What’s New: Effective Communications and Inclusive Organizational Cultures
Championing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in places where we work is a never-ending journey. Leading organizations understand that authentically creating inclusive organizational cultures requires effective communications at all levels.
Victoria Marin in the article titled Communication: The Non-negotiable Skill for Supporting DEI in the Workplace featured on Training Industry states that “to foster a truly inclusive workplace, organizations must prioritize and nurture effective communication”. Marin outlines several successful communication skills that are essential to creatin and inclusive organizational culture including:
Leaders set the tone and communicate the “why” behind diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility is imperative for their organization.
Inclusive dialogue is promoted that challenges unconscious biases.
Language is adopted that fosters inclusivity based clear standards or best practices.
Meetings and forums are viewed as safe spaces to share their thoughts, ideas, and experiences to promote better understanding about diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.
Constructive and respectful feedback is welcome to continuously improve.
The author concludes the article by stating that “By leveraging communication skills and training on DEI, companies can increase their problem-solving capacity, improve decision-making and ultimately gain a competitive advantage”.
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