Comprehensive Inclusion Diversity Strategy and Culture Change Initiative

Monsanto

Approach/Actions: 

• Offered a phased approach to gain insight, monitor progress and offer recommendations.
  
• Formed Steering Committee to serve as champions, engage key stakeholders, determine metrics, and evaluate progress.
  
• Facilitated site leadership sessions to build a strategy and prioritize next steps 
• Designed and launched “Shaping Our Culture” initiative  integrated with Bayer Life values with supervisors and all plant employees 
• Provided training for leadership and Task Force Members (Listening, Courage to Act and Third-party Advocacy) 
• Built internal capacity with leaders and key employees to serve as facilitators, advocates and champions for change and SS Code of Conduct 

Results:

• Built ownership among employees for the process, content, and consequences for Code of Conduct
  and trained 30+ task force members and facilitators in listening, advocacy and change processes 
• Improved plant-wide engagement scores 
• Reduced number of grievances and litigation risk

Testimonial:

“…please accept a heartfelt written thank you for all the thought and energy that went into the planning of the program. Exhilarating, thought-provoking, challenging, informative...”   Plant Manager