Since 2022, employers have been working against a global talent shortage, particularly amongst knowledge workers. This has put immense pressure on teams, increasing the risk of burnout, and prompting some leaders to consider leaving their positions.

Doubling down on DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) to increase the presence of underrepresented or excluded groups — whether from non-traditional backgrounds, cultures, or life trajectories — is not just a nice-to-have. It’s critical to help you widen, deepen, and strengthen your talent pool with ideas and perspectives.

At the same time, it’s important to remember that many of the traditionally excluded groups you’re targeting with your DEI initiatives are greatly in favor of distributed work.

Barriers to increasing diversity can be overcome if your organization embraces a true distributed work model.

At Inclusion in Progress, we have utilized our three-step Inclusive Distributed Work™ framework to support companies with aligning their people-focused initiates with business critical objectives, to deepen their capacity to understand and address specific issues facing their globally distributed teams.

If you’d like to collaborate with us this year to implement our framework in your organization, email us at info@inclusioninprogress.com to book your free consultation call.

#dei #leadership #inclusivedistributedwork #futureofwork

TIMESTAMPS:

[03:34] What can you do to encourage employee interaction, engagement, and productivity in a distributed work setting?

[06:17] How do we define DEI? How does this definition differ when in the context of distributed work?

[09:23] What are the challenges you first have to address before activating your DEI initiatives

[14:11] What guidelines can Inclusion in Progress offer to help HR and People leaders on your DEI journey?

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