Kathy J. Goss

Kathy J. Goss

Chicago, Illinois, United States
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I love working with smart, high-integrity people to solve hard problems. What keeps me…

Articles by Kathy J.

  • Are We Doing Diversity Recruiting Wrong?

    Are We Doing Diversity Recruiting Wrong?

    Diversity Recruiting generally gets a bad rap and I understand why. In most cases, I think the problem is either A)…

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  • Finding my Birth Mother: A LinkedIn Story

    Finding my Birth Mother: A LinkedIn Story

    Mother's Day - May 8, 2016 Today is extra special for me because it marks the first Mother's Day after finding my own…

    62 Comments
  • An Open Letter to my LinkedIn Colleagues about Diversity

    An Open Letter to my LinkedIn Colleagues about Diversity

    My fellow LinkedIn employees, I joined LinkedIn 7 months ago in a brand new role leading Diversity Recruiting. Without…

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Honors & Awards

  • 2020 SHRM Pinnacle Award Winner

    (SHRM) Society of HR Professionals

    The SHRM Pinnacle Award is an annual recognition honoring the highest achievements in SHRM chapter innovation and program development. I co-Lead a five-part learning series , “Leading
    Through a Racial Crisis,” that provided the support, education, opportunity for healing, and a path forward that the Chicago community needed after the murder of George Floyd and the national demands for racial equity. The series paved the way for conversations on allyship to answer the question of what HR can…

    The SHRM Pinnacle Award is an annual recognition honoring the highest achievements in SHRM chapter innovation and program development. I co-Lead a five-part learning series , “Leading
    Through a Racial Crisis,” that provided the support, education, opportunity for healing, and a path forward that the Chicago community needed after the murder of George Floyd and the national demands for racial equity. The series paved the way for conversations on allyship to answer the question of what HR can and should do to respond to racism and inequity in the workplace. It created a community where voices can be heard and stories can be shared, and opened hearts, enlightened minds and sparked actions. All proceeds from the program benefited a local social justice organization.

  • 30 Must-Follow Diversity & Inclusion Thought Leaders Transforming the Workplace

    FindSpark

    https://www.findspark.com/diversity-inclusion-leaders-to-follow/

  • Emerging Leader, Technology Innovation

    MAFA Masters Chicago

    MAFA Masters celebrates exceptional women within the communications, advertising and marketing industries who have continued to push the envelope in their profession. The Technology Innovation Award honors women that are changing the landscape in the tech industry and those that have created or spearheaded projects and initiatives through a multicultural lens.

  • Global Inclusion & Diversity Excellence Award Winner

    Accenture

    Awarded an Accenture Global I&D Innovation Award for being a key member of the NA HR team who developed the "Bold Steps" program to weave diversity into the fabric of the HR organization.

  • Diversity Journal Profile

    Diversity Journal

    Spotlighted in the 2013 edition in recognition of Asian American Heritage Month: http://issuu.com/diversityjournal/docs/2013_mayjun/63

  • Global Inclusion & Diversity Excellence Award - Honorable Mention

    Accenture

    Awarded an Accenture Global High Performance Award honorable mention for development of the 'Driving Stronger Performance' diversity training program for early in-career Black and Latino high-potential professionals.

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