Creating and Administering Employee Resource Groups (with Andrew Holbrook)

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In this episode, JoDee and Susan discuss employee resource groups (ERGs) with Andrew Holbrook, Chief Accessibility Officer at Wells Fargo.

Topics include:

• Different names for employee resource groups
• The most common ERGs
• The responsibilities of Andrew's role as Chief Accessibility Officer
• The value of ERGs
• Where to start if you want to create ERGs in your organization
• How the business should engage with ERGs
• Concerns and problems that can surface with ERGs
• External resources for mapping out your ERG strategy
• ERG success stories

In this episode's listener question, we're asked whether it's appropriate for an HR professional to have unprofessional social media in their personal lives. In the news, there's a rising trend in promotions without pay raises, or "dry promotions."

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