Tag: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Choose respect
August 3, 2022Jen Gilbert
Q. How can I effectively communicate about inclusion in the workplace?
A. Using inclusive language in the workplace is one way to support your efforts to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive business.
Words are powerful. They have the power to not only describe our world—but also define it. One of the coolest things about English is its evolution. The English language is constantly changing, and just because we’ve said something one way for hundreds of years...
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Think progress, not perfection
July 8, 2022Jen Gilbert
Q. What is the difference between equity and equality?
A. Today, the work toward creating more diverse and inclusive workplaces usually includes a discussion of equity, as well. This is why the vernacular shifted from “diversity and inclusion (D&I)” to “diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).” Equity and equality are two different concepts.
Equality suggests the distribution of equal resources to everyone, whereas equity means resources are distributed based on what each...
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Be authentic
June 7, 2022Jen Gilbert
Q. How can I be an authentic ally in the workplace?
A. We’ve already established the importance of building a diverse, equitable and inclusive (DEI) business. Ensuring you communicate effectively about DEI is the next step—and that starts with authenticity.
Authentic allyship occurs when your goal is to transfer the benefits of privilege to those who lack it. For example, your business may answer a request for volunteers or funds to assist a local nonprofit working...
DEI: Make the commitment
May 9, 2022Jen Gilbert
Q. What is DEI and how should my business communicate about it?
A. Large companies have been focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) for decades, but in recent years, smaller businesses are learning the value of doing so, as well.
Diversity is about the full range of human differences and similarities. These include personal dimensions like ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, age and physical ability. But it can also include things like parental or family status,...
Philips recognized for diversity
May 9, 2022HME News Staff
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Royal Philips has again been included on the list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity by Forbes. The inclusion of Philips is a testament to the company’s commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where employees feel valued, safe and supported to be their best, it said in a press release. “We aim to be the best place to work for all our employees, embracing diversity and inclusion and health and well-being,” said Lauren Gohde, Philips...
Permobil’s Audra Watt on the importance of different perspectives
April 22, 2022Liz Beaulieu, Editor
LEBANON, Tenn. – One of the focuses of Permobil’s new sustainability strategy is diversity and inclusion – a topic that Audra Watt, the company’s vice president of marketing for the Americas, holds particularly close.
Watt is one of the 40% of women who now make up Permobil’s executive leadership globally and, shortly after she joined the company in 2020, she was diagnosed with a rare disability.
Here’s what Watt had to say about what drew her...
We can always do better
April 21, 2021Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
While HME News obviously has a narrow focus on HME, editor Liz and I do our best to tie larger national issues to the industry when we can. Some issues, like a global pandemic that affects respiratory function, are a no-brainer.
Others are trickier. Case in point: diversity, equity and inclusion. Nearly a year ago, a country struggling with the ongoing pandemic found itself horrified by the senseless deaths of Black people. The murder of George Floyd, caught on camera, sent protestors to the streets...
NSM expands diversity efforts
April 8, 2021Liz Beaulieu, Editor
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – National Seating & Mobility is activating several initiatives to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion at the company, including appointing more women and minorities in senior leadership positions, says CEO Bill Mixon.
The company is also conducting sensitivity training and involving employee resource groups in ongoing plans to enhance DE&I, he says.
“The most critical of our four business pillars (people, growth, operational excellence and culture) is culture,”...
Numotion embraces diversity on new level
April 2, 2021Liz Beaulieu, Editor
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Numotion has adopted three strategic pillars to improve diversity and inclusivity at the company, following an initial panel discussion shortly after the death of George Floyd last year that was “eye opening.”
Numotion’s goals: raise dialogue, increase awareness and facilitate change, says Adam Holton, chief human resources officer.
“It was really eye opening for all our employees to hear firsthand the level...