From the course: Developing a Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Program
Join today to access over 22,600 courses taught by industry experts or purchase this course individually.
Getting buy-in for your DIBs program
From the course: Developing a Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Program
Getting buy-in for your DIBs program
- I strongly believe anyone can start a movement. But what I've also seen is it requires leadership buy-in to keep it moving. Why? Because so many of the ideas for improving diversity, inclusion, and belonging require structural changes to the organization. For example, if you want to change the way people are hired or recruited or you want to ensure there's accountability around diversity and inclusion, you're going to need support for that directive. So how can you get and keep leadership's attention? Here are some steps to building buy-in. First, find strength in numbers. Diversity, inclusion and belonging programs usually don't start with top leadership. Many of the CEOs I talk to tell me the reason they got onboard with diversity and inclusion was because it was something that their employees wanted. But notice the s here, employees is plural. It's hard to make the case for one employee who cares about this. So…
Download courses and learn on the go
Watch courses on your mobile device without an internet connection. Download courses using your iOS or Android LinkedIn Learning app.