September is Hispanic Heritage Month, which is a great time to celebrate the wins and achievements of your Hispanic/Latinx employees. But attracting and retaining employees requires more than one week or one month of recognition.
Organizations need to intentionally create an inclusive workplace culture where employees feel safe to be their authentic selves and have equal opportunity for career advancement.
While June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, we’ve reached the point where companies must move beyond simply showing support for one month with messaging, media, and products.
Consider this month the opportunity to begin making LGBTQ+-affirming practices an inherent and essential part of your organization year-round.
But to do that, companies need a culture shift.
When it comes to choosing where they want to work, today’s employees value culture more than ever.
Yes, good compensation is still vital (we’ve all seen housing prices lately) but as the talent war heats up, many job-seekers find themselves juggling multiple competing offers. The tie-breaker? Whether the company shares and supports their values. As such, many businesses are taking a second look at their workplace culture, and how to improve it.
But … there’s a catch.
There’s an old adage that says, “If it were easy, everyone would do it.”
In the case of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program implementation, it would be more accurate to say, “If it were easy, everyone would do it well.”
As it turns out, there are often unexpected hurdles in the way of success.
It’s been a long time coming, but finally, companies are opening their eyes to the importance of creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.
After that awareness, though … then what?
To turn good intent into useful action, your company needs to look at its current efforts and ask, “How can we do better?”
Part of this process must include a look at the emotional wellness needs of your employees, especially when it comes to providing mental health benefits that foster a truly inclusive culture.
The worldwide distribution of coronavirus vaccines has begun, but it seems as if remote work is here to stay.
Here at WellRight, we’ve let our employees know we plan to stay fully remote through at least September 2021. Major employers, such as Google, have done the same.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion: For some companies, these are corporate buzzwords, to be hashtagged into some timely social media posts.
Other companies, however, recognize that celebrating and encouraging differences, making success attainable to all, and creating supportive communities are not only the right thing to do, they’re the formula for a stronger, better workplace.
The thing is, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) don’t just magically happen because of good intentions. For DEI to truly become part of an organization, it must be integrated into everything a company does, including corporate wellness programs.
