During this month of May the European Diversity Month 2021, an initiative of the European Commission and the European Charters platform, which aims celebrate and promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Key factors to boost diversity
Although in recent years there has been a important progressWe still have a way to go, therefore, we must continue working to detect the key factors that will drive Diversity within Organizations. factors As the leadership, innovation and cultural change.
From Jointalent, we accompany companies on this journey, with the purpose of making more sustainable, diverse and inclusive companies based on equal opportunities.
Culture for the result
How do we do it? building a Culture for Results, which allows improving the productivity and leadership of Organizations, making companies more competitive.
Good leadership is a inclusive leadership, currently the concept of diversity has extended far beyond what we imagine.
Leaders need to start identifying and respecting those differences: senior talent, diverse cultures, sexual orientations, physical/cognitive abilities...
Each person is unique, and that is what makes us different, the key is encourage actions that make these differences connect, all of this is what will give balance to the company's ecosystem.
Diversity and innovation, hand in hand
One of the challenges for organizations, will be to understand that diversity and innovation they go hand in hand, that is, Managing diversity and inclusion will allow us to be more competitive, productive and creative.
As it states Helena Dalli (European Union Commissioner for Equality), “we all have to adopt a stronger attitude in favor of diversity and act accordingly.”
In this European Diversity Month, numerous activities will be carried out for your celebration, with the purpose of giving visibility to the different, the varied, the different from equal opportunities.
Being aware that there is still a long way to go, We have to get going now!.
Meet Cristina Soler, author of this post and Professor of Master in HR: People Management, Talent Development and Labor Management, and diversity expert.
