Welcome to Read: 15
Diversity & Inclusion in the Tech Industry
In this Read: 15, I will talk about this topic:
- Diversity & Inclusion in the Tech Industry.
Diversity & Inclusion in the Tech Industry
Those that are new to diversity and inclusion often are unsure how to approach it — how to talk about the subject internally and externally, how to rank it among competing priorities and how to allocate appropriate resources. Before answering these questions, it’s helpful to identify why diversity and inclusion matters to you and your company specifically.
Diversity efforts are most successful when they’re driven by a commitment from company leaders. And meaningful commitment requires leaders to understand why diversity matters. At Paradigm, we spend a lot of time brainstorming with CEOs and other company leaders about what is or should be driving their diversity and inclusion efforts.
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Here are five themes that have emerged from those conversations:
- Diverse teams are smarter and more creative.
- Study after study in fields like organizational science, psychology and education indicate that diversity offers significant benefits for teams focused on creativity and innovation.
- Study after study in fields like organizational science, psychology and education indicate that diversity offers significant benefits for teams focused on creativity and innovation.
- Diverse companies perform better
- Given that diverse teams are smarter and more creative than homogeneous ones, it is unsurprising that a wealth of research shows a strong correlation between diverse organizations and positive financial outcomes.
- Given that diverse teams are smarter and more creative than homogeneous ones, it is unsurprising that a wealth of research shows a strong correlation between diverse organizations and positive financial outcomes.
- Companies are losing out on great talent
- At Paradigm, we’ve collected data that demonstrate biased hiring practices can significantly affect the ways in which candidates from underrepresented backgrounds are evaluated in the recruiting process.
- At Paradigm, we’ve collected data that demonstrate biased hiring practices can significantly affect the ways in which candidates from underrepresented backgrounds are evaluated in the recruiting process.
- Diverse companies can better serve a diverse user base
- When the employees of an organization better represent their users and desired users, they will build more effectively for those groups.
- When the employees of an organization better represent their users and desired users, they will build more effectively for those groups.
- It’s the right thing to do
- While diversity and inclusion efforts are most often driven by business rationales, we’ve spoken with a few CEOs who are motivated primarily by a belief that cultivating an inclusive tech community is simply the right thing to do.
- While diversity and inclusion efforts are most often driven by business rationales, we’ve spoken with a few CEOs who are motivated primarily by a belief that cultivating an inclusive tech community is simply the right thing to do.
- Diverse teams are smarter and more creative.
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| Read: 15 | Diversity and Inclusion | |