Diversity Training: Symbolic Act or a Step in the Right Direction?

In June 2019, Vancouver welcomed close to 8,000 advocates, researchers, policy makers and global leaders from over 160 countries gathered at the 2019 Women...

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Is Work ‘A Golden Country Club’? 3 Strategies to Embrace Diversity in the Workplace

I’ve coached many managers and leaders who feel diversity and inclusion have no bearing on their office culture or their organization’s ability to innovate...

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Pigeonholes, People and Talent Potential: Diversity Key, Safety First

When we think of biases in the workplace, our minds first consider issues of unfairness related to gender or ethnicity. However, honouring deep diversity...

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Four Cornerstones to a Thriving Culture of Inclusion and Diversity

There is a strong business case for diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Organizations that are diversely inclusive are more creative and innovative, have...

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Destination BC Shares Their Journey Towards Diversity and Inclusion

When Destination BC  was renewing their three-year corporate strategy (2017-2020), they sought to engage their collective people power with an HR strategy aligned with...

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Vancouver Airport Takes Flight With Strategy Focused On Diversity and Inclusion

The Vancouver International Airport (YVR) recently developed a procurement strategy that aligns with their organizational values of diversity and inclusion. Their procurement strategy gives...

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Vancity Puts Focus on Neurodiversity for System Conversion

When Vancity undertook a large-scale system conversion that required significant resources across the organization and additional information technology (IT) resources, the credit union was...

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Diversity and Inclusion Key to Healthy Culture

“Diversity is inviting people to the party. Inclusion is asking them to dance.” V. Slavich No longer just an HR program, diversity and inclusion are...

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