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12/10/2024

❓Do you know what is being celebrated globally today?
🌟Human Rights Day is observed annually around the world on December10th…
🔶Human rights can empower individuals and communities to forge a better tomorrow. By embracing and trusting the full power of human rights as the path to the world we want, we can become more peaceful, equal and sustainable…
⁉️Unfamiliar with Human Rights Day?
🛑Stop and checkout the Inclusiveleaderssgroup blog and begin Recognizing That Today is Human Rights Day and Why It Matters https://inclusiveleadersgroup.com/recognizing-that-today-is-human-rights-day-and-why-it-matters/

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Human Rights Day is observed annually around the world on December 10th. It commemorates the anniversary of one of the world’s most groundbreaking global pledges: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to ...

12/05/2024

➡️Have you evolved your DEI strategy to a DEIB strategy yet?

➡️ In the ever-evolving landscape of workplace culture, the concept of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has undergone a transformative addition: Belonging. The term, expanding DEI to DEIB, signifies a profound shift in how organizations approach diversity and inclusivity in the workplace…

🔜Learn why it is essential for 2025. Read…DEI vs. DEIB: Why belonging is critical to your DEI strategy. https://inclusiveleadersgroup.com/dei-vs-deib-why-belonging-is-critical-to-your-dei-strategy/
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Earlier this year, several readers of my Inclusive Leaders Group Blog and social media followers started noticing a shift in my language online —from Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), and naturally, I was eager to explain to them about wh...

12/03/2024

🌐Intersectionality and employee experience go hand in hand when it comes to DEIB initiatives, but the relationship is often overlooked, which can keep organizations from truly achieving their goals…
🌐True inclusion and belonging relies on intersectionality, a concept that many business leaders are just beginning to learn about…
🌐Considering intersectionality requires ERG and BRG leaders to look past the charter of their group, and to focus on the actual human experience of all employees in their organization…
🌐Understand Why Intersectional ERG/BRG Initiatives Are Absolutely Essential Now by reading Inclusive Leaders Group blog:
https://inclusiveleadersgroup.com/why-intersectional-erg-brg-initiatives-are-absolutely-essential-now/

Learn more about effective intersectional ERG/BRG initiatives.
⁉️What examples would you add to the list?

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Understanding intersectionality and the experiences of employees who belong to more than one marginalized social group is critical to achieving success in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives. Intersectionality and employee experience go hand in hand when it comes to DEIB i...

12/03/2024

✅Rebranding and Renaming DEIB Efforts is a growing trend…

✅Organizations are rethinking and renaming their DEIB initiatives to better reflect their unique cultures and strategic goals. Moving away from traditional terms like "diversity training," they are adopting more specific terms such as "Inclusive Leadership Development" or "Equity Advancement Programs."

✅This rebranding emphasizes that DEIB is core to the business strategy, not just a peripheral initiative…

✅For example, WWalmartInc., whose U.S. CEO, John Furner, appeared recently on CBS This Morning to address changes to their DEI policy, which includes elimination of the term “Latinx” and replacing the acronym “DEI” with the term “belonging.” He said, “What we’re trying to do is to ensure every customer, every associate feels welcomed here to shop. And to feel like they belong.”

✅Learn more from this FForbesarticle, Change Is Here: 5 Hard Truths & A Blueprint For Your DEI Plan In 2025. https://www.forbes.com/sites/dougmelville/2024/12/01/barely-legal-5-hard-truths--a-blueprint-for-your-dei-plan-in-2025/
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“Identity-based DEI” is facing a barrage of scrutiny, criticism and legal challenges. Here are 5 truths you need to address, and a roadmap for your DEI plan in 2025

11/27/2024

📅There are fifty-five days remaining until Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which falls on Monday, January 20, 2025. This is calculated from today's date, which is November 26, 2024. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day) is a U.S. federal holiday that falls on the third Monday of January every year…

👨🏾‍🦱Most people in the world know that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the most impactful Civil Rights activists in the 1960s. He was a leader who believed in nonviolent, peaceful protest to end racial segregation and provide people of all races with the opportunity for a better life…

🙏🏾🙏🏼Many people feel that the country could really use Dr. King right now…

✔️Check out Inclusive Leaders Group “What Dr. King Would Teach Today’s Employees About Allyship” to learn that while racial equality and social justice would remain at the forefront of King’s advocacy and activism, today… King would teach more than just Race and racial allyship…

🫶🏽Dr. King’s speeches and two initiatives King launched later in his life, The Poor People's Campaign and vocal opposition of the Vietnam War, calling it an unjust, evil, and futile war suggest that King’s view of allyship and inclusion today, would be broader and more holistic covering all forms of diversity…

🎊Prepare for celebrating MLK Jr. Day 2025 by reading “What Dr. King Would Teach Today’s Employees About Allyship.”
https://inclusiveleadersgroup.com/what-dr-king-would-teach-todays-employees-about-allyship/




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Hint: Today, Dr. King would teach employees about more than just racial allyship. Most people in the world know that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Baptist minister and chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial discrimination in federal and st...

11/12/2024

❌Despite the divisiveness of U.S. politics outside the workplace…

✅The cultures inside where we all work must double down on allyship and inclusion…

✅Being an ally every day is important and should also be taken to your workplace. Whether you’re an employee, team leader, manager, or director – you need to be an ally for those around you…

✅By better understanding the struggle and oppression that others face, you are learning yourself and actively attempting to make a change, so this doesn’t happen. By supporting people in the workplace through allyship, you can work towards creating a belonging culture…

✅Belonging is not simply that employees feel appreciated for the work they do or the role they play in the organization – belonging runs deeper…

✅Belonging is an employee’s sense that their uniqueness is accepted and even treasured by their organization and colleagues…

🆘Following this political season, become an ally, many of your teammates can use one.

https://inclusiveleadersgroup.com/how-a-culture-of-allyship-positively-transforms-the-employee-experience/











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What is an ally? It’s not just a buzzword (although sometimes it can feel like it). An ally is often defined as someone who is not a member of a marginalized group but wants to support and take action to help others in that group. Allyship in the workplace is crucial for inclusion and belonging. [...

11/06/2024

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📅Marketing and communicating your Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 20, 2025 educational and celebrational events to employees are less than 60-days away... 📅

🔜 See Brian L. Hughes' post and blog sharing....
Why Advanced Planning for DEI Calendar Educational Events Provides Huge Advantages.

🙏🏾The annual King Holiday Observance on January 20, 2025, is a time that we celebrate, commemorate and honor the life, legacy and impact of Dr. Martin Luther…

08/21/2024

🔷Workplace belonging has emerged as the top employee experience driver linked to engagement and well-being in 2024. In fact, a sense of belonging emerged as the strongest driver of employee engagement – ahead of typical drivers like trust in leadership and ability for career growth…

🔷When we feel we belong somewhere, we feel cared about. We can relax, breathe, express ourselves and be ourselves. We feel enough psychological safety to do things and put ideas out there, knowing we won’t be judged and rejected…

🔷From onboarding new talent, retaining existing employees, to being recognized as an employer of choice, HR professionals are in charge of providing an inclusive employee experience. Unfortunately, biased, and discriminatory practices disrupt this goal …
✅ What is a DEI audit? A DEI audit is a comprehensive evaluation of a company’s demographics and culture. Its purpose is to determine how well a company is supporting underrepresented individuals. It’s also designed to identify areas a company can make the employee experience more inclusive…

✅ Learn more about Why a DEI Audit is Essential For an Inclusive Employee Experience in my Inclusive Leaders Group blog: https://inclusiveleadersgroup.com/why-a-dei-audit-is-essential-for-an-inclusive-employee-experience/
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This year, 2024, has been described by HR executives as “the year of disengagement” as studies show that 85 percent of employees are not engaged or are actively disengaged at work. As organizations reimagine their employee experiences in response to internal and external pressures, it’s become...

08/07/2024

🥇According to YPulse, the leading authority on Gen Z and Millennials, Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty was identified as the most inclusive brand by Gen Z consumers across North America and Europe…

💲That’s right, Rihanna’s voice and stage performances have made her a superstar, but building an inclusive brand is what made her a billionaire…

🌐When we refer to brands that “reflect diversity,” we’re referring to brands that prioritize inclusivity across all areas of their company. For young consumers, a brand that truly reflects diversity is one that creates products and services for a range of sizes, skin tones, gender expressions and more—also demonstrating a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through their hiring practices…

🔎Find out more…What is Inclusive Marketing? What are The Top 10 Most Inclusive Brands in North America? Check out my Inclusive Leaders Group blog - How Culturally Inclusive Brands Attract Gen Z Consumers:
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05/22/2024

While a lot has changed ....at the same time, a lot remains ‘in a holding pattern’ or worse ...is moving in reverse.

⁉️Q: How do you stay focused and push for positive change with persistent obstacles in your path to progress?

In this episode of the Inclusive Enterprise Conversation Podcast, I sat down and talked with two dynamic Black women, warriors of DEIB, to hear their perspectives and shared purpose, empowering all people needing access to care to reach the highest quality of life, in these challenging times.

DeAnna Minus-Vincent, Founder and Managing Director with Tracy Parris-Benjamin serving as Managing Partner of The Outcomes Architect discussed:

🔄Their life changing experiences and career paths that inspired the creation of The Outcomes Architect.

One with an accomplished career in Government and Healthcare, most recently as Executive Vice President, Chief Social Justice & Accountability Officer of the largest, most comprehensive health system and provider in NJ,

The other distinguished leader was the first officer, Senior Director of Health Equity and Community Equity for a national healthcare payor, insurance company in NJ.

We uncovered....

📋Steps to advance health equity including policy and practice review, BEFORE addressing drivers of health, for visible impact.

💬Honest feedback to deal with current reality, recognize employees' daily lives and barriers to living a quality life, including challenges they share with the communities they serve.

📊More than programs and training, work must be grounded in data analysis of current mindsets and human behavior, with clearly articulated outcomes to measure sustained change.

📈🔆What leaders must recognize to improve productivity and understand what your greatest assets need for greater impact in their professional and personal lives, to ultimately provide a stronger sense of purpose and prosperity.

📲 Listen to this enlightening episode. Join the conversation and subscribe.

https://inclusiveleadersgroup.com/dismantling-systemic-racism-to-advance-health-equity-a-conversation-with-deanna-minus-vincent-tracy-parris-benjamin/

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04/15/2024

📈In case you are working on building a workplace culture of Belonging and missed any of ’s Q1 2024 Blog posts, you can catch up here…

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✔️A Holistic Approach to Diversity Means Everyone Belongs https://inclusiveleadersgroup.com/a-holistic-approach-to-diversity-means-everyone-belongs/

✔️7 Reasons Why Neurodiversity Inclusion Provides a Competitive Advantage https://inclusiveleadersgroup.com/7-reasons-why-neurodiversity-inclusion-provides-a-competitive-advantage/

✔️Why Continuous Listening is Essential for DEI and HR Leaders https://inclusiveleadersgroup.com/why-continuous-listening-is-essential-for-dei-and-hr-leaders/

As my team at Inclusive Leaders Group (ILG) wrapped up 2023 with our annual year-end business review, trend was noticeably clear, most of our clients had pivoted to a holistic approach to diversity and an increased focus on inclusion and belonging. From 2020 to 2022, most of our clients were working...

04/15/2024

📈In case you are working on building a workplace culture of Belonging and missed any of Inclusive Leaders Group's Q1 2024 Blog posts, you can catch up here… https://inclusiveleadersgroup.com/blog/ #

✔️A Holistic Approach to Diversity Means Everyone Belongs
https://inclusiveleadersgroup.com/a-holistic-approach-to-diversity-means-everyone-belongs/

✔️7 Reasons Why Neurodiversity Inclusion Provides a Competitive Advantage
https://inclusiveleadersgroup.com/why-continuous-listening-is-essential-for-dei-and-hr-leaders/

✔️Why Continuous Listening is Essential for DEI and HR Leaders

https://inclusiveleadersgroup.com/why-continuous-listening-is-essential-for-dei-and-hr-leaders/

Today, more than ever, continuous employee listening is key to achieving your DEI strategic objectives. Continuous employee listening is the ongoing practice of collecting feedback and data, from multiple touchpoints. This includes both active and passive listening, moving beyond annual workforce DE...