An ally is someone who is not a member of an underrepresented group but who takes action to support that group to help make their workplace more diverse and inclusive for all.
For workplaces to become truly inclusive it is up to people who hold positions of privilege to be active allies and to take responsibility for making changes that will help others be successful.
Allies at all levels can take action with simple, everyday efforts that make a real difference and in this series, we highlight some things that you can do to be an ally and to support your colleagues from underrepresented groups.
#15: Do a Review of Talent Management and Promotion Processes
It is important to challenge bias and remove barriers within your internal processes. Part of being an ally is ensuring that these reviews take place, seeking feedback from colleagues and identifying and removing barriers and bias.
Once you have talent in the business it is important to retain and promote that talent. To help ensure that you are doing all you can to support your talent you should review your talent management and promotion processes and policies to ensure that there are no barriers to progression of talent employees and that under-represented groups are not adversely affected by the processes.
This should include monitoring the pipeline and understanding where and why people may drop out along the way.
Read the full “How to be an Ally” series here.
