The Art Of Inclusion:
The Business Case For Inviting Great Women Into Your Office
The data shows diverse, inclusive organizations aren't just better places to work. They actually work better.
Diversity and inclusion leaders are looking beyond compliance goals; using new tools to promote the sense of belonging that attracts and retains top talent. Like portraits of Great Women.
Behavioural scientists say simple 'design interventions' - like updating the portraits on your walls and in your boardroom - can change mindsets. (Harvard Business Review: How to Design a Bias-Free Organization)
An inclusive-feeling workplace is a place where your top talent feels they belong.
U.S. corporations spend $8 billion annually on diversity training. Yet a meta-review of almost a thousand studies finds a “dearth of evidence” about their efficacy. " (Knowledge@Wharton 'takeaway' from Harvard University professor Iris Bohnet's bestseller: What Works: Gender Equality By Design)
Why doesn't diversity training seem to work? The simple answer seems to be: DEI training doesn't 'take' because it doesn't change mindsets.
What you hang on your walls speaks to your values.
What do you want your walls to say?