HIRING & BUILDING INCLUSIVE TEAMS

Hiring an inclusive team means seeking out opinions, inputs and backgrounds that are different from your own or from your other team members. We’ve provided resources on how to mitigate biases during the hiring process.

Once you’ve identified your new hire, it’s important to set them up for success. Get some ideas on how to welcome your new team member and provide them with the right information from the beginning.

To create an equitable work environment, leaders must be aware of potential biases at play and actively mitigate them where possible. Check out the SEEDS model, from the NeuroLeadership Institute, and other resources about biases below.

Learn how to foster a team environment based on inclusion, compassion and safety using the resources below.

An inclusive leader has regular check-in conversations with team members about work, goals and progress. We’ve created custom Sony Pictures guides to help plan for regular check-in conversations with your team.

An effective meeting is one that allows everyone to feel heard while also accomplishing its designated objective on time. Review the meeting guides and best practices below to help your meetings run smoothly while also being inclusive.

Remote and flexible work arrangements are one way to accommodate your team member’s work location or personal preferences, while also trusting them to get the work done. These types of arrangements require a different leadership approach and we’ve offered some resources below to help you lead from a distance.

High-performing teams come together regularly to focus on their identity, working practices, and/or relationships. Utilize the resources below to maximize your teams’ time together. For any questions about the below resources, please reach out to the Sony Pictures Learning & Development team: Learning_Development@spe.sony.com.