Cultivating Grassroots: Managing Employee Resource Groups

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Affinity groups, employee networks, or employee resource groups—whatever you call them, these company-sponsored associations of employees have become a common feature of corporate diversity and inclusion efforts. An affinity group connects individuals with others sharing similar experiences, interests, and challenges makes available developmental opportunities and institutionalises a communications channel between the members and the company’s leadership.

If you are contemplating starting employee affinity groups in your organisation for the first time or reviewing your existing groups with an eye to revitalizing and leveraging them, this ORC Worldwide Guide will help you work through your policies and procedures, step-by-step.