Ask the DEI Expert: Building Diverse Pipelines & Equitable Systems. POSTED ON. October 20, 2020. Diversity & Inclusion. Employee Experience. We have the power to drive meaningful conversations and change in the workplace.…

Ask the DEI Expert: How HR Can Combat Structural Racism. POSTED ON. September 15, 2020. Diversity & Inclusion. Employee Experience. We have the power to drive meaningful conversations and change in the workplace. In this. series. , we’re connecting with.…

Ask the DEI Expert: How to Elevate Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace. POSTED ON. February 2, 2021. Diversity & Inclusion. Employee Experience. We have the power to drive meaningful conversations and change in the workplace.…

Ask the DEI Expert: Speaking Honestly & Leading with Heart. POSTED ON. July 7, 2021. Diversity & Inclusion. Internal Communications. We have the power to drive meaningful conversations and change in the workplace.…

Ask the DEI Expert: Recruiting and Hiring Women of Color. POSTED ON. August 5, 2020. Diversity & Inclusion. Best Practices. As I spoke with many Diversity, Equity and Inclusion consultants to compile our. list of "10 DEI Experts Who Can Help Your Company Today,".…

Does your company genuinely and functionally support the group you’re posting about internally and externally? Do you have a DEI strategy and are you compensating employees for the mental and emotional toll of doing DEI work? Does DEI have a. seat at the table. with your c-suite?…

At Brilliant Ink, we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) affect the experiences of all employees at every step of the employee lifecycle​. And yet, as communicators, we don't always feel comfortable stepping up to lead and drive DEI efforts inside our organizations.…

Ask the DEI Expert. ” series, we connect with DEI and communications leaders to understand how their work. affects all aspects of the employee lifecycle. , how we can. build better pipelines and systems. , how to. remove bias in our systems. , and how we can elevate DEI in the workplace while. speaking…

►. 10 DEI Experts Who Can Help Your Company TODAY. POSTED ON. July 1, 2020. Diversity & Inclusion. Employee Experience. Internal Communications.…

For better or worse, the internet has spawned a host of "experts" who are only too happy to gaze into their crystal balls and predict the future for us. I've been sifting through all kinds of predictions from authoritative and not-so-authoritative sources, and have compiled a few I like.…

“Will being transparent intensify negative perceptions around DEI?” clients ask. These are normal questions to have, especially in our current climate. As.…

When possible, have the designer on the call with your stakeholder(s). so they can hear the requests, background, or feedback first-hand. This removes the need to play the dreaded game of telephone and allows the designers to ask questions directly. 2. CLEAR IS KIND.…

Trainings and DEI practitioners were put into place… but where are we now? Read on for 15 key insights and DEI trends for leaders from Culture Amp’s 2022 DEI Landscape Report. Read more. 22 Employee Experience Statistics You Should Know in 2022. December 7, 2021.…

Since I’m a DEI and communications expert who focuses primarily on racial equity, Culture Amp’s insights on race were most interesting to me. Read on for 5 key insights, 5 learnings, and 5 opportunities to chart our course forward!…

As the new kid on the block at Brilliant Ink, I thought my first blog post should be about just that: being new, and the valuable perspective that offers.…

Ask These 3 Questions. POSTED ON. October 12, 2021. Employee Experience. Best Practices. How to keep your employees happy is. trending. right now. With the so-called. Great Resignation. upon us, attracting and retaining talent hasn’t been this difficult or debated in years.…

The #MeToo Movement. POSTED ON. February 6, 2018. Best Practices. Internal Communications. If you can’t write the word sex in a work email, how can you talk about #MeToo?…

ASK, DON’T ASSUME. When we use gender pronouns to refer to people, it’s usually based on how we read/interpret their outward appearance. But because gender identity is. internal. – a sense of how a person feels inside – we don’t know a person’s correct gender pronoun just by looking at them.…

SPEAKING OUR LANGUAGE: A BRILLIANT EXPERT ON INTERNAL PODCASTS. POSTED ON. December 17, 2018. Employee Experience. Internal Communications. We have brilliant friends at Brilliant Ink and now we’re sharing the wealth.…

TIP: Include some questions about what people learned about how they work (or try to work) while working from home. Ask about their favorite ‘co-workers’ like a pet, houseplant, or kiddos to give a boost of relatable humanity. #3. Consumption habits.…

The unrest and trauma of the past 12+ months has affected us in a lot of ways. This blog post is not about that (but you can find thought leadership and curated articles in our.…

Inclusive communications strive to use words that reflect a person’s choice in how they talk about themselves. While DEI style guides try to make commonly preferred terms clear, there’s no way to know the personal preferences of every individual.…

Ask the team. We ask our team to fill out a survey listing what they’ve enjoyed about past retreats and what they would like to try at upcoming gatherings. This helps identify what has been a hit (for our team, Murder Mysteries. ) and what they would like to try out next time (wine tasting?…

The. best managers. don't wait until an employee is walking out the door but instead proactively talks with the direct reports about what’s working, and what’s NOT working. Enter the stay conversation…. What is a stay conversation?…

Remember our top 10 list of words to avoid like the plague? We've added two more, and we're taking suggestions. Check out the latest words to make the list: "Ask" as a noun.…