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Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, there has been a significant increase in racist rhetoric, action and violence toward the Asian American Community. Stop AAPI Hate, a coalition that tracks incidents of violence and harassment against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S., reported nearly 3,800 instances of discrimination against Asians in the past year. Asian Americans Advancing Justice have partnered to organize free Bystander Intervention training that provides skills for identifying and deescalating instances of anti-Asian American harassment and xenophobia. We’ve also provided a list of organizations for employees to use their annual paid volunteer day, like Compassion in Oakland, ACRS Volunteer and Stop AAPI Hate.

At Limeade, we talk a lot about how the employee experience starts with a person’s first interactions with the company But how should fully remote companies translate in-person onboarding processes into virtual settings, ensuring that employees feel cared for and that their well-being matters? A great employee experience starts with companies showing they care about employees as whole people — their physical, emotional, financial and work well-being. Favorite foods?) and employee communications tools with direct, intentional conversations — encourage managers to start every 1:1 and smaller team meeting with 5 minutes of chatting, not work.

Limeade research shows that when employees feel as though information flows freely throughout their organization, they are 3x more likely to feel included at, connected to and valued by their organization. The research also shows that when employees feel they have received adequate information they are nearly 3x less likely to feel burned out and nearly twice as likely to feel engaged in their work. Limeade includes communication templates and an interactive selector to encourage employees to join ERGs, while the channels, social interaction and chat take ERGs from a regular meeting to an ongoing conversation. Limeade gives companies an internal communication channel that looks and feels like the apps employees are already using — one that engages them in a two-way experience, where their participation is encouraged and recognized.

On March 9, 2021, the annual Limeade Engage conference delivered a day of live discussions, customer stories, new research and powerhouse speakers to inspire, educate and connect attendees. With over 2,000 registrants from leading companies in manufacturing, retail, government, finance, insurance and more, Limeade Engage inspired company leaders across the globe to re-engage the workforce and rebuild employee well-being and engagement. it’s a moment where Limeade customers, well-being and HR leaders, employee experience advisors, consultants and more come together to help ignite the transformational change the workplace needs today. When we put people first and surround them with care, our people and our businesses will thrive.”– Lindsay Lagreid, Host of Limeade Engage and Senior Advisor of the Limeade Institute Sessions covered critical topics including the science of happiness and employee experience, employee engagement, fostering trust, burnout recovery, doubling down on well-being, prioritizing inclusion, COVID-19 workforce safety, employee care and more.