by Megan Chavez | Aug 26, 2022 | Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging, Kindness
On this Women’s Equality Day, I originally wanted to address some of the most influential women in the history of HR. Short apology and disclaimer; that is not what this post is about. To be honest, writing this post was tough. As a poet, I found that sometimes...
by Wendy Fong | Aug 19, 2022 | Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging, Kindness, Leadership
What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s fun to dream, isn’t it? In fact, based on a survey by Zety, here are the answers from two thousand respondents. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a teacher because I saw how many gifts they got at Christmas....
by Wendy Fong | Jul 4, 2022 | Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging, Kindness
This is a picture of my husband as a toddler; his mother pushes him along in a stroller. His sister happily tags along. Their memories are fuzzy on the exact timing. Still, his parents have not forgotten how it felt. Six months prior to this photo, his family dropped...
by Megan Chavez | Jun 28, 2022 | Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging, Kindness, Leadership
After such a drastic shift in world climates and social atmospheres, the world needs a little sunshine. For some, that happiness comes from Pride Month. Whether you identify as a community member or an ally, Pride is meant to spread love and joy to those around you in...
by Wendy Fong | Jun 8, 2022 | Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging, Employee Recruitment and Retention, Leadership, Organization Development
The hiring process can be quite challenging when collaboration is required between internal and external recruiters, HR, and the hiring manager (or team). With a new work environment comes new obstacles that most businesses are not prepared to address. The Predictive...
by Megan Chavez | Jun 8, 2022 | Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging, Employee Recruitment and Retention, Leadership, Organization Development
We’ve known for quite some time that recruiting and hiring are mired in biases even though organizations and the people in them are actively pursuing inclusion. Why Does This Happen? Since bias is very much a large part of human nature whatever system or process we...