Loblaw Companies LTD: EDI and Strategic Grown

$1.$ After reading the case, given PEI$$s changing demographic,

what are your thoughts about ethnic food aisles?

a$.$ As a consumer

b$.$ If you were an employee at one of Loblaw$$s store

c$.$ If you were a manager at one of Loblaw$$s stores

$2.$ Having discussed the value of DEI training $($pros$/$cons$),$ what

are your thoughts about the $$toolkit$$ for hiring managers,

recruiters and new employees as a means for training?

$($typically toolkits have $$self$-$serve$$ information about specific

topics$)$

a$.$ Why might managers NOT fully leverage these?

b$.$ Should managers have to use the toolkits? If yes, what

are the cons $($if any$)$ of this? Who should be responsible

for ensuring this happens $($i$.$e$.,$ HR$,$ the manager$$s

manager, etc$)?$ What are the cons of this?

$3.$ If you were a manager who had an employee that was part of

the Inclusion Council, the GoFurtherWomen@Loblaw initiative

and enthusiastically participated on several other activities,

how would you address a situation where their work was not

at a level of meeting the goals for their role and you believe it

is the time spent on these activities $($during working hours$)$

that is impacting their productivity?

$4.$ Imagine you are a manager considering promoting an

employee and of the two final candidates one of them did

NOT engage in any DEI specific councils and$/$or activities $($all

other things being equal$)$

a$.$ How if at all, would this be a factor to consider?

b$.$ Do you believe participating in such activities at work

should be $$required$?$

c$.$ How might it influence your thinking if:

i$.$ You knew the individual actively engaged in similar

activities outside of work?

ii$.$ You had overheard disparaging remarks from one

of the candidates outside of work?

d$.$ After making your final decision, how would you address

each candidate and the reason why they were$/$were not

selected