Damion Jones, Inclusion & Diversity Lead at Monsanto, gives advice on how to respond when someone tells you “I don’t see color in the workplace.”
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How to Respond to ‘I Don’t See Color in the Workplace’
Monsanto’s D&I VP: How I Got Management to Notice Me
What qualities helped Melissa Harper become a high potential and move up rapidly in her corporate career? Her early mentors taught her three things – do your homework, build relationships, and come up with innovative solutions.
Addressing Unconscious Bias
Three executives from Monsanto share what led their company to create their own strategies to combat unconscious bias.
Monsanto Leverages Business Resource Groups to aid the African & African-American Farmer
Between 2006 and 2008, Monsanto began working to strengthen the relationship between 1890s Land-Grant universities and Black growers. Dr. Dewayne Goldmon, then our Product Development and Marketing Manager, led the efforts to establish a Black Grower Advisory Council to advise the company on the unique concerns of Black farmers.
Moving From Diversity & Inclusion to Inclusion & Diversity
Melissa Harper, Monsanto’s VP of Global Talent and Inclusion & Diversity explains why the company shifted to placing more emphasis on inclusion and putting inclusion before diversity.
VIDEO: Unconscious Bias at the Recruiting Stage
During a panel moderated by Lissiah Hundley of Cox Enterprises, executives from Monsanto, Nielsen and Comcast NBCUniversal discussed the realities of unconscious bias and offered strategies to remedy it at the recruiting stage.
Webinar: Diversity Metrics
Monsanto’s Diversity & Inclusion Director, Damion Jones, and Nielsen’s SVP of Global Diversity & Inclusion, Angela Talton, provide best practices on scorecards, dashboards, metrics for senior leadership, human-capital data, and supplier-diversity measurements.
Monsanto’s Steve Mizell: Finding the Right Talent to Solve Global Problems
“The journey from seed to biotech to digital has changed us. Five years ago, we didn’t have data scientists or marketing talent.”
Reputation Attracts Recruits, Especially Gen Y
Academic research and DiversityInc Top 50 data shows companies with strong and well-communicated social values are more attractive to recruits.
How Should Your Company React to Garner, Brown Protests?
The nationwide protests are on everyone’s minds but most companies shy away from confronting the racial issues dividing the nation. What can—and should—your company’s diversity leaders be doing?
Best Places for Executive Women to Work
Looking for a job? Find out—based on real data—which companies offer you the best chances for promotion and an inclusive and flexible culture.
Lessons Learned From Ferguson: Corporate Involvement Builds Community Trust
Community leaders are at the heart of building trust and improving relations between residents, authorities and officials. And companies are community leaders.
How to Get Equity for Women in Tech Jobs
In light of the Microsoft CEO’s blunder, we look at real best practices from Monsanto, IBM, Dell and BASF to find and promote women at tech companies.
Webinars
Webinar Recap: How to Be a More Inclusive Leader
November 13, 2019Webinar Recap: How to Be Successful in Recruiting People with Diverse Abilities
October 27, 2019Webinar 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 Schedule
August 8, 2019Webinar Recap: Insights Into Effective Diverse Candidate Slates and Goal Setting
July 31, 2019Best Practices on LGBTQ Branding and Engagement
June 30, 2019
Career Advice
Arne Sorenson of Marriott in One-on-One Interview with DiversityInc CEO Carolynn Johnson
October 30, 2019David 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, 2019
