Accidental D&I
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic required many of us who worked from an office to suddenly transition to a work-from-home environment. Not knowing when we would all meet again in person, I saw this as an opportunity to knit our global team together in…
DIVE Round-Up: 12 Lessons Blue Yonder Associates Taught Us in 2021
Each Wednesday, we share how Blue Yonder associates DIVE in — their personal stories of diversity, inclusion, value and equality. Throughout the year, each has offered meaningful takeaways that we can apply to our lives both at work and at home. As we reflect on…
Invisible Disabilities
If I have learned one thing since dipping my toe into adulthood, it’s that no person is perfectly “normal.” No set of traits makes up the perfect human because everyone struggles with something out of the ordinary, some are just able to hide their differences…
The Value of Action
Karla Calzadias was a Digital Experience intern at Blue Yonder this summer and is a senior at Arizona State University. The lead for the Hispanic Business Students Association (HBSA) on campus, Karla talks about how she’s kept club members connected while at home, the value…
The New ROI: Return on Inclusion
It’s no secret that many businesses are enacting change to deliver value. For many, that means focusing on diversity and inclusion initiatives that bring meaningful change. With the global adoption of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the impact of consumers looking…
Being an Ally
In order for us to understand and discuss what it means to be an ally, we must first talk about what it isn’t. Before doing that, I’d like to address the elephant in the (virtual) room: Being a good person doesn’t equate to being an…
A Purpose-Driven Series: The Line Between What’s “Right” and What’s Profitable
2020 is the year that lit resilience and agility on fire in supply chain, and for good reason. Supply chain leaders everywhere found themselves asking the same question: what does it take to bounce back from this? As many started digging into their ecosystem and…
Welcome to Our DIVE IN Series
Welcome to DIVE IN, our new weekly blog focused on diversity, inclusion, value and equality (DIVE) which are core tenets to our culture. As we mentioned in last week’s blog, this blog series is our pledge to explore the topics and issues that will only…
Diversity Matters
Recently, I experienced a case where I became very aware of diversity and the importance of it, while helping my daughters research and apply to colleges. Sometimes, diversity ‘sneaks up’ on you and you don’t realize how important it is until you look back on…