JUNE 2025HR TECH OUTLOOK8In My OpinionCarolyn Tandy, SVP, Chief Diversity, and Inclusion Officer, Humana (HUM: NYSE)ByHOPE AND ACTION FOR WOMEN OF COLOR IN THE WORKPLACE ­ OP-ED FROM CAROLYN TANDYI recently had a mentee ­ a quite capable, high-potential woman of color ­ share her work frustrations with me. She shared she felt she no longer belonged at her organization. She had served with loyalty and pride for her company for more than two decades, and yet she had become disheartened observing her white male and female peers who started out in similar roles twenty years ago grow into leadership roles while she was left behind. In fact, when she looked at the leadership of the organization, there was no one, male or female, who looked like her. She was so upset by the lack of representation that she eventually concluded she no longer belonged in the organization and consequentially left. I felt so disappointed by her departure from that organization. As Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer for Humana, I feel it is my duty, as well as the duty of each of us in leadership positions, to find solutions, give encouragement and instill hope in our organization's talent. This employee felt hopeless at her organization. She felt she was Carolyn Tandy
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