Culture, Not Just Training: A Holistic Approach to DEI
Efforts aimed at building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace often begin in the training room. Unfortunately, experience tells us that the attempt often ends there. Even the best DEI leader’s efforts will be thwarted if the organization only views their DEI strategy through the lens of employee training and development. For a DEI plan […]
5 Ways C-Level Execs Can Champion DEI in the Workplace
If you are a C-level executive, and leaders in your organization have made the decision to pursue diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts to drive necessary cultural changes in your workplace environment, know that success in these efforts will ultimately be determined by whether these companies have “buy-in” from employees at every level, especially C-level executives […]
3 Ways Leaders Can Get Their Employees To Support DEI Efforts
If asked, most employees, from senior executives to interns, would probably agree that having a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace is a good idea. And it seems that there’s a positive shift in the right direction: many industry-leading companies have pledged to improve their DEI efforts, and there’s been a notable surge in corporate diversity […]
What’s The Difference Between Diversity and Inclusion?
Understanding the difference between diversity and inclusion is imperative to creating an environment of inclusion. Let’s look at the difference between diversity and inclusion, how they are connected, how leaders can assess their company’s diversity and inclusion efforts, and some ways to build an inclusive work culture. Diversity: Who Makes Up Your Workforce? Between diversity […]
How Companies Can Encourage Women to Return to the Workforce
It’s no secret that women (especially Black and Latina women who worked in the hospitality and leisure industries) have been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 saw 5 million women leave the workforce, whether through layoffs or because they were forced to leave their jobs due to caregiver responsibilities such as childcare and homeschooling. […]
Supporting Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Being a relatively new term (just a couple of decades old), the word neurodiversity may be unfamiliar to many people. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as, “the range of differences in individual brain function and behavioral traits, regarded as part of normal variation in the human population.” In other words, it refers to the […]
Dr. Sangeeta Gupta Speaks at UCLA Change Makers Summit
Dr. Sangeeta Gupta joined fellow UCLA alumni to discuss racial equity at work during the Change Makers Summit. The UCLA Alumni Change Makers Summit: Racial Equity at Work brought together UCLA leaders and decision-makers to share best practices and catalyze positive development on issues of DEI in the workplace. This summit brought together UCLA’s world-class […]
The “E” in DEI: What is Equity?
One of the first steps on any diversity, equity, and inclusion journey is to learn the terminology of DEI. While some commonly used words might be familiar to most anyone, others may have a specific meaning in the context of DEI. To fully understand the concepts, we must all have the same “dictionary.” Of the […]
Honoring Our Authentic Selves: LGBTQIA+ Identities
For as long as humans have existed, our cultural expectations and experiences of gender and sexuality have been as diverse as the color of our skin or the shape of our eyes. Those who self-identify as LGBTQIA+ persons with our “modern” language have always existed. Cultural norms in certain countries (including the U.S.) have driven […]
Gupta Consulting Group Bolsters ELEVATE DEI Learning Platform for the Workplace with Groundbreaking Race and Ethnicity Module in Time for Juneteenth Commemoration
Prominent Businesses DEI Workplace Online Training Platform, led by Renowned Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Expert, Dr. Sangeeta Gupta, offers instruction on how to discuss race and ethnicity in the U.S. Gupta Consulting Group, an Orange County, California-based DEI organization founded by global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion expert, Dr. Sangeeta Gupta, announced today that it has […]