Driving DEI initiatives is tough for the front-enders. When coupled with disintegrated teams and leaders, it could only mean fatigue and sometimes, failure of the entire system. Beating these derailers takes immense commitment and strategic measures to establish culturally-successful workplaces. Avtar and Seramount’s Best of the Best Conference 2022 invited DEI leaders from recognized conglomerates

Shiny Samuel, Senior Director of Learning & Development, Walmart Global Tech, shared the organization’s best practices on inclusion. The Best of the Best Conference 2022 by Avtar and Seramount held recently witnessed a lineup of plenary, and breakout sessions alongside awards. One of the speakers, Shiny Samuel, Senior Director of Learning & Development at Walmart

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are not just about policies and programs but also about equipping people in the organization with the means to benefit from them. Prachi Jain, Head of Human Resources at Macquarie in India, discusses the varied facets of the holistic DEI approach adopted by the organization. How does Macquarie look at Diversity and

The 6th edition of Avtar and Seramount’s Best of Best Conference (BoB) held recently had a line-up of power-packed discussions. The panel discussions comprised business leaders, HR heads, and DEI leaders. The speakers for the CEO panel discussion, ‘The DEI Domino Effect – Going beyond the corporate oasis’ included, Arun Batra – Client Service Leader,

Ask for it. Never underestimate the power of asking. Linda C Babcock, Women Don’t ask: The high cost of avoiding negotiation and positive strategies for change Women don’t ask. Even if we do ask, we don’t ask often enough. We seldom negotiate our starting salaries. We rarely, if ever, ask for raises, promotions, and better

After discussing quiet quitting at great length, here is another workplace trend. Quiet constraint, which refers to employees not sharing information or knowledge, can lead to a loss of productivity and is detrimental to the organizational culture, say experts. Commonplace issue According to a recent report published by Kahoot!, a game-based learning and engagement solutions

Today DEI has become non-negotiable. At a time, when companies are expected to embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion for organizational growth, it is only logical that it becomes innate for the day-to-day business. Here are ways to embed DEI for the organizations to benefit in every possible way. Buy-in at senior levels: This is paramount for

Equality in the workplace is about giving all individuals fair treatment and equal rights to opportunities, whereas equity is about offering those privileges, rights, and resources based on individual needs. Why does Equity matter? Equality is equal treatment; equity is fair treatment! Equity in the workplace creates a beneficial environment for both employers and employees.

They juggle many roles– this is how we know them. Delivering to the fullest potential, moms are often the primary caregiver, even if they are working. The multitude of jobs they handle gives them the edge to handle professional duties with diligence and quality. During the pandemic, the exertion level among working moms was exponentially

Diversity and inclusion are as similar as night and day. While diversity underlines the differences in people, inclusion stresses unison as a collective. We have to ‘look at’ differences when we speak of diversity. We have to ‘look past’ differences when we speak of inclusion. What is the feasibility of this combination? As organizations, we address these terms together,