5 Things / The Awakening of the 4-Day Work Week
A coordinated and formal pilot 4-day workweek campaign has been launched in the UK. Other countries such as Ireland and New Zealand are piloting this as well. The number of U.S.-based companies adopting 4-day workweeks is also increasing.
5 Things / A New Look
Much of the diversity, equity, and inclusion conversation focuses on the D, and many organization's public commitments are related to diversity targets. But it's difficult to hit the diversity targets if the culture isn't one where underrepresented employees can thrive. I'm sure you know this already, but Twitter is an example of this in action.
5 Things / A Fair Share
This week I learned about a nonprofit organization near Seattle that established a minimum base salary of $70,000. This meant that some of the 24 employees received a $20,000 raise. Many years ago, I worked for nonprofit organizations, and I can say with confidence that valuing employees in this way will go a long way towards keeping them energized, especially since many of them are BIPOC and work two jobs.
5 Things / Embedded
Happy New Year! I hope you're energized and optimistic about 2022. I am. I'm excited to continue supporting our clients towards increasingly big wins and continue sharing stories of what's going right in DEI. As always, please reply and share some of the stories that inspire you.
Why & How to Share Gender Pronouns at Work
One of the ways people can be allies to transgender, non-binary, and gender nonconforming people is to proactively share their pronouns in their email signature and other places at work.