I’m Counted, but Am I Included?

I’ve attached this article (See link below) because it shares information about inclusive practices of major corporations; however, the picture is incomplete as the emphasis is on numbers and percentages. So, I wonder what the “community climate” i.e., the sense of belongingness, is like within the work spaces.

Best Practices, for me, in just another word for Politically Correct. Because the bottom-line is that the bottom-line is all that really matters in business. I know, you probably are saying that people don’t really care about how you feel about them or what you think about them as long as you give them more privileges and equal opportunities and to excel in the work place.

I wonder, though, if you talked to the non-dominant members within the corporate environment if they are authentically experiencing the inclusion that these numbers—sort of–project.

My point is that yes folk want to be included, but they also want to belong. Belongingness affects how well you thrive in the work place, any space. I suspect that work productivity—the bottom-line–may be greatly enhanced if the corporate environments not only looked diverse but felt inclusive.

Why Top 50 Companies Beat Fortune 500 in Diversity Recruiting, Promotions

Share This!