The STAND Framework is a tool you can use to manage bias by rethinking and reevaluating your first impressions. It is a process you can refer to help guide your decision-making process.

Bias is a very real part of life and every corporate culture and significant research shows a connection between our biases and our actions and decisions. However, we can take some steps to recognize our biases and limit the impact on our decision-making process.

Joining and actively engaging in a company-sponsored Employee Resource Group can be a great development tool and career enhancer. Most Employee Resource Groups have specific goals in place to provide development opportunities to their members. Here are some tips and strategies you can use in order to make the most of your ERG membership.

Intersectionality addresses the complexity of being an individual by recognizing that everyone has multiple aspects to our identity. “Intersectional Equity” is a term that was originally coined in 1989 by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw. The theory behind intersectionality is that we cannot approach DEI with a singular lens because every individual encompasses many components of identity and cannot be reduced to just one-dimensional aspect.

It’s common practice for employees to reflect organizational norms and values to fit in and move ahead. But when employees whose backgrounds, values and perspectives differ from those of the dominant employee groups, this can be particularly challenging and stressful – and authenticity often comes at a price. If the upside of authenticity is a greater sense of overall wellbeing, then how do we manage the downside? Here are some tips to pursue authenticity at work.

The DEI Sample Scorecard provides a comprehensive list of both quantitative and qualitative metrics you can use to measure the impact of your DEI efforts.

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Measuring the impact of DEI and progress towards your goals is a critical success factor. Metrics are the best way to solidify focus and commitment, to demonstrate ROI, and to signal when to pivot, where to stay the course, and what to change. Here are some tips for measuring DEI impact in your own organization…....

Supporting authenticity at work requires systemic change at the organizational level. Here are some tips to support authenticity in your organization.

Empathy is the ability to recognize and share other people’s emotions, and to understand their perspectives and what they might be thinking or feeling. Empathy fuels connection and is driven by our ability to accept another person’s perspective without judgment or disregard.

Fostering belonging is challenging in the best of times. The new era of hybrid working has changed how we connect, interact, and socialize as employees. It’s changed how we experience ‘belonging’ but not our need for it.

This workbook was designed to help anyone in the organization support inclusion and belonging through bite-sized practical actions.

Any organization is not a mere concept but rather a collection of the people who lead, work, and interact on a daily basis. And belonging happens in an organization when those people feel acceptance, acknowledgement, and connection. While we can and should approach this work from an organizational standpoint, it stands to reason that creating a Culture of Belonging can be achieved one person at a time.

Allies play a very important role in creating inclusive workplaces, yet it has become more difficult in the virtual environment. Disconnecting from the physical workplace has posed new challenges and introduced new emotions. Everyone, from leadership down, can play a role in maintaining an inclusive culture – even while online. So, when you’re ready to step into the role of ally, here are some things you can do to ready yourself and increase your effectiveness.

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Facts, figures and ideas for celebrating Veteran’s Month

Facts, figures and ideas for celebrating Women’s History Month

Hispanic Heritage Month

Pride Month

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Indigenous People’s Heritage Month

Facts, figures and ideas for celebrating Black History Month

Here are some tips to help you grow your ERG member base.

This tool is designed to help you assess the effectiveness of your DEI leadership capability.  Upon completion, you can assess your results using the self-scoring guidelines.

One of the most effective ways to develop yourself and move your career forward is to look for internal career mobility opportunities. Here are some tips and strategies you can use in order to make the most of these opportunities and to ensure you are seriously considered for internal promotion.

The ERG Member Profile is a template that you can use to interview ERG members.

Navigating relationships across difference can pose challenges and requires some cultural knowledge to navigate this terrain. Here are some tips for developing cultural sensitivity in your patient/customer interactions.

This tool provides a framework for you to use in creating your own D&I strategy. Includes some examples as a reference.

Quick tips and how-tos to help you navigate diversity challenges and opportunities