Stop Making the Business Case for Diversity
Eighty percent of Fortune 500 companies explain their interest in diversity by making some form of a business case: justifying diversity in the workplace on the grounds that it benefits companies’ bottom line. And yet, in a recent study, the authors found that this approach actually makes underrepresented job candidates a lot less interested in working with an organization. This is because rhetoric that makes … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Aneeta Rattan, Oriane Georgeac | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Diversity, Human Resources
Aneeta Rattan
When we’re at work and someone says something biased, it affects how we feel in the workplace and how we feel about that workplace. You can have all the inclusion practices in the world, but if they are not translating into the everyday experiences of your people, they are not yielding positive outcomes. Inclusion is what you do as a company to invite people in, … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: Aneeta Rattan | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Diversity, Human Resources, Organizational Behavior