November 29, 2021
Hiring the Right Chief Diversity Officer the First Time
Staci Hegarty, Envision RISE, Vice President of Equity & InclusionMost people with the responsibility of hiring new employees have had at least one experience with a “bad hire.” I don’t love that phrase, it somehow places blame on no one and everyone without encouraging any accountability…
June 15, 2021
Say This, Not That | LGBTQ+ Inclusive Language Edition
Bijoy Shah, Envision RISE, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging SpecialistIt’s Pride Month! This is a time of celebration for the LGBTQ+ community and their allies and advocates. If you want to support the LGBTQ+ community, it’s important to understand how your language can be either supportive or…
April 1, 2021
Authentic DEI Change Demands Courage
Are you starting (or restarting) a diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative at work? That’s great! I am sincerely proud of you. If you are doing it right, you are probably feeling uncertain and maybe even a bit afraid of what is going to happen. This kind of work, if done authentically and with…
January 22, 2021
The True Cost of Employee Turnover
Staci Hegarty, Envision RISE, Global Director of Equity & InclusionTurnover – there are a lot of reasons for it: the economy, company-wide reduction in force, new opportunity, automation, the employee was a “bad hire” or missed performance expectations, perhaps the employee had a life…
December 10, 2020
Beware the Echo Chamber
Michael Benning, IpX Executive Director, True North Enterprise CalibrationCreating diverse and equitable communities and workplaces begins with listening to one another. I’m white; I’m male, and I’m old enough to remember the evening news with Walter Cronkite. I’m isolated too – I live in…
October 9, 2020
Legacy Systems in Your Company’s Culture
Staci Hegarty, Vice President, Equity & Inclusion, Envision RISEMost of us know what a legacy system is in software and computer systems. It’s the system that was chosen years ago, for reasons that may no longer be clear. Maybe the system works okay for now, but the fixes are expensive and…
September 3, 2020
COVID-19 Has Worsened Gender Pay Disparity
Staci Hegarty, IpX Global Director of Equity & InclusionBefore COVID-19, US women were already experiencing a significant gap in pay when compared with their male counterparts. On average, women earn 81.6 cents for every dollar that men earn, with median average earnings coming in at $9,766…
July 30, 2020
Your Workforce is Waiting to See Action
Staci K. Hegarty M.Ed, IpX Academia DirectorProtests and vigils have been on-going in the US for nearly two months. Debates over use-of-force by police, systemic racism, and the inequitable treatment of Black Americans at school, work and within our communities have dominated the national news…
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