DIversity, Equity and Inclusion: making all team members feel valued by managing DEI in your workplace.
Summary
Countless studies show that diversity leads to better decision-making, higher levels of creativity and innovation, and improved financial performance. You can use these three pillars as a guide when conducting your assessment: The variety of personal experiences, values, and worldviews that arise from differences in race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, age, education, gender, sexual orientation, and physical ability. The active, intentional, and ongoing engagement with diversity – in people, processes, practices, and perspectives – in a way that promotes a sense of belonging and creates value. An appropriate goal in an urban planning company might be to increase the number of people of color on staff by 5% in order to better reflect the communities they serve. HR is responsible for developing and implementing policies and procedures related to DEI, as well as handling complaints and enforcing rules.