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Sonia Jackson Myles of The Accord Group: “Diverse staff helps retain diverse staff”

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Diverse employees can be ambassadors to communities of customers. We started an incentive program that extended our employee discounts to people in the African-American community and we were able to directly drive sales of vehicles. And, after a while, other people created additional employee resources groups.

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Dear CEOs: Focus On The Heart Of Your Company To Improve Organizational Health

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Effective medicine is commonly overlooked: Why job crafting increases employee engagement. In reality, there are over 50 factors that drive employee engagement at work. As long as the natural talents are there, skilled employees can be developed into managers. This post originally appeared on Thrive Global. .

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Jim Vranicar: “Embrace Vulnerability”

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In 2015, ST began looking at their employee engagement metrics only to realize their employees were not very engaged or satisfied. Staff turnover was 30% and their employee engagement vs the U.S. In 2018, ST’s Employee Engagement was in the 96th percentile vs. the U.S.

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Carolyn Betts On How We Need To Adjust To The Future Of Work

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We’ve learned that embracing remote work, when you can, overall improves employee engagement and retention because the quality of life and work increase. We’ve grown a lot when it comes to diversity, but there is still so much more that needs to be done and unlearned from the old ways of doing business.

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How a Diverse Workforce Can Help Company Performance

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“The walk is just one example of how we are encouraging our employees to bring their authentic self to work and supporting them with employee resource groups,” says Molly Ford, the director of Salesforce’s office of equality. A growing number of companies are working to build more inclusive and diverse workforces.

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Dear CEOs: Improve Organizational Health By Focusing On The Heart Of Your Company (Your Managers)

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The most effective medicine is commonly overlooked: Why job crafting increases employee engagement. In reality, there are over 50 factors that drive engagement at work. This post originally appeared on Thrive Global. Work-role fit means who you are as a person should directly align with the work you do every day.

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Melinda B. Wolfe: “Diversity is a driver of innovation”

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…First, diversity is a driver of innovation, fueling fresh and unique perspectives. By bringing a more diverse team to the table, companies leverage collective intelligence for more effective problem solving. Additionally, Ms. In addition to her work in the private sector, Ms. cities such as St. Louis, Washington DC, Boston, L.A.,