b'He joined the H&P revenue department fullto bring their authentic selves to worktime in 2018 and embraced ways to explorewhether at the rig, in the office or working different areas of the company. remotelyevery day.My former manager, Rebecca Lucius, was Everyone needs to feelINCLUSION AND BELONGING AT H&P:open minded and encouraged me to workon other projects outside of my job, likewelcomed, respected, DE&I, to advance my career, he said. heard and valued.The companys focus to become even moreOne of his first tasks involved building aHERES HOW YOU CAN HELPinclusive began in 2019 when an advisoryDE&I training course. In September, Caleb council was formed to survey current companyintroduced a baseline education opportunityEarly next year, we will be launching our first DE&I training standards on a global level. Caleb requested to company management that will be to H&P employees. This Workday training course will allow to participate on the council and it soondistributed to all employees worldwideeveryone to better understand how they can make H&P a transitioned to a planning committee forduring the next few months. Built on more inclusive place to work for everyone.DE&I strategy. values that encourage an inclusive work environment free of unconscious bias andIf youre interested in doing even more to help advance Every part of the company is an equal inclusion and belonging at H&P, consider joining the H&P sharing member of our success as an microaggressions, H&Ps tailored DE&I plan will be further developed in 2022 with theDE&I council. This group is made up of a diverse set of organization, Caleb said. Everyone needsemployees from across the company who are passionate to feel welcomed, respected, heard anddebut of a leadership training session that valued. incorporates DE&I principles. about DE&I. The team meets once a month for 90 minutes, and brings awareness to DE&I related issues, provides When a DE&I specialist role became available,Caleb admits building H&Ps DE&I modelfeedback on the DE&I strategy and brainstorms ideas to he felt empowered to apply. Experiences infrom scratch is both exciting and intimidating,address inclusion gaps and educational opportunities for both his personal and professional lives hadbut hes up for the challenge.the organization.prepared him for the position. Caleb saidI think about our peoples lives outside of understanding the needs, styles and backThere is a select number of 1-2 year term spots open on the stories of all employees is essential to work a lot more now, he said. Im looking atcouncil for 2022. If you are interested in applying for one of workplace culture. concepts and education, and Im constantlythese openings, you can fill out the application form on trying to learn and gain experiences fromMy H&P Way or send an email to Caleb Jackson.I am a gay man that did not come out untilothers. This job is about empathy and after college, he said. My motivation for mydemonstrating a more human edge. Whenjob is to help people feel more comfortableI think about employees beyond their H&Pand at home at H&P. I want them to be ableresponsibilities, it makes me better at my job.11EnterpriseWinter 2021 EnterpriseWinter 202112'