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Driving an inclusive culture
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 The Wall Street Journal profiles Lauralee Martin, Americas Chief Executive Officer Lauralee Martin discusses the global state of the commercial real estate industry and the company’s position as a leader in the industry with reporters from The Wall Street Journal’s Money & Investing section. Martin provides a competitive outlook, highlighting the key markets and businesses for investments, as well as her insight to securing opportunities that drive value - both for the firm, and for women navigating successful careers in a traditionally male-dominated industry. Read more |
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Diversity and Inclusion is not only a strategic priority for Jones Lang LaSalle, it is a part of our value system. With the changing demographics in the workplace, market place and communities, we recognize that we must reflect and embody this diversity so that we can continue to be the premier provider of real estate services. By cultivating a dynamic workplace, we ensure that the differences among our people will be woven into the fabric of our firm in a positive way that will enrich our performance for clients, the communities in which we operate and the environment in which we all work.
At Jones Lang LaSalle, our Diversity and Inclusion goals are three-fold:
Attract, develop and retain great talent with various backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Remaining a leader in the real estate industry requires the best talent, contributing at the highest level. To browse our current job openings and see what it’s like to work at Jones Lang LaSalle, view our Careers page. Create a culture that unleashes the full potential of all employees. To create a more inclusive culture, we’re engaging leadership like never before, communicating more regularly and providing more opportunities for employees to get involved. In fact, we recently launched four Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to increase engagement and help empower our employees. Support our clients’ supplier diversity initiatives by creating strong partnerships with women and minority-owned businesses. Since our firm works with clients representing a wide variety of industries throughout the world, we’ve developed a base of suppliers who are representative of our clients, our clients’ customers and the communities our clients and our firm does business in. For more information, visit our Supplier Diversity page.
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Our leaders are fully invested in our D&I mission, recognizing it as a core component of our business and the right thing to do for our workforce and our communities. Evidence of our leadership’s commitment includes:
D&I being tied to the America’s senior leadership compensation through individual performance against D&I goals Quarterly reviews being held with the Chief Diversity Officer and business line executives to monitor and measure the progress of their D&I goals Jones Lang LaSalle getting recognized for our diverse board representation, including Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sheila Penrose
How do I know we have leadership commitment?
"It is part of the conversation when I’m not in the room”
– Angela Roseboro, Chief Diversity Officer |
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Providing forums for employees to get engaged and to voice their diverse thoughts and opinions is the most effective way to promote diversity and inclusion. To this end, we drive the following: |
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Below is a list of the professional organizations that we partner with on a regular basis. Not only do these partnerships provide us with increased exposure to women and minorities across the country, but they also keep our firm up to date on best practices in diversity.
Over the years, key partners have included: |
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Our firm is committed to integrating qualified and certified diverse suppliers into the provisioning of services for its clients. Our mission is to advance Jones Lang LaSalle’s capabilities and impact through developing collaborative business opportunities, while increasing the networking of qualified diverse suppliers. This approach ultimately enhances Jones Lang LaSalle’s value proposition, such that Jones Lang LaSalle will be better positioned to exceed our customer needs.
As part of this commitment, we actively engage in national and regional diversity councils where we make invaluable direct contact with leading suppliers, share best practices with peers and clients and increase visibility within the real estate service industry. Our firm’s current affiliation with national diversity organizations include: National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Association for Service Disabled Veterans (ASDV) Government agencies (Federal, State, City or County)
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 Jones Lang LaSalle was recognized in the Fall 2012 edition of the Black EOE Journal as having a Top Supplier Diversity Program.
Each year, DiversityComm, Inc. (DCI) and its four diversity magazines conduct select evaluations of the nation’s Employers, Supplier Diversity Programs and Executives, Industry Leaders, Law Enforcement & Government Agencies and Colleges, Universities and MBA Schools. The evaluations also integrate findings by each magazine independently to identify "Best of the Best" in relation to outreach and accessibility to the African American, Hispanic/Latino, Veteran and Female population. |
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Companies need to be certified as small, minority, veteran and/or women-owned business enterprises and have the ability to meet both our clients’ and our business needs. The following standards are used in the selection of suppliers: For further information regarding Jones Lang LaSalle’s Supplier Diversity Platform, please contact:
 Rabiah Reyome
Vice President of Supplier Diversity
E-mail Rabiah | View bio
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All of our hard work around Diversity and Inclusion is making a difference and people are taking notice. |
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Partnering with the communities in which we do business and getting directly involved in diversity and inclusion events is important to us.  See how we're getting involved |
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20 in their 20s: The Tower Trader Crain’s Chicago Business prominently features JLL’s Nooshin Felsenthal on its first-ever list of “20 in their 20s. Learn more |
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Gilda Perez-Alvarado, Senior Vice President of JLL Hotels & Hospitality and a 2013 CPE “Star to Watch,” shares secrets to success in profile feature. Learn more |
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Marisha Clinton, Capital Markets SVP, highlights markets and industries investors’ “to watch” wish lists for the next year from the 2013 Mortgage Bankers Association CREF/Multifamily Housing Conference. Learn more |
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