Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre (NHCC) celebrated Diversity and Inclusion week to celebrate the blend that makes them a rich, creative and unique group. With an objective to honor their individual differences, serving as a reminder that underneath it all, we are the same, we are one. The activities were categorized on different themes day wise as – Gender Equality, Celebrating people with special abilities, Celebrating people from different demographics and LGBTQA+, which demonstrated humanity, kindness, and equality as the core value system of NHCC. The theme of the week-long celebrations revolved around social justice and brought all employees together on a common platform.
NHCC believes in recognizing and encouraging diversity and celebrating community involvement. In order to celebrate Diversity and Inclusion week, all employees took part in a cake-cutting ceremony, where each one of them pledged to strengthen and imbibe inclusion principles. Team members also participated in an appreciation session and Q&A about gender diversity to show gender as a spectrum instead of opposing ideals. Further to this, the team conducted sessions where employees from different backgrounds showcased their culture and uniqueness. A blind fold lunch was organized to illustrate that disability does not stand in the way of inclusion.
If you own who you are and know what you bring to the table, NHCC welcomes you no matter where you come from. Every individual at NHCC is celebrated for who they are and the talents that are unique to them, their differences have never come in the way of their productivity and in fact, only strengthened it further.
According to Manish Dayya, General Manager, Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre, “The goal of this Diversity and Inclusion week celebrations is to create an environment that allows individuals to bring forth a progressive work culture which is dedicated to fostering equity and unity. The week-long celebrations focused on nurturing an environment of inclusiveness and acceptance that embraces and utilizes the varied backgrounds and viewpoints of all our employees. At Accor we strongly believe in treating everyone equally, irrespective of their identity, background or role”
