Title: 5 Ways You Can Create a More Inclusive Workplace Immediately -- and Why You Should
Headings: 5 Ways You Can Create a More Inclusive Workplace Immediately -- and Why You Should
5 Ways You Can Create a More Inclusive Workplace Immediately -- and Why You Should
1. Bounce an idea off of someone unexpected in your office.
2. Change up your environment.
3. Rotate who runs your meetings.
4. Leave your assumptions at the door.
5. Talk about something other than work.

Content: As many as 150 CEOs from some of the largest companies in the U.S. have publicly committed to diversity and inclusion efforts, pledging to "foster more open discussion about race and gender in the workplace." Hiring, compensation and promotion practices are under fierce scrutiny, and many companies are scrambling to get ahead of the issues before they become tomorrow's headline. In all of this, gender and race have become the defining and, in some cases, divisive factors for diversity. Of course, these factors do matter; gender and race do shape how one thinks, in addition to their experience, background, expertise, education, hobbies and interests, etc. Some factors are more obvious than others, so hiring practices skew toward what's discernible. But, the fact is that diversity is little more than a checkbox without an inclusive culture. Inclusion isn't some glorified term that human resource management teams throw around. It's real, and it matters whether you're an organization that's 50 percent female, 40 percent minority or 55 percent white. Inclusion gives everyone an opportunity to contribute, and divergent perspectives and approaches can be discussed openly.