From the course: Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging

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Slow down and listen

Slow down and listen

- You need to start listening. Listen in those bigger moments that matter, and then listen to the nuance. Your employees will tell you where they feel things are not fair. You, yourself, can look at pay. You can look at benefits. You can look at the perks and the environment in which people work, and say, is this fair in approach? Do you have guiding principles that make it fair? Or is there a bias that's creeping in there? And if so, fix it. So you ask some questions, you see some opportunities, and that becomes your roadmap. And then, you'll learn other things. What I caution everyone not to do, and I've tried this before and I, it's, you can't do it this way, is attack everything at once. As an organization, you will fail, because you have to keep your eye on the ball until it's healthy. So if you're worrying about healthy pay and fairness of pay, get that right. Then, look at how you do promotions.…

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