How to Create a Proud Culture of Belonging: Pride Month

World Pride Month is here again, and we want to reflect on some of our proudest Achievers Pride moments from last year.

Within our own corporate culture, we ascribe to the pillars of Diversity, Equality, Inclusivity and Belonging (DEIB). Since the Achievers platform is rooted in DEIB, the tenets of Pride are woven into our culture, and literally programmed into our software. This means — we will continue to celebrate and uphold its values of inclusivity, diversity, and belonging throughout the year, and always.

Translation? We remain hyper-focused on helping our amazing clients create cultures of belonging for all members of their employee populations. In parallel, we’ll continue to educate A-players through our Achievers Employee Resource Groups (ERGs – more on those shortly).

We strive to be leaders in belonging and inclusion, and we recognize that this is an ongoing effort. Just as Achievers can learn from other workplaces (and we welcome your insights in the comments and reshares), we share with you some of the ways we live the values of Pride.

If your company is looking for ways to show DEIB all year round, here are some of the things we did last year and plan to explore this month. And if you are an employee looking for a culture that fosters equality and acceptance, our inclusive workplace diversity might pique your interest, too.

Here are some ways we infuse DEIB into our efforts and employee experiences:

1. Live your core values with pride

At Achievers, one of our core values that we certainly lean heavily on during Pride month, is L.O.V.E. — Live Our Values Every day. Companies must make dozens of decisions daily, and core values are the compass that steer us in a direction aligned with our purpose and ethics.

As the Pride expression goes, with a twist of Achievers, “Love is love is L.O.V.E.”

2. Consider DEIB in brand communications

Last June, to help kick off Pride month, we released a reference guide for our top 4 DEIB writing style guides. Achievers references these stalwart, frequently updated guides to ensure our communications are inclusive, respectful, and forward-thinking.

3. Achievers Proud ERG

Employee Resource Groups are an important way to foster a culture of belonging. Among our five dynamic Achievers ERGs is Achievers Proud. This pivotal group provides open-minded education, representation, policies, support, and community to our LBTGQ+ employees and allies. As more companies recognize how essential DEIB initiatives are, Achievers takes our leadership role seriously, consulting with Achievers Proud to ensure marketing and sales efforts reflect our LGBTQ+ communities. This valuable ERG also hosts best practice seminars, fundraisers, and guest speakers.

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Achievers is committed to sharing resources and content, as well as hosting best practices events to help build a culture where everyone belongs and where homo and transphobia have no place.

We are proud to ensure the core elements of Pride are embedded in everything we do, but we’re always learning. How does your company ensure it creates a culture that is forward-thinking, inclusive, and embraces diversity?