Straight, White & MaleBeing an Ally in Diversity

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Single biggest challenge of building a company?

Attracting the right people.

That means hiring a diverse workforce.

Productivity = Teamwork * ( ∑ Talent )

Thanks, Kate Heddleston!

Measure

Fund

Raise

Call Out

Recruit

Measure

Use data to make the problem clear and set goals.

SurveyEthnicity/Race

● Hispanic or Latino● White● Black or African American● Native Hawaiian or Other

Pacific Islander● Asian● Native American or Alaska

Native● Two or More Races● Other● Rather not specify

Gender GLBT Affiliation

Yes/No

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Fund

“I was interested in Localytics before, but I’m way more excited now that you host

CodePride!”

– Attendee of CodePride

Photo: She Geeks Out

Raise

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Call Out

Recruit

Not Good Great

0

1

time

An agile, iterative approach to being an ally for diversity at work.

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Tony Wieczorek

@tonyjw

http://lessread.me

Addendum

Source: NPR