Fall 2022
The Secret to Building Inclusive Corporate Culture: Worker Voice
“The Secret to Inclusive Corporate Culture: Worker Voice” Action Collaborative explored how companies can build a culture of inclusion that empowers workers to share their viewpoints, and what existing and new models of employee voice look like.
Ombuds resources:
- A Practical Guide to Organizational Ombuds: How They Help People and Organizations, by Charles L. Howard (2022)
- What Happens When an Employee Calls an Ombudsman, HBR, By Charles L. Howard (2022)
- A Reappraisal - The Nature and Value of Ombudsmen in Federal Agencies, Issued by Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS), 2016
- The Organizational Ombuds Office and Corporate Social Responsibility: Driving Values in an Organization. Society of Petroleum Engineers. , Bonnivier, B. M., Brooke-Lander, M. C., & Lewis, M. R. (2015, March 16). doi:10.2118/173528-MS
- Effectiveness of Organizational Ombudsmen, The Ombudsman Association handbook, courtesy of Mary Rowe
- Identifying and Communicating the Usefulness of Organizational Ombuds With Ideas about OO Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness, Mary Rowe, JIOA, 2010
Other resources:
- Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well-being: centered on worker’s voice and equity
- JFF’s Impact Employer Talent Framework
Co-Chair

Sana Manjeshwar
Global Ombuds Manager, Chevron
Sana Manjeshwar
Global Ombuds Manager, Chevron
Speakers

Matt Bahl
Vice President and Workplace Market Lead at Financial Health Network
Matt Bahl
Vice President and Workplace Market Lead at Financial Health Network

Jess Kutch
Co-Founder & Co-Director, Coworker.org
Jess Kutch
Co-Founder & Co-Director, Coworker.org

Ashley Putman
Director of Economic Growth & Mobility Project at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Ashley Putman
Director of Economic Growth & Mobility Project at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia