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By Margenett Moore-Roberts, Global Head of Inclusive Diversity
I am excited to announce the creation of Yahoo’s newest Employee Resource Group (ERG) focused on Neurodiversity, spearheaded by Margaux Joffe, Yahoo’s Head of Production, Global Marketing Department. The ERG’s mission is to champion neurodiversity at Yahoo in order to create an inclusive workplace for minds of all kinds.
If you’re unfamiliar, neurodiversity refers to differences in learning and attention as normal variations of the human brain. At Yahoo, we recognize minds of all kinds and respect all forms of human variations – from dyslexia, to ADHD, to the autistic spectrum and more. In partnership with Yahoo’s Office of Inclusive Diversity (OID), the new Neurodiversity ERG will help encourage that anyone with these differences can utilize their strengths at work and thrive through one another’s support, as well as supports OID’s mission of advancing diversity and inclusion in Yahoo’s workforce, workplace and marketplace.
Margaux is the chair of the program and her passion stems from her personal experience in being diagnosed with ADHD three years ago, when she was well into adulthood. She felt compelled to found the Kaleidoscope Society, an empowerment project for women with ADHD which shines a light on inspiring stories of trailblazing women with ADHD for its more than 700 members. After joining Yahoo and talking to the OID about their commitment to creating an inclusive working environment, she proposed the idea of creating a Neurodiversity ERG in order to extend the OID’s efforts to colleagues (like herself) with neurological differences.
The ERG is hitting the ground running, and the first internal campaign is introducing poster series and screens in all offices globally to highlight the strengths associated with a few neurological differences such as Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia and OCD. The ERG will also meet regularly to provide support to relevant members of the Yahoo community and collaborate on how to grow and bring awareness to their mission. Four initial focuses of the program include: learning the needs of employees, creating a community of support, providing resources at Yahoo and increasing the cultural competency of managers so they can effectively manage their diverse teams.
In the coming months, the ERG will work with the OID and Human Resources to ensure Neurodiversity is incorporated into our Inclusion strategy and our manager competencies.
By Carolyn Clark, Corporate Communications
We call them our boomerangs and we are incredibly proud of these former employees who have come back to work at the ‘Hoo. More than 10% of our workforce have “boomeranged” back to the company! We recently sat down with a few of them to find out why, and we were incredibly inspired by their responses.
Yahoo’s transparency, scale, inclusive environment, sense of play and transformative thinking were just a few of the key themes that came up from our Boomerangs. To hear more about why they returned to Yahoo in their own words, check out this video.
Interested in a career at Yahoo? We’re hiring! Apply at careers.yahoo.com.
Portrait of people posing in the H. Moschke Ltd. store in Pietersburg (now Polokwane), South Africa, c. 1900-1910. Published by Detroit Publishing Company.
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Here’s a headline: Push Girl Takes Journalism By Storm. To get the full scoop, let us introduce you to Katharine Graham. Tasked with taking over “The Washington Post” in 1963, Katharine boldly stepped up to the challenge. Along the way, she brought home quite the array of awards for the mantelpiece, and helped take down a US President in the process. The person that ran the paper during Watergate deserves some of the credit beyond just the reporters, don’t you think? The truth is that all of her accomplishments she did in a male-dominated industry where sometimes even her own employees didn’t accept her. Would it be farfetched to speculate she may be one of the inspirations behind Millennium Trilogy character, Erika Berger. Yes or no, our op-ed says: Never mess with a push girl!
Tell your friend she’s got a little Katharine Graham in her. Reblog now to give her a little push.
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I’ve about had it with potential being treated as some mythical superpower that only a select few people have.
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What About The Exterior Of Your Eco-Friendly Office?
What About The Exterior Of Your Eco-Friendly Office?
Eco-friendly design is expanding throughout the world and with good reason. Not only do plants and flowers in the office help with employee mental health, but it’s also physically healthier.
Plants produce oxygen and being surrounded by fresh air, aesthetically pleasing living things, it’s going to make the office that much more attractive. But what about the exterior?
We often forget that the…
Tips That Will Boost Your New Pest Control Business
Tips That Will Boost Your New Pest Control Business
When starting a pest control business, you’ll be most effective if you check your local community’s needs and invest accordingly.
A pest control business requires sufficient skills and knowledge; therefore, make sure you are well equipped to handle the pest problems you encounter. You’ll also need to invest in different equipment and chemicals depending on the services you offer.
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6 Ways to Boost Office Productivity
When you boost office productivity you also boost the empowerment, confidence and well-being of your team. But how can that be? Hannah Thomas explains.In today’s competitive market, every company is doing their best to be as productive as possible. And it’s no news that your employees play the biggest part in this task.
It’s not easy to stay motivated and productive in an inadequate…
How To Reduce Workplace Human Error Quickly
Workplace human error is a component of most businesses. Whilst some of these mistakes may be harmless, others could be costly both to your finances and to your reputation.Because humans aren’t like machines, there’s no easy to fix to workplace human error. However there are things you can do to reduce it and make it less harmful.
Here are just a few tricks to help you reduce workplace human…
Employees Benefits; Five You Should Be Offering
Employee benefits can make you stand out from other employers. If you want to attract and retain the right people, there are five employee benefits you should be offering.Something that adds value to any employment position is employee benefits. When an employee signs up for a job with you, they expect to receive compensation in addition to their salary.
This is very common nowadays and these…
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Gig economy
Rideshare companies used technology to disrupt a hidebound industry that was sorely in need of disrupting. But they have an obligation to ensure that their success doesn’t come at the expense of either passengers’ safety or workers’ rights. Our view.Uber’s view.
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