by Wendy Fong | May 24, 2021 | Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging, Employee Recruitment and Retention, Leadership, Organization Development
This article was originally published on Rice University’s lilie blog on January 13, 2021. You know the work that needs to get done, and you know the environment that you want to build. How do you find the people who will build it with you? Historically, we...
by Wendy Fong | Mar 26, 2021 | Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging, Employee Recruitment and Retention, Leadership, Organization Development
This is the last of a 3-part series. Read more – introduction, part 1 and part 2. When the individuals making decisions do not represent the population, we inadvertently create policies that have adverse impacts or unintended consequences towards a marginalized...
by Wendy Fong | Mar 8, 2021 | Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging, Employee Recruitment and Retention, Organization Development
This is part 2 of a 3-part series. Read the introduction and part 1. Obviously, it’s not as easy as it sounds. This may be the hardest of the three steps. It takes a great deal of dedicated time, intentionality, and leadership support to achieve inclusion. One DEI...
by Wendy Fong | Feb 24, 2021 | Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging, Employee Recruitment and Retention, Organization Development
This is part 1 of a 3-part series. You can find the introduction here. In order to attain a racially inclusive and equitable workforce, institutions must track internal demographic data, define targeted goals to attract a diverse applicant pool, eliminate bias in the...
by Wendy Fong | Feb 23, 2021 | Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging, Employee Recruitment and Retention, Leadership, Organization Development
It’s impossible to disrupt our biases all the time because it’s human nature. The best and most effective way to fight racial inequity is to DISMANTLE it systemically. Systemic solutions address root issues by eliminating the way systems create and...