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%

60%

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: eric.peterson@shrm.org

Phone: +1.703.535.6417

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