📖 What's the perfect recipe for embedding Diversity & Inclusion in organizations?

There have now been numerous studies on the positive impact of diversity on business outcomes, leading to:

💡 more innovation

💹 better revenue

👩‍💼 larger client base 

😃 reduced turn-over and people costs

🔆 increased image 

...to name a few. McKinsey Diversity reports provide a lot of data and insights in that topic (https://lnkd.in/gdnYUJfC). 

Still that's not a given for every organization.

So what works? Here are my key take-aways from this morning's session with EGN Group #HR Leaders group, where we shared perspectives and success stories on D&I:

1️⃣ First things first: acknowledge it takes time, consistency and honesty. There are rarely quick wins (avoid #peoplewashing!). 

2️⃣ Simplify your approach to preserve the collective and focus on #inclusion and #equity (rather than trying to cater for every diverse element)

3️⃣ Focus on mutual respect, raise awareness, develop self-awareness through training, coaching, mentoring, story-telling (to understand, acknowledge and deconstruct our biases that come in the way of being truly inclusive).

4️⃣ Ensure conducive policies are in place to provide the needed framework. And beyond the policies ensuring #leaders, from the very top, walk the talk. People mirror what they see and what they experience (not so much the policies they read).

5️⃣ Advocate for the younger generations (from education to communities), because we play the long-term game here. Kids who experience an inclusive environment today are our inclusive leaders of tomorrow.

Organizations' approach to D&I (or D, E & I) is key to creating resilient, innovative and responsible ecosystems, a strong pilar to a holistic #sustainable approach to making business.