Fortune reporter Claire Zillman recently reported in The Broadsheet about Cisco’s new position of “radical transparency” in dealing with sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace. Zillman shared her conversation with Cisco’s chief people officer, Fran Katsoudas, who described steps that the company has been taking to create a workplace culture that is more “conscious” […]
Gateway to Employee Engagement and Innovation: Create a Sense of Belonging
Diversity and inclusion are necessary precursors to engagement and empowerment of today’s workforce, driving greater performance and innovation. But kicking this up a notch—by creating a greater sense of belonging for everyone in the organization—is even more important. Diversity is about the unique differences that people bring, which translates into corporate statistics—ensuring a more equitable […]
What Gets in the Way of Creating and Leveraging an Inclusive Culture? Bias
Welcome to Part Two of our series that takes you “Behind the Scenes in an Executive Training Session.” In my last post, I discussed inclusion, sharing a summary of SHAMBAUGH’s framework from our executive training sessions about how to help people feel more heard at work through an integrated approach to creating an inclusive culture. Now […]
Mind the Gap: Creating an Inclusive Culture That Supports Gender Equality
Last week, I held a live webcast that shared the first steps that executives and companies can take to improve their organization’s leadership capacity for creating high performance cultures. Key to making this change a reality is fostering an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. During this groundbreaking webcast, SHAMBAUGH shared best practices and relevant […]
Things to Remember as We Take Stock of International Women’s Day – Take the Lead!
March 8 had a different level of urgency and awareness this year compared with International Women’s Day celebrations in the recent past. Thanks to the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, much has changed just in the last few months when it comes to how issues related to gender equality in the workplace are perceived, discussed, […]