NXP is expanding the company’s DE&I programs and initiatives to meet the needs of today’s multicultural workforce and to establish NXP as the technology company where the most talented team members across the globe choose to work.
As NXP looks to foster a more inclusive culture within the company on a global scale, inclusion must be a meaningful part of our day-to-day activities. To help in these efforts, NXP launched Inclusion Insights to embed inclusive practices throughout our company at every level. An Inclusion Insight is a one-to-five-minute exchange about a specific inclusion topic at the beginning of a meeting. They are intended to serve as regular reminders to each of us about the importance of being inclusive at work, at home and in every aspect of our lives.
The concept is akin to safety moments, common within industries where worker safety is paramount. From power plants to paper mills, many companies are accustomed to starting all meetings with a safety moment or safety talk. It could be something as quick and simple as communicating the emergency exits or a more complex discussion to share the root cause, corrective and preventive actions for a major safety event.
Safety moments – along with other safety-focused actions like site-level safety metrics and safety walks – serve as intentional, daily reminders about the importance of safety. And creating a heightened sense of awareness changes behavior. So, we took this concept and applied it to inclusion. Whether opening a formal meeting with an Inclusion Insight, highlighting inclusive behaviors or discussing a specific topic like unconscious bias, we’re focused on intentionally creating more awareness and demonstrating the behaviors we want to see within the company, which ties to the foundation of NXP’s core values – trust and respect.
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Better engagement, increased collaboration, high performance and innovation are just a few benefits of inclusion. When our team members feel they are working in an inclusive climate, they are much more likely to come forward with new and different ideas, challenge thought processes and highlight potential risks to projects, schedules and more—without fear. Inclusion creates an environment in which all team members feel valued, which enables everyone to perform at their best.
We’ve created an Inclusion Insights library to help our team members prepare for formal meetings like quarterly town halls. The library includes a collection of one-page insights covering topics like microaggressions, psychological safety and flexible work acceptance and accommodations. Each insight provides a brief explanation of a specific topic and its impact, and helpful tips and examples.
When team members are assured of their value and feel included, accepted and respected, we increase engagement, innovation and profitability.
Read NXP’s Diversity, Equality and Inclusion webpage for more information about our programs, insights and more.
Sherry Alexander is Vice President and Head of Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion for NXP Semiconductors. In this global role, she is responsible for developing and executing the diversity, equality, and inclusion strategy across the company’s workforce while enabling NXP’s business performance.
