My guest from last week Brittany Ray and I have in common being Employee Resource Group`(ERG) leaders at our respective company. In the light of events in the last few months that ignited the fight against racism, a lot of people of color who did not have these spaces in their companies have been thinking about how to activate on this topic. Brittany shared some brilliant advice on the podcast episode last week and in this episode I share my experiences as well from starting and running a successful ERG at my current company, Philips. Two and a half years ago, I founded a women's network in my company called Philips Women Lead(PWL). It is a bottom up movement that is empowering women for their personal and professional growth. With now over 1000 people signed up to our mailing list across the company and new chapters activating across Philips offices globally each month, PWL is more than just a platform. It's a movement that is emboldening women to challenge the status quo of male leadership in the corporate world and meeting our leadership in the middle, in the work to make our company more inclusive.
My top three learning from this journey:
1. Never underestimate the power of one
2. Have a clear mission and value proposition for your ERG
3. Secure executive sponsorship for your ERG
Have a listen to the episode and read up on the importance of ERGS in the article that I reference from the organization Catalyst below. https://www.catalyst.org/2015/11/19/busting-myths-about-ergs-one-resource-at-a-time/
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