Enabling Employee Voices: How to Foster Engagement & Safety in the Workplace and Strategies for Amplifying Women & Minority Voices - Elad Sherf-Assoc. Prof, UNC Kenan Flager Business School

<p><br/>Prof. Elad Sherf, discusses strategies for fostering engagement, safety, and equitability in the workplace. He  shares his research &amp; insights on how to build a culture that encourages employee feedback, amplifies underrepresented voices, and measures success in a way that is fair and equitable.  We discuss,</p><p> Creating a Culture of Safety &amp; Enabling Employee Voices : Speak Up or Not?</p><ul><li>The distinction between speaking up and staying silent</li><li>Challenges of speaking up in the workplace, particularly for women and underrepresented minorities</li><li>Strategies for encouraging critical engagement, empowering employees to speak up in critical situations, and fostering a culture of safety and trust in the workplace.</li></ul><p>Engaging Employees Through Feedback and Fairness</p><ul><li>The importance of fairness in employee engagement, and  strategies for soliciting and implementing feedback that empowers employees to feel heard and valued.</li><li>Rebalancing workloads, building a culture of fairness, and promoting equity in decision-making and opportunities for growth.</li></ul><p>Framing the Right Questions: Strategies for Effective Communication</p><ul><li>Tips for framing questions in a way that encourages open and honest communication, and helps employees feel more comfortable sharing their ideas and concerns.</li></ul><p>Speaking Up in Meetings: Amplifying Women and Minority Voices</p><ul><li>Challenges that women and underrepresented minorities face in being heard in meetings, and  strategies for amplifying their voices and promoting more inclusive decision-making.</li></ul><p> Amplifying Underrepresented Voices: Building Equitable Teams and Access to Critical Projects</p><ul><li>Strategies for promoting diversity and inclusion in access to critical projects and opportunities for career advancement.</li></ul><p><b>Elad Sherf</b> is a Sarah Graham Kenan Scholar <a href='https://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/faculty/directory/elad-sherf/'>Associate Professor</a> of Organizational