We’ve all heard that old acronym for TEAM that states “Together Everyone Achieves More!” Yet, there are some employee network leaders and members that may hesitate to partner with other network groups and/or components of their organization and/or community. In this program, we will talk about the benefits of partnering, when to partner, and when …
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Look at any award winning ERG/BRG and you will find that the specifics of there accomplishments vary. From one airline BRG that create a new million dollar business, through another one that tripled the number of people from their community in the candidate pipeline, to still another the helped build a highly sought after medical …
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Go through the demographics of any organization and you will usually find that the percentage of people that are part of the identity group of any particular ERG/BRG tend to be either just a bit above or below the teens. Even in cases where a particular group shows a high numerical majority, these representatives generally …
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A potential stakeholder for your employee community can be anyone who has an interest in your effort and who can be affected by your work. For example stakeholders can include senior leaders in your company, colleagues who are potential members or allies, external organizations, community groups and others. Another way of looking for potential stakeholders …
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In ballroom dancing, getting off on the right foot can make the difference between a graceful start versus an awkward crash. The same is true for getting a new employee network off the ground. The good news for ERG/BRG leaders is that even if you get off the proverbial “wrong foot,” you can still correct …
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According to a 2017 survey by Deloitte of more than 10,000 human resource professionals, the percentage of firms offering experiential programs to their developing leaders jumped from 47 percent in 2015 to 64 percent in 2017. Some of these programs are quite exotic and all of them are quite expensive. From survival journeys, through adventures …
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If you are looking for a way to catapult your career while having an impact that’s bigger then what’s possible via your day job, my guest for episode 3 of ERG PowerTalk, Lorie Valle-Yanez Head of Diversity and Inclusion at MassMutual says ERGs are the way to do it. As Lorie puts it, “it’s an …
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Business disruption and change are no longer something to look out for that happens from time to time. Automation, Robotics, AI, new business models, etc are challenging businesses to rethink how they serve clients, what they produce, what jobs to create, modify or eliminate. Information about changes that are happening and changes that are coming …
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86% of all the participants in a 2014 Deloitte University Press survey of global organizations said ensuring that they have leaders at all levels of the organization was their number one business issue. Unfortunately, despite spending over $14 billion in developing those leaders, 92% of the participants in the study didn’t believe they were getting …
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