Generally, dress codes have relaxed quite a bit since COVID. ZOOM and other video platforms have introduced a whole new way of approaching business meetings. The focus on the camera makes the shirt, jacket, or top a focal point. Thus, people have developed a two-tier approach to dressing: professional on the top and decidedly casual on the bottom.
The biggest gift you can give your DEI hiring program is a strong training series within your organization. You see, training circumvents the social and personal factors that make it hard for those who are perceived as “different” to advance.
True diversity demands that we step beyond habitual boundaries and thought-forms. We need to recognize and act upon the reality that MOST of the world does not think and operate the way “WE” do – whatever your “WE” might mean. Moreover, the best ideas may not come from “US.” To step boldly into the future we are creating together, we will have to relinquish the pieces of our framework that no longer serve us. We will have to repurpose our ideas and truly embrace change. Deep change.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofit institutions accounted for at least 12.5 million total jobs. As public records show, in the first three months of the pandemic, the nonprofit sector shed some 1.64 million jobs, reducing the entire workforce by 13.2% as of May 2020.
What measures can you take to make certain that hiring operates on an equitable basis? Everyone has personal likes and dislikes that may affect hiring outcomes. This is normal, natural, and a part of being human. Skilled recruiters have developed techniques to...
How do you deal with the leader who resists diversity and inclusion while “pretending” to be on board? This situation requires real skill. Your leader may be in denial and probably cannot see their true response to DEI. The whole point of DEI is to increase...
Effective Diversity Planning Many organizations now realize how critical diversity is to high performance. The data compel us to adopt more inclusive hiring strategies. However, the realization that it is beneficial does not mean that it will become a reality...
After lockdown, our budgets are unstable. We are afraid to spend – despite stimulus efforts to stabilize us. There is little to rely on in terms of precedent. The coronavirus has outgunned every other pandemic we know about.