Setting up a diversity network
Do you want to set up your own diversity network? Here are some tips that might help.
- Link the aims of the diversity network to those of the organisation.
- Ensure active, visible management involvement, concrete recognition of the network from above.
- Allow sufficient time and resources to elaborate the practical operation of the network.
- Make the network known throughout the organisation.
- If there are a number of diversity networks within the organisation, they should work together. This increases the involvement and support of the network. An HR department can stimulate this by bringing the networks together in for example diversity boards, committees or diversity-wide activities. This promotes mutual contact, cooperation and bonding.
- Where relevant and possible, establish a link with existing structures within the organisation.
- Enable collaborations with diversity networks outside your own organisation to exchange knowledge and experiences.
A checklist can support your organisation in setting up a diversity network. We made an example of such a list for you. Go through the list and reflect on the possibilities within your organisation.
