Nicolet National Bank wants you to be you – just as you are. Your background, experience, perspectives, thoughts, interests, and ideas make you a unique and valuable contributor to Nicolet’s success. By uniting diverse characteristics, Nicolet can take care of customers and achieve shared success.
The ideals of diversity and inclusion are fundamental to the mission of Nicolet and are intrinsic in Nicolet’s core value to “Be Personal” with customers and employees alike. Diversity and inclusion are related but distinct concepts. DIVERSITY means accepting people with background and experiences that may be different – especially when others have values and ideas that are different. Genuine diversity does not simply reduce people to their color, appearance, or sexual inclination; instead, genuine diversity inspires people of very different backgrounds and beliefs to respect each other and support each other in the execution of a shared mission. INCLUSION means ensuring that all employees are valued, heard, engaged, and involved at work and have full opportunities to collaborate, contribute, and grow in their own professional development. Inclusion is a tool that creates opportunity.
Nicolet’s Commitments: Nicolet is committed to maintaining a workplace that values diversity, inclusion, equal employment opportunities, and a culture that is free of harassment and hostility. In furtherance of this commitment:
- Nicolet will partner with local civic organizations, high schools, college and technical schools, professional associations, and other organizations throughout its footprint to recruit diverse applicants.
- Nicolet will offer training and advancement opportunities to individuals of all backgrounds.
- Nicolet will strive to recruit, retain, engage, support, and develop all employees.
- Nicolet expects that all employees will act with respectfulness, cultural awareness, and inclusivity toward others by:
- fostering a collaborative work environment in which all employees participate and contribute;
- empowering and providing a safe space for all employees to express themselves, exchange ideas, and feel heard; and
- encouraging employees to be open and curious about others’ experiences and perspectives.
- Nicolet will encourage collaborative support for all communities through Nicolet’s Volunteer Program.
- Nicolet will encourage a sense of belonging among employees through Nicolet’s Employee Engagement Committee.
- Nicolet provides financial assistance (through both lending and investment opportunities) to meet the credit needs of the communities it serves.
- Nicolet will continue to maintain, enforce, and provide continuing education with respect to its all policies.
- Nicolet will not tolerate or condone any adverse treatment based on any diverse characteristic (including, but not limited to, race, age, religion, sex, or sexual orientation). Nor will Nicolet tolerate any retaliation against any employee for reporting a concern or complaint in good faith.
This Statement supplements Nicolet Equal Employment Opportunity Policy and articulates Nicolet’s on-going actions to provide a collaborative work environment in which all employees are valued for their contributions. This Statement does not:
- Establish a “quota” or “goal” for any employment action;
- Condition any pay or benefit on the advancement of any classification of employees;
- Provide any preference – either in hiring or advancement opportunity – to any classification of employees; or
- Limit any opportunity to only a select classification of employees.
Please report any violation of this Policy to your direct manager or the SVP of Human Resources.
