Discovering Diversity Success 10 Questions to Ask Yourself

1. Menu CHCI Infographics Subscribe! Manage Your Energy To Reduce Stress Tips For Effective Coaching Questions Discovering Diversity Success: 10 Questions to Ask Yourself Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging The Business Case of Coaching Categories Agility By Jessica Alvarez, Chief Management Officer Bias Blog A few years back, I was yearning for a community to embrace me, a tribe that would understand and respect that I’m not just a few general categories of a person, including female, Latina, mother. I needed a community outside of my corporate life that understands that the indigenous roots in me are not only from the Americas but can be traced back to slave trafficking from Africa to the coasts of the Caribbean, central and south America. My grandmother’s knowledge of the use of roots, herbs, and plant medicine has been passed down the generations through song and story. Books Case Study Change Management Collaboration Communication Critical Thinking Crucial Conversations Culture Demographics Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Emotional Intelligence Employee Engagement Energy Management In my search for such an embracing community, I found Centro Ashe, now the Wild Ginger Center in Executive Coaching Federal Hiring

2. Federal Hiring Washington D.C., which shares, protects, respects, and promotes the connections between plants, earth, and people. I enrolled in their training program to spark and renew the love and knowledge of plants I had in me. Human Capital Management Imposter syndrome Innovation Leadership Development Yes, it sounds very urban hippy, right? The first day I was amazed to be surrounded by an astonishingly diverse group of people, all coming together to learn and share experiences. Here, I didn’t need the emotional and mental protective walls I habitually built around me. Management Tips News & Events Onboarding Organizational Competencies Organizational Culture People & HR Analytics With my corporate and human capital lens, I tried to analyze the reasons for such “diversity success.” They didn’t use a sophisticated recruiting system with algorithms tweaked to maximize diversity. The curriculum was the same for everyone. The setting was a barn on a small farm. Yet, the diversity success was evident with race, ethnicity, creed, preferences, identities, age, careers, education, and social‐economic levels all in one room, ready to learn. Everyone showed up with a smile and open to an embrace. Cell phone connection was awful, the conversation was great, and we all had meals together where we learned about each other’s families, interests, and even dreams. It struck me how different this was from work and school settings. Although there was a lot to learn and do, there was ample room for each person’s personality and voice to shine equally. They organically met the diversity and customer loyalty aspirations of the corporate world. Purpose Team Building Team Management Telework The Future of Work Training and Development Values Women in Workforce Search …  Increase The Effectiveness Of Your Leaders And Employees. SIGN UP HERE ! After months of enjoying the camaraderie, I Recent Posts

3. Recent Posts concluded that the Wild Ginger Center’s secret ingredient for their diversity success is the kindness and respect that runs through its core. Empathy and respect not only for the plants and the earth but for people. Each person that walks into the center is unique, respected, acknowledged, encouraged, and celebrated for showing up as who they are. Discovering Diversity Success: 10 Questions to Ask Yourself DEI is Personal: My Story of Family, Kenya, and a Career Diversity as a Revenue Engine: What 16+ Studies Reveal Making Diversity, Equity and Inclusion faster, easier, and actionable How to Harness By the time the workshops concluded, I had acquired lifelong friends, carpool mates, herb/veggie exchange buddies, but most importantly, I found the tribe I yearned for. I belonged. Organizational Creativity Can we translate this success to the corporate world? Yes! Below are my top 10 questions to ask yourself. 1. Is your mission clear? 2. What is the human connection to your work ﴾the back story of why we do what we do﴿? 3. Are people working with a purpose? 4. Is everyone’s uniqueness equally celebrated and acknowledged beyond the basic categories? 5. As employers, are we creating safe spaces for team members to connect beyond transactional tasks? 6. Does each employee feel encouraged to grow, to say, to be? 7. Does every employee feel free to show up as who they are ﴾i.e., my big curly hair vs. straightened hair, my ethnic wear vs. pantsuits and heels﴿? 8. Is respect and compassion part of your

4. corporate vocabulary? 9. Is diversity even valuable to your corporate goals? 10. Are you aware of your company’s diversity standing? I can help you start diversity conversations too. I’m pleased to announce DEI360, an organization’s starting point for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion ﴾DEI﴿. It’s an easy, customizable, online assessment that quickly allows organizational leadership to see how they’re doing from the employee’s perspective. Once an organization takes the assessment,﴾ our team walks through the final report giving clear DEI data, a snapshot of the internal DEI landscape, and actionable next steps. Have questions? Check out our FAQ or contact us directly. Let’s share experiences. Leave a comment below, send me an email, or find me on Twitter. Subscribe To Our Newsletter ← Previous Post Solutions Resources Get In Touch Follow 856  Training & Education Blog  

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