Author: Kari Zee

As an engineer, it pains me to say this: standardization in human resource management hinders the development of diverse workplaces. Standardization is a cornerstone of simplification. However, in a fantastic display of irony, treating people equally with a standardized compensation and benefits package only complicates issues surrounding diversity and inclusion, or lack thereof, in the workplace. So how do we simplify without standardizing ourselves into a corner? We design a new process, of course.