We foster diversity because people feel welcomed to work here no matter who we are. Feeling valued at work can be a foundation for strong teamwork that turns into better performance. Diversity also inspires innovative ideas and attracts the best talent. We believe demographic characteristics and diverse experiences that have nurtured unique viewpoints benefit our growth. That is why we value each person and their different backgrounds as a whole.
Based on interviews with peers, I wrote the draft for Diversity and Inclusion Policy which we collectively reviewed and approved the final version to publish internally. All twelve interviewees agreed that diversity promotes company’s performance and mutual respect, with full support and alignment with the leadership team. Based on the interviews and feedback from the team, we published the Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
The key principles that we follow to walk the talk are as follows:
The Diversity and Inclusion Policy first stemmed from our mission. Our ‘People’ mission states that we want to “create an environment that attracts, develops, and retains outstanding diverse talent. We want to be an organization that is non-hierarchical, inclusive, celebrates ownership, offers support, and fosters autonomy.” We at ng-voice understand and celebrate the differences based on the three pillars: demographic, experiential, and cognitive diversity.
The Diversity Task Force team that consists of two engineers and two business managers work on various initiatives as a side project to implement tangible activities in Diversity and Inclusion. For example, we conducted a company-wide unconscious bias training to learn the difference between equity and equality, the intentions and impacts of the insensitive questions, and how we can cope with micro-aggressions. To celebrate our diverse roots, we added our favorite public holidays in different cultures from the colleague’s home country in the team calendar to share the tradition and history behind their favorite holidays.
On the recruitment side, the partnerships with ‘Trust in SODA’ and ‘Women in DevOps’ expanded our access to diverse talents in the market. On the International Women’s Day, some of us also pledged to take part in #ChoosetoChallenge to support the global movements for gender equity.
We believe that fostering diversity is critical for our team’s success. We will continue setting leading examples in the sector and beyond! If you want to join us on this mission, check out our careers page – we will be happy to hear from you. We at ng-voice boast diverse and international talents. We not only appreciate our individual differences but we celebrate them. Because we believe diversity and inclusion are the pillars to build a company culture that contributes to our core values of trust and ownership.
Publisher Bio
Having more than 6 years in recruitment and talent acquisition with a focus on full-cycle recruiting, employer branding, sourcing, training creation and people support, she leads the Talent Acquisition team ensuring we are bringing and growing the best talent.
