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A holistic approach to DEI
starts by establishing values
across the organization
including trust, transparency,
and accountability.
Understanding that these values must permeate
every aspect of how your business operates and
communicates is essential, beginning on the
individual level. Every employee, leader and executive
needs to recognize – and regard – the organization's
DEI principles and their roles and responsibilities
to apply and promote them in everything they do.
This can be challenging in the hospitality industry
and not only because of the multiple operations
in place and the hybrid nature of the workforce.
With operations in different locations even the
logistics of implementing training can be tricky,
much less the challenge of embracing a unified
workforce around shared values. Having systems
in place to facilitate DEI initiatives is a must.
Utilizing technology, governance practices (such
as diversity councils to manage enterprise-wide
efforts), and oversite tools to measure progress,
make adjustments and ensure readiness to adapt
to change and new challenges establish supports
that make a continuous, holistic DEI vision possible.
STRATEGY 1
Embrace a
Holistic Approach
Organization Individual
Systems Programmatic
Inclusive
Culture
Source: Brandon Hall Group
