Daily Practices of Inclusive Leaders

Chapter 9

THE HR FUNCTION AS AN ID&E PARTNER

A common challenge organizations face is how to scale ID&E efforts and reach all their employees effectively and equitably. For medium to large companies with global footprints, the practice of integrating ID&E knowledge into the fabric of their people strategy can be daunting in scope. For small companies with a solo ID&E professional on staff—or none at all—doing this work can seem impossible. The solution we have implemented for both of these scenarios is to onboard the HR function as an intentional and active ID&E partner, whether it’s your entire HR department, your solo HR person, or the HR consulting company you contract with for your organization.

There is an erroneous belief that HR professionals, ...