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HL Shorts: How to Incorporate DEI Into Strategy

Analysis  |  By G Hatfield  
   January 21, 2025

Diversity should inform your strategy, according to this CNE. 

On this episode of HL Shorts, we hear from Claire Zangerle, CEO of the American Organization of Nursing Leadership (AONL), and senior vice president and CNE at the American Hospital Association (AHA), about how CNOs can incorporate DEI into strategy. Tune in to hear her insights.

G Hatfield is the CNO editor for HealthLeaders.


KEY TAKEAWAYS

CNOs must communicate with nurses and make them feel as if they belong and are part of the group.

Provide resources for staff that allow for diversity and look for diverse groups to work with who can inform strategy. 

Have a committee around diverse recruitment of all staff, and don't just focus on nurses. 


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