,Learn how you can transform your operations to create a culture of belonging. Highlights: It is mentally taxing to sacrifice parts of your identity in order to advance professionally. Great leaders encourage psychological safety amongst their teams to ensure no one feels the need to hide. When different types of -isms (racism, sexism, ageism, etc.) intersect, they don’t add. They multiply. Check out the 5 practical ways we’ve outlined to support the mental health and wellbeing of your employees, with an intersectional lens. Credit: Standsome Worklifestyle on Unsplash For many employees, a ..read more

Does Your Workplace Foster a Culture of Equity and Belonging? Find out here. Highlights: Systems Theory is the understanding of how smaller parts within a system relate to the larger whole. There are 5 key items that determine job satisfaction for employees. ERGs drive workforce retention and are necessary for creating engaging work environments. Credit: WOC in Tech Chat With the most expensive line item in most businesses being labor, it is in a company’s best interest to keep as many valuable team members as possible. When viewing retention through the lens of diversity, it is imperative ..read more

What is the current state of DEI in your organization? Take the free 9-question DEI Business Assessment. Highlights: Even if you diversify your workforce, unless you help remove the extra obstacles and setbacks that cause disadvantage in the first place, employees can never fully come to the table. A complaint-free workplace doesn’t mean a problem-free workplace. Many of the barriers that cause disadvantage operate discreetly. Identifying and naming them is half the battle; it’s the first step to solving the problem. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are three separate concepts with their own ..read more

How well is your organization integrating DEI? Take the free 9-question DEI Business Assessment. Highlights: Our DEI Integration model can help you identify where organization is in your company's DEI growth path and what actions make sense for your current reality. Shift from a reactive to a proactive mindset. By planning your organization’s DEI strategy and growth path, you can anticipate what challenges you can expect and create a strategy that is focused and tackles real structural changes. Take an honest look at your organization through your various employees’ eyes and hold yourself acc ..read more

How well is your organization integrating DEI? Take the free 9-question DEI Business Assessment. Highlights: Eliminating oppression and injustice in the workplace is not a single goal but rather, a continuous journey. It’s important to reflect and ask yourself if your organization is still the same as it was a year ago and what progress you’ve made towards DEI. Accountability is not the same as blame, shame, or punishment. Accountability requires visibility, transparency, and trust. There are 5 key practices you can start to build accountability into your organization’s culture. Credit: Cla ..read more

Wondering which areas and DEI projects to prioritize in your organization? ,Take the free DEI Business Assessment. Highlights: Allocating appropriate resources will make or break the success of this role. There is an almost endless list of different hats potentially required for this role - be mindful of what you’re looking for in a candidate or team. Hiring for a DEI practitioner is just like hiring an expert for any other department, make sure to do your due diligence and be thoughtful in your approach. Credit: ,Christina @ wocintechchat.com on ,Unsplash As the world wakes up to the reali ..read more

,Take the free DEI Business Assessment What’s Included: Stay informed with 4 major DEI-focused email lists. Unlearn bias with 3 culture altering books . Gain insight into the landscape with these 4 podcasts. Credit: WOC in Tech Chat As Diversity, Equity and Inclusion becomes a larger focal point in business, here are some resources that our team at The Acacia Company trust and recommend to help you refocus, redesign, and realign your diversity and inclusion business strategy. Dig in to Digital DEI Content 1. Diversity Reports Hosting a platform with free access to other companies’ DEI stati ..read more