Building diversity and inclusion: A modern guide

To appropriately prioritize diversity and inclusion, leadership needs to be passionate and enthusiastically support internal initiatives. (Photo: Shutterstock)

According to McKinsey, companies who have greater diversity across their workforce see greater profitability and value creation. Strong diversity and inclusion programs attract top talent to help drive innovation and results, and increasingly, both current employees and future hires expect it.

With our own team growing, we’ve been hard at work to figure out what our diversity and inclusion program looks like and how we can strengthen it. If you’re in the early stages of creating and rolling out a program, it can be overwhelming. After decades leading HR and People initiatives, one of the biggest things that I’ve learned is that you have to dip your toes in and just try something to get started. Don’t let perfection hold back progress.