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Episode Synopsis
In this episode, JoDee and Susan discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion in the U.S. today with Joelle Emerson, Co-Founder and CEO of Paradigm.
Topics include:
How DEI is perceived in the U.S. workplace today
What business leaders should be thinking about right now when it comes to DEI
The biggest misconception about DEI
Pushback against organizations' DEI efforts
The risk of not dealing with some of the backlash from employees, investors, and political figures regarding DEI
What HR professionals and business leaders can do to combat the DEI backlash
What's working right now in advancing DEI efforts in organizations
Belonging as a strategy
In this episode's listener question, we're asked about how we selected our theme music. In the news, the mean distance from home to work has increased from 10 miles to 27 miles since 2019.
Full show notes and links are available here: https://getjoypowered.com/show-notes-episode-200-dei-in-todays-work-environment/
A transcript of the episode can be found here: https://getjoypowered.com/transcript-episode-200-dei-in-todays-work-environment/
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Topics include:
How DEI is perceived in the U.S. workplace today
What business leaders should be thinking about right now when it comes to DEI
The biggest misconception about DEI
Pushback against organizations' DEI efforts
The risk of not dealing with some of the backlash from employees, investors, and political figures regarding DEI
What HR professionals and business leaders can do to combat the DEI backlash
What's working right now in advancing DEI efforts in organizations
Belonging as a strategy
In this episode's listener question, we're asked about how we selected our theme music. In the news, the mean distance from home to work has increased from 10 miles to 27 miles since 2019.
Full show notes and links are available here: https://getjoypowered.com/show-notes-episode-200-dei-in-todays-work-environment/
A transcript of the episode can be found here: https://getjoypowered.com/transcript-episode-200-dei-in-todays-work-environment/
Connect with us:
@JoyPowered on Instagram: https://instagram.com/joypowered
@JoyPowered on Facebook: https://facebook.com/joypowered
@JoyPowered on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/joypowered
Sign up for our email newsletter: https://getjoypowered.com/newsletter/
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