How can companies ensure that their efforts to promote inclusivity and collaboration among leadership levels are not just surface-level initiatives, but are truly ingrained in the organization's values and practices for long-term success?

Companies can ensure that their efforts to promote inclusivity and collaboration among leadership levels are not just surface-level initiatives by incorporating diversity and inclusion into their core values and mission statement. They should provide ongoing training and education for all employees on unconscious bias, cultural competence, and inclusive leadership practices. Additionally, companies can establish accountability measures, such as setting diversity and inclusion goals and regularly measuring progress towards those goals. Finally, leadership should actively promote and model inclusive behaviors, create opportunities for diverse voices to be heard, and ensure that diverse perspectives are valued and integrated into decision-making processes.