As it stands, the employees who usually get a raise or promotion are the ones anxious to make their achievements known. In doing so, we are perpetuating inequality, since the employee’s many leaders are promoting are the same employees that look, sound, and act like others higher up on the organization chart. Here is some advice for finding and empowering these employees, and increasing your company’s diversity in the process: Second, make sure the employee is a good listener. Fourth, find employees whose peers naturally gravitate toward them for advice, feedback, and support.