Diversity and inclusion—and everything that they mean to everyone—is a powerful mandate for businesses worldwide. And unlike more variable-reliant Purpose initiatives like sustainability, DEI is largely a workplace attitude supported by policies...
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C-suite perspectives: As leaders embark on preparing their workforces for using AI, ethical guidelines and policies guide their decisions
The AI trend of 2023 was reckless productivity—businesses were so eager to boost output that many rushed to deployment with little knowledge of how they would put the tech to work for them. Despite cries for responsible use, many were willing to...
The New Era of Leadership: New research reveals the biggest challenges for C-suite executives—and skills needed to lead in 2024
Leadership has been a challenge in the post-pandemic era—oft-reported components of today’s workplace dynamic have resulted in a perplexing manager/employee conundrum, generated by the heightened expectations of a brash new generation entering...
Richard Edelman delivers an impassioned DE&I call to action and new racial justice Trust Barometer findings at Women of Color Connecting summit
As a culture, we’ve made some middling progress against systemic racism in the workplace (depending on who you ask, of course), but such a deeply ingrained societal disease won’t be corrected by company policies and procedures without ardent and...
Exploring the relationship between communication and diversity execs: Strategies, best practices and challenges to driving positive change
DEI has generally been considered an initiative under the Purpose umbrella, and squarely in the PR domain, but the rise of the Chief Diversity Officer in many organizations has largely usurped that critical company mandate and challenge. New...
New Nielsen research shows growing demand for more diverse media content to engage Black America
The longstanding problem with lack of diversity in media shows no sign of self-correcting, but the demand is certainly growing, especially among Black consumers—a group that spends over 81 hours per week with media, a whopping 31.8 percent more...
HR and PR: 7 ways to make them work together for your business
A year ago, the top news stories about Google were filled with overjoyed employees discussing the perks of remote work, hefty compensation, free unlimited food at a buffet, and even free laundry services. However, after Google's parent company,...
Bias and ethics in retail AI: Nearly 9 in 10 consumers want retailers to make their AI more diverse, equitable, inclusive, & responsible
As we move into another year of AI dominance, we are seeing the tech becoming ingrained into the very identity of consumer-facing brands and businesses—and consumers want to set some ground rules regarding ethics and bias with retailers before...
Employees are largely unsatisfied with their company’s response to social change issues
In the post-pandemic world, brands and businesses have been charged with purpose initiatives such as sustainability, DEI, employee and community relations issues, and most challenging , they have been expected to play a role in conversations around...
From positive PR to boosted retention: The intangible benefits of striving for pay equity
Typically, pay equity gets billed as the right thing to strive for from an ethical, legal, and financial standpoint. However, what usually gets left out when selling leaders on audits and policy upgrades are the unintended positive domino effects...