 2019Webinar Recap: Unpacking Global Diversity and Inclusion Management
September 12, 2019Webinar Recap: Best Practices in Onboarding Employees
August 20, 2019Webinar Recap: Insights Into Effective Diverse Candidate Slates and Goal Setting
July 31, 2019Best Practices on LGBTQ Branding and Engagement
June 30, 2019Career Advice for New Recruits
June 25, 2019Webinar Recap: Candid Advice on Mentoring Women of Color
June 2, 2019White Women Who are Intentional Allies to Women of Color, Part II
April 30, 2019
Career Advice
David Kenny Discusses Nielsen’s Public Stance on Proposed 2020 Census Citizenship Question
July 15, 2019David Kenny Shares How Nielsen Can Help Businesses Adapt to Changing Behavior of Consumers
July 15, 2019Cox Communication’s LeVoyd Carter Shares Encouraging Words for Employees
July 10, 2019Best Practices on LGBTQ Branding and Engagement
June 30, 2019Wells Fargo’s Jimmie Paschall Tackles the Idea of Self-Doubt
June 26, 2019DOW’s Karen S. Carter Shares the Importance of Mentorship and Sponsorship
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