When managers help employees, everyone benefits
Leading by example can improve employee performance, writes Adi Gaskell, who cites research that found retail stores performed better when… Read More »
Leadership communication must match the situation
Leaders need to know that communication isn’t one-size-fits-all, and they need to understand how their methods of communication and the… Read More »
Passion can be overwhelming if it’s excessive
Leaders need passion, but too much of this can make them resistant to change and overwhelm or intimidate people around… Read More »
Report: How tech companies can improve diversity
A report from career website Dice, which surveyed more than 9,000 technologists, finds that more than half of women working… Read More »
Making DE&I a priority in 2021
Last summer’s protests against the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and other Black Americans highlighted racial and… Read More »
Shake Shack blends inclusion into workplace, principles
Shake Shack President and Chief Financial Officer Tara Comonte talks in this interview about how the burger chain emphasizes diversity… Read More »
McDonald’s fights discrimination with new global mandates
McDonald’s has issued new standards to combat discrimination and harassment at both its company-owned restaurants and franchises that encompass retaliation,… Read More »
Creative questions can help team members connect
Team meetings can have a better sense of connection by having more gregarious people offer prompts such as “What’s your… Read More »
How do you feel about the state of diversity in the industry?
Do you work in food and hospitality? Want to contribute to a report that will identify action steps for the… Read More »
Urban farmer aims to nix barriers to healthy food access
St. Louis resident Eugenia Alexander, who was inspired to grow her own produce during the pandemic, is now focusing her… Read More »
CEOs: Existing talent can strengthen diversity
Improve talent diversity by teaching existing diverse employees skills they need to move into jobs commonly held by white or… Read More »
Chipotle to pay for employees to earn degrees
Chipotle Mexican Grill has expanded its employee education benefit with a plan to pay 100% of costs for staffers pursuing… Read More »
Culture can’t be selected from a template
Corporate cultures are unique and ever-changing, and thus should be treated “as a living system” that requires constant care and… Read More »
Ore. wineries unite to bring boost diversity in the industry
Oregon wineries like McCollum Heritage 91 and Chosen Family Wines have come together in the One Barrel Challenge, an initiative… Read More »
Ind. city council decries anti-Asian racism
A resolution condemning anti-Asian racism and harassment was unanimously adopted by the Indianapolis City-County Council, encouraging police and city agencies… Read More »
CEOs ramp up fight against restrictive voting bills
More than 100 CEOs and corporate leaders met online over the weekend to discuss ways to fight restrictive voting measures… Read More »
State Department names first chief D&I officer
Veteran diplomat Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley has been tapped to lead the State Department as its first diversity and inclusion officer. “We… Read More »
NAACP on Daunte Wright killing, need for change: “Culture trumps policy”
Tension are high in Brooklyn, Minn., as people took to the streets to protest the killing of Daunte Wright, a… Read More »
How one Black CEO deals with race while raising capital
Prox CEO Michael Mathieu shares how he succeeds in Silicon Valley and how he tries to raise awareness of racial… Read More »
How human connection can build workplace diversity
Take a human approach to diversity, equity and inclusion by avoiding labels, helping people feel like they belong and promoting… Read More »
Agency CEOs form new multicultural agency, United-X
Gallegos United founder and CEO John Gallegos and Crossmedia founder and CEO Kamran Asghar have formed a new agency dubbed… Read More »
NinetyToZero aims to eliminate US racial wealth gap
The Children’s Defense Fund, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Robin Hood and the leaders of companies such… Read More »