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December 1, 2021

LCLD Leads on DE&I

• Dominion Energy has issued its first external DE&I report detailing the company’s progress since 2016.  PR Newswire, Yahoo! Finance
• Deloitte offers strategies for CLOs who want to make DE&I a priority, with an emphasis on measurable goals and effective everyday practices.  Deloitte
• Record partner class sizes at McGuireWoods, Akin Gump, and Steptoe demonstrate the firms’ commitments to increasing diversity and inclusion, say firm leaders Tracy Walker and Kim Koopersmith.  The National Law Journal
• LISTEN: Lloyd Freeman, Chief D&I Officer at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, discusses how to foster inclusion in an inconsistent work environment.  Mondaq
• New York Life recently announced two new appointments focused on advancing DE&I.  BusinessWire

On the Need for Equity in America

• Budget breakdown.  The Washington Post examines the benefits and pitfalls of Corporate America’s “$50 billion promise” to effect positive societal change.  The Washington Post
• Get comfortable with discomfort.  “The reality is that movement on diversity, equity, and inclusion in our corporations and civic institutions is reliant on top-level commitment from our presidents and CEOs, which are mostly white men,” writes Robert DeJournett, vice president of opportunity and inclusion for the Greater Akron Chamber.  Akron Beacon Journal
• Financial equity and inclusion.  In the pursuit to bridge wealth gaps, pay and promotion equity are critical—and require business leaders to prioritize data tracking and transparency.  Fortune, Harvard Business Review
• Measuring up and moving forward.  To assess the effectiveness of your company’s DE&I efforts, turn to the tenets of organizational justice.  Chief Learning Officer

Aspects of Leadership

• Everyone’s business.  Advancing DE&I “doesn’t always have to mean changing a policy or a system,” notes Kristine McKinney, COO of Fish & Richardson. “Sometimes, it’s a day-to-day tweak.”  Above the Law
• Cultivating confidence among Black talent.  Here are a few concrete ways leaders can ensure Black employees feel safe, seen, and supported.  Harvard Business Review
• Tailored mentorship training.  The best mentorships require effective training for mentors and “an ecosystem of resources” to support each unique relationship.  Association for Talent Development

Reimagining the Workplace

• ​Talent seeks diversity.  Forbes explains how DE&I is the key to attracting top talent and getting through the Great Resignation.  Forbes
• Meaning and purpose.  Laszlo Bock, former SVP of people operations at Google, revisits his guidelines for building a strong workplace culture, offering five “rules” for leading teams that aren’t together in-person every day.  Harvard Business Review

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