Age diversity within the workplace is a crucial and oft-overlooked aspect of creating an inclusive work environment. Many news headlines reference the trend of Baby Boomers aging out of the workforce. However, the reality is that many companies are failing to retain Baby Boomers who want to continue working in what columnists have termed a “brain drain” as valuable knowledge is lost to the corporate world.
Read MoreCurrent reports indicate that 72 percent of companies in the US are requiring workers to return from Zoom rooms to brick buildings–and nearly half of these same companies are realizing that many diverse employees especially would rather quit than return to an inflexible work environment.
Many women-owned and minority-owned small businesses benefited from support programs and resources made available during the pandemic and after well-publicized instances of police brutality against Black men which sparked a national focus on social justice.
Read MoreIn the US, women entrepreneurship has increased drastically in the past few years from 28 percent in 2019 to 49 percent in 2021. Part of this boom of women entrepreneurs has been an increase in disabled women founders in healthcare.
Read MoreAs the tech layoffs in Silicon Valley continue to increase in number, many individuals may find it difficult to look past the immediate present.
However, the current trends in Big Tech layoffs will undoubtedly lead to a cautionary tale in the future of how the undoing of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) led to a colossal opportunity cost for tech goliaths.
Read MoreAs of March 2023, announcement after announcement of more tech company layoffs in Silicon Valley fills the news headlines.
A live tracker indicates that the current count already for the year is 123,882 employees laid off from 454 tech companies–and counting.
This is a troubling start that seems ready to surpass the 2022 layoff total of 161,061 employees from a more widespread number of 1,047 tech companies.
Read MoreThe question of how to improve patient outcomes is prevalent within many healthcare organizations. Lower nurse-to-patient ratios, better technology in the workplace, and higher salaries for healthcare workers–there are many suggestions for this highly nuanced topic.
Read MoreTo foster a culture of belonging, organizations should always begin by asking instead of assuming which holidays employees observe or whether they observe any holidays at all.
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