Thomas is a Managing Director in Accenture’s Infrastructure Operations practice and a leader of the African American employee resource group. He gives his take on the value of diversity and inclusion. By Alana Winns and…
Employee Resource Groups
The Power of ERGs, the Importance of Mentors, and Why It’s a Good Idea to Just Be Yourself
Corey Anthony, AT&T’s Chief Diversity Officer, discusses learning leadership skills throughout his career and picking up valuable insights from mentors along the way.
What to Do After You’ve Joined An Employee Resource Group
Bank executive gives advice on what to do after joining an employee resource group.
How to Identify and Cultivate Talent in Employee-Resource Groups
Dell and EY outline how their ERGs are critical to their success in increasing employee engagement and finding and growing talent.
EY’s ERGs and Inclusion Councils Complementary to One Another
EY’s professional networks (ERGs) and inclusion councils work in concert to achieve desired outcomes.
Employee Resource Group Spotlight: CVS Health
CVS Health’s colleague resource groups help with recruitment, talent development and commerce.
Best Practices on Effective Utilization of Employee Resource Groups
If your company had a particular segment/group that it needed to reach, doesn’t it seem like a prudent move to utilize employees most familiar with that segment/group?
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.
EY’s Resource Groups Connect Members With Its Culture, Community and Clients
DiversityInc caught up with Chris Crespo, EY Director, Diversity and Inclusiveness, who shared her beliefs on why everyone should join their company’s resource groups.
Analyzing Deloitte’s Plans to Phase Out Business Resource Groups
In my expert opinion, Deloitte’s phasing out of its business resource groups is a big mistake.
Different Stages of Talent Development
Johnson & Johnson’s Chief Diversity Officer Wanda Hope gives an overview of the company’s talent development programs. Among the topics covered are unconscious bias training for people managers, development through ERGs, relationship capital and networking, and sponsorship for high potentials.
Comcast NBCUniversal: Connecting Passion and Leadership to Expand ERGs
Open to all employees, the company’s eight Employee Resource Groups (ERG) include more than 20,000 employees across 118 ERG chapters.
Comcast’s Maria Arias on Why You Should Join a Resource Group
Maria Arias, Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion at Comcast Corporation, talks about getting involved in an employee resource group. “If you get involved in an ERG and get exposure, you never know where that next contact, connection, project or even potential career opportunity can be.”
3 Case Studies on Leveraging ERGs for Talent Management
AT&T, Dell and Toyota Motor North America discuss how they utilize their resource groups for workforce skills transformation, increasing employee engagement and productivity and recruitment.
Troubled Times: Should Diversity Leaders Stay Silent?
Sodexo chief diversity officer sees nation’s recent tragedies as a time to reaffirm diversity commitment.