by Wendy Fong | Feb 1, 2022 | Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging, Employee Recruitment and Retention, Leadership, Organization Development
As I read various business articles at the start of the year, something kept coming up – Inclusion and Culture were listed as “trends for 2022”. No doubt these are extremely important areas to work on. In fact, I would argue that they are THE MOST...
by Wendy Fong | Aug 10, 2021 | Employee Recruitment and Retention, Leadership, Organization Development
The only constant is change. COVID-19 has not only transformed the way businesses work (as well as how people within those businesses work) but has also completely uprooted the models and core principles businesses were founded on. It has also changed consumer...
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...
