employee resource groups are networks of employees that aim to foster diversity and inclusion in the workplace while also providing valuable advice to companies on issues related to human resources and organisational management in the united states many private sector companies have created such groups to foster great employeremployee dialogue while providing workers more opportunities to problem solve thinking innovatively and develop leadership skills this strategy also identifies a number of critical sectors for growth including digital and creative technologies life and health sciences financial and professional services as well as advanced manufacturing and engineering