Podcast: Creating and Administering Employee Resource Groups (with Andrew Holbrook)

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.”