ERGs, BRGs, Affinity Groups

ERGs, BRGs, Affinity Groups

How to leverage effective employee networks

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Top Trends in 2016

Business Case Matters: Marketplace, Workplace, Workforce Everyone has a Diversity Story Iceberg, Covering and Micro-Inequities Allyship and the Continuum: Beyond LGBT to Inclusion for All Inclusive Behaviors: Welcomed, Valued, Respected, Heard Executive Sponsorship and Advocacy ERG to BRG Evolution

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Diversity + Inclusion = Engagement

Diversity All characteristics of who we are

Inclusion How we treat each other to include (and exclude) as part of our group; creating the space for everyone to bring their whole self to work

Engagement Discretionary efforts surfacing when people feel they are welcomed, valued, respected and heard

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My Diversity Story

"The two most important days in your life are the day you're born, and the day you find out why." ? Mark Twain

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Expanding Dimensions of Difference

Management Status

Time

Social Events

Values Religion Geographic Location

Industry

Ethnicity Age

Communication Style

Mental/

Working Style

Physical Ability

Education

Location

Personal Space

Body Language

Historical Moments

Political Events

Core Primary Secondary Organizational Cultural

Era

Personality Sexual Orientation

Marital/

Relationship Status

Gender

Parental/Family

Role in the Company

Individual or Collective

Environmental Events

Language/ Accent

Status

Division/ Department

Conflict Resolution

World Events

Work Experience

Preferences

Source: Adapted from Marilyn Loden, Workforce America, 1991.

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