DEI Directive (Techstars '23)’s Post

🌟 Are You READI? 🌟 How much do you know about Racial Equity, Access, Diversity, and Inclusion (READI)? We specialize in tackling some of the most pressing organizational issues of equity and inclusion through our unique asset-based, participatory approach. Our team of expert facilitators is dedicated to fostering environments where everyone feels valued and included. Discover why nationwide organizations trust us to guide their journey toward greater equity and inclusion. Learn More Here: https://lnkd.in/gTwxdPSc

Chief Diversity Officer, Jomil Guerrero, listed as Power Player. Chief Diversity Officer, Jomil Guerrero, was included in PoliticsNY's inaugural list of Power Players in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Check out this post to learn more! #NYLProud #DEI

Excited to hear our distinguished panelists Alica D. D. del Valle Rasch (Head of D&I at Airbnb) @Emma Wright (Vice President, People at FedEx Logistics) Kristen Jones (Director of Legal Diversity, Equity & Inclusion-McDonalds) and Helene Ashenberg (CEO of Gravitas Search) speak today in this virtual panel about the Future of DEI. Interested in listening to what they have to say? Register in the link below! #DEI #inhousecounsel #womeninlaw #womenempowerment #businessattorney #businessgrowthstrategy #inhouselawyer

https://lnkd.in/gHzysuXu If you’re looking to enhance your team’s abilities, there are several strategies you can consider. Building a resilient team involves fostering qualities such as candor, resourcefulness, compassion, and humility.These characteristics can help your team navigate challenges effectively and support each other’s growth. If you’re interested in boosting team collaboration, remember that it’s about more than just working together; it’s about sharing skills, talents, and ideas to achieve a common goal. Effective collaboration can lead to improved efficiency, innovation, and team satisfaction.

Justice for all is not just a pledge. It's a vision. It's a commitment. It's action. The Second Annual Racial Justice at Work Summit is exploring who we need to be, what we need to know, and what we need to do to make justice for all a reality.  https://lnkd.in/ge_u_42c

Recent riots across the country highlight the need to accelerate action towards inclusion and equality. Businesses have a moral and legal duty to ensure that their workplaces provide safe spaces for all employees. Doing so can also maintain high workplace satisfaction, mitigate risk from failing to comply with the 2010 Equality Act, attract and engage the right talent, and boost creativity and innovation, enabling increased profits. In 2020, following the Black Lives Matter protests, the UN Global Compact Network UK hosted a BLM webinar series and published a report outlining seven key challenges faced by businesses and actions they can take to overcome them. Access the series and the report here: https://lnkd.in/gWQQTJt

You may not realize this, but in Corporate America, relationships are EVERYTHING. But sometimes, in our individual journeys to the top, we become so engrossed in blazing a trail as the "only" that we lose sight of nurturing those relationships - especially with other women. In a recent conversation with Ashwini Balasubramanian , a successful Brown woman at the top of her field in the tech industry, it's a common experience. "Women are blazing the trails that have never been blazed before. They're fighting their own battles at each level....and you're not alone. It's going to be hard when you're the only person in the room - but just the reason that you are doing this, that you are paving the way for so many other women that are coming after you, should be enough of a motivator to break those walls down and help other women break those walls down. Celebrate their wins. When one woman wins, we all win." - Ashwini Balasubramanian, General Manager of Advanced Engineering at @HarleyDavidson. And The Being Conference is a great place to support other women and get the support you need, to celebrate each other's wins, growth, journeys, and accomplishments. At The Being Conference, you'll find a supportive community, a safe space where you can share your experience as a Black woman in corporate America and learn from others in the game. Join us for an unforgettable professional development experience. Click the link to reserve your spot today, because they're going fast! ➡

We want to hear from you! DEI initiatives are under attack — but are they working for you? Do you feel you have benefitted or been harmed by DEI? What would you like to change about your company’s programs? Where is DEI working well within your company and where is it failing? Jump directly to the survey in the link in comments below.

🌐 Communities around the world are dealing with the dual threats of climate change and conflict. Yet these are not new issues. Local and Indigenous communities already have the knowledge and resilience capacities to adapt to our changing planet. We just need to listen. ❗That's where CDA comes in. 🌍 Through our Environment-Fragility-Peace Nexus project, we're living our DEIJ values by collaborating with communities to develop tools for practitioners to address these dual threats using traditional and community-based strategies for resilience. 🔗 Learn more about CDA's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice work: https://ow.ly/1ekP50QcXA9

What does it mean to be an ally in today's environment? It may be more than you think. You don't need to identify as part of the community you stand by, you just need to show your support and help leverage the voices of those in said communities. During this Pride Month, hear what three self-identified Zebra allies say goes into allyship, what efforts can be done, and how to make sure your actions are in line with your words. https://lnkd.in/gB9wRkQm