Special Guest: Jodi Davidson, Sodexo     Jodi has spent the last 17 years with Sodexo in the D&I arena. She has seen how D&I evolve, especially as the digital era and social media have become bigger and more prevalent in society. She also has a great understanding of the constant and rapid change within the D&I space and the need not always to be looking at changing your programs, but also the need to self-educate as well.              Today's Podcast PerspectiveJodi talks about how she got in the D&I SpaceD&I 17 years ago has evolved 10x overSocial Media's impact on D&I over the years and how we have had to pivot.An organization's once perceived as trailblazers were then seen as having a burning platformProfessions, Equity, and Internal Organic Growth was put on a spotlightAs the world has moved to the digital era, opportunities have become more obviousRhetoric that comes out that may not even be a reality, so organizations need to counter rhetoric with reality oftenExternal Communication of programs and employee feelings of an organizationThe complexity of D&I can be very different depending on the company - service businesses are much more complicatedBetter than to go fast - addressing D&I in a complex business takes timeMiddle management often is the stopgap that controls the success of D&IEnabling management to do the right thing and imbed D&I into the infrastructure of the organizationLower Level Manager's actually can implement D&I practices WITHOUT a formal program coming from the top; it can help the Manager growWhen a manager deploys a program or idea that creates a higher level of profitability, it puts a positive spotlight on what they are doingDriving D&I without corporate financial supportEveryone can and does have ownership - we hire a person for a reason17 years - looking back - what could have been done differently?Recognizing that leader of D&I are also a studentTime to Innovate and Celebrate the Wins knowing there is more that can be done!  GUEST INFORMATION! Jodi Davidson Vice President, Diversity & InclusionSodexo A world leader in Food and Facilities Management Services www.sodexoUSA.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodidavidson1/   GLINTER SOCIAL MEDIA AND CONTACT INFO [email protected] (Email) https://bit.ly/michaelglinter (Podcast) http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelglinter2  (Linked In) #MichaelAGlinter (Twitter) http://www.facebook.com/michael.glinter  (Facebook) https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelGlinter  (YouTube) www.michaelglinter.com  (Website) 

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