Diversity Core Leadership Area: Hot Topics for 2011
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Diversity Core Leadership Area:Hot Topics for 2011
Eric C. PetersonDr. Shirley A. Davis
Society for Human Resource Management
Welcome New Members
• Welcome!• SHRM’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion• The Diversity CLA• Hot Topics for 2011
SHRM’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion
Shirley Davis, Ph.D.Director of Diversity &
Inclusion
Eric C. Peterson, MSODManager of Diversity &
Inclusion
Auri DuarteProgram Coordinator, HRSPDI
The Diversity CLA
• Over 350 Diversity Directors at SHRM State Councils and Chapters
• Responsible for:– Creating Diversity & Inclusion content for members in your
Chapters– Ensuring that Diversity & Inclusion content is present in
larger conferences/events– Increasing the Diversity and maximizing the Inclusion of
your Chapter/State Council membership
Hot Topics for 2011
• Reintegrating Veterans into Civilian Workplaces• Religion & Spirituality• SHRM’s Diversity & Inclusion Standards Taskforce• Workplace Flexibility
Reintegrating Veterans into Civilian Workplaces
… a diversity issue?
Reintegrating Veterans into Civilian Workforces• Veterans are a group that is significantly different
from the “dominant group” (i.e. civilians) in American workplaces
• They hail from a distinct and definable culture• 48% of employers cite difficulty transitioning from
military culture to civilian culture as a significant challenge for hiring and retaining veterans
Did your organization make a specific effort to recruit and hire veterans?
Organizations that have hired veterans, (n=145) Organizations that have not hired veterans, (n=175)
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
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Yes; 50%
Yes; 11%
Note: “Not sure” responses were excluded from this analysis.
Religion & Spirituality
• Domestically, religious identity in the U.S. is at once very diverse and very fluid
• More than one-quarter of American adults (28%) have left the faith in which they were raised in favor of another religion - or no religion at all
• There were a record 3,790 complaints of religious discrimination filed with the EEOC last year
• Globally, only 33% of the world identifies as Christian, compared with 78% of Americans
Religion & Spirituality
Roman Catholics
Total Christians
ProtestantsOrthodoxAnglicans
MuslimsHindusBuddhistsSikhsJewsBaha’iOther religionsNon-religious
16.99%
33.32%
5.78%
3.53%1.25%
21.01%13.26%
5.84%0.35%0.23%0.12%
11.78%11.77%
Source: 2008 World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. In 2007, over one in five people on the planet identified as Muslim.
SHRM’s Diversity & Inclusion Taskforce
• In 2008, SHRM convened its first Global Diversity & Inclusion Thought Leaders Summit
• At that meeting, SHRM’s belief that the D&I field could benefit significantly from standardization was validated by the Thought Leaders in attendance
• The Diversity & Inclusion Standards Taskforce became a reality in 2010
SHRM’s Diversity & Inclusion Taskforce
SHRM is the only accrediting body approved by ANSI to create HR/D&I standards
SHRM’s Diversity & Inclusion Taskforce
Metrics & Measurement
Top Diversity Professional Diversity Program
Workplace Flexibility
Helps attract talent
Increases employee commitment
Help retain employees
Improves employee morale
Improves employee's quality of life
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
52%
53%
67%
67%
68%
Top 5 Positive Effects ofFormal Flexible Work Arrangements
Source: SHRM Research: Workplace Flexibility in the 21st Century (October 2010)
Workplace Flexibility
• Organizations can use Flexible Work Arrangements to achieve their business goals and at the same time meet employees’ need to work outside of the traditional work hours or workspace
• Employee requests were the top reason (68%) that prompted organizations to offer formal Formal Work Arrangements
• During economically challenging times, job-sharing or part-time positions may be an alternative to downsizing through layoffs
Source: SHRM Research: Workplace Flexibility in the 21st Century (October 2010)
Understand your business needs: Have your organization’s needs changed? Are your customers demanding “24/7” service?
Workplace Flexibility
Productivity Absenteeism0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
32%
5%
63%
53%
5%
42%
Increased Remained the Same Decreased
Productivity and Absenteeism Rates for Telecommuters
Source: SHRM Research: Workplace Flexibility in the 21st Century (October 2010)
Workplace Flexibility
SHRM Families & Work Institute
ERIC PETERSON
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +1.703.535.6417
Twitter: www.twitter.com/EPetersonSHRM