As a lifelong Indianapolis Colts fan, I was shocked and a little disappointed when Andrew Luck retired last Sunday after seven injury-plagued seasons in the NFL. But I probably shouldn’t have been surprised, because Andrew Luck was really just doing what employees around the country are doing more often these days, albeit on a slightly larger stage: he was leaving a shitty job.
In the article, I talked about the importance of aligning purpose with behavior – but how should we react when the behavior that’s being called into question is happening within an industry that has always stood on shaky moral ground?
Increased employee activism is highlighting that an organization’s perfectly curated mission statement is worth very little if what’s happening within the company walls tells a different story
Companies that want to win loyalty with their LGBTQ pride need to demonstrate it in more than parades and sponsorships – they need to offer inclusive workplaces, policies and products.
In an age where the diversity and inclusion mantra is “bring your whole self to work” and many organizations have taken positive steps in that direction, it seems that many parents, mothers especially, still feel like they’ve got to minimize a pretty important aspect of who that whole self is.
