We recently connected with Gil Breef and have shared our conversation below.
Gil, appreciate you joining us today. Any advice for creating a more inclusive workplace?
Here are my 10 points on how to support an inclusive workplace:
1. Establish clear policies and procedures for preventing discrimination and harassment: This includes ensuring that all employees understand what constitutes discrimination and harassment and providing clear guidelines for reporting and addressing such incidents.
2. Foster a culture of respect and inclusion: Encourage open communication and collaboration among employees and promote a culture that values diversity and inclusivity.
3. Provide training and education: Offer training on topics such as cultural competency, unconscious bias, and diversity and inclusion to all employees.
4. Encourage employee engagement and feedback: Encourage employees to share their perspectives and ideas on creating an inclusive workplace.
5. Promote diversity in hiring and promotion: Ensure that you’re hiring and promotion processes are inclusive and that candidates from underrepresented groups are considered equally.
6. Make accommodations for employees with disabilities: Ensure that your workplace is accessible and that accommodations are made for employees with disabilities.
7. Celebrate diversity: Recognize and celebrate your employees’ diversity and contributions to the organization.
8. Hold leadership accountable: Hold leadership responsible for creating an inclusive workplace and addressing any issues.
9. Conduct regular evaluations and audits: Regularly evaluate and audit your workplace to ensure that it is inclusive and that any issues are addressed promptly.
10. Continuously improve: Strive to improve your workplace and make it more inclusive for all employees.
Gil, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
WHO WE ARE:
Shades By Design is an award-winning provider of custom window treatments, shading solutions, and home automation systems. Providing interior and exterior solutions for residential, commercial, and marine spaces in South Florida, New York, and select Caribbean Islands.
WHAT WE DO:
At Shades By Design, we find the connecting dot between your practical, technical, and aesthetic needs and, by so doing so, help you turn your interior and exterior shading concepts into a reality.
We believe every space deserves to be as stylish as it is functional. To achieve this, we partner with leading manufacturers to provide efficient, budget-friendly solutions, easy to maintain and complement any décor and lifestyle.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES:
As a full-service supplier, we handle everything from the consultation, measurements, design, and installation of your customized interior and exterior shading solution.
Our multi-faceted team is well-rounded in design, architecture, and engineering, allowing us to provide our services for large commercial and industrial-sized projects.
From awnings, blinds, screens, shades, shutters, and soft treatments, we can help you find the right one. We can motorize your favorite design and sync it to your existing home automation system.
Shades By Design also provide upholstery and wallpaper installation, allowing you to update your surrounding décor to enhance the beauty of your new shading solution.
Where do you think you get most of your clients from?
At Shades By Design, we have a department that assists trade accounts, such as Interior designers, Architects, and Home Builders. We focus on providing them with the best service possible to secure future repeat business.
Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?
We care about our clients and our staff, and once this message comes across clearly, it creates a shield around the business and attracts new customers and great staff
Contact Info:
- Website: https://shadesbydesign.com/
- Instagram: http://instagram.com/shadesbydesign
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShadesByDesign
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5377222/admin/
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/ShadesbyDesign
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Shadesbydesign
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/shades-by-design-miami-2
Image Credits
Markilux, Renson