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#36 Welcome back to Diversity Secrets Podcast!
Season 4 of Diversity Secrets concludes with a crucial conversation on Diversity Fatigue—what it is, why it happens, and how to tackle it. Host Louise welcomes Alexia Sena, founder of Joyeux Bazar and author of Understanding Racism and Antisemitism (get the book here), and Camille Fant, Global CSR lead at Akeneo, to unpack the physical, mental, and emotional toll of DEI work.As a wrap-up to a season filled with reflections on the challenges and opportunities for DEI, this episode highlights the importance of recognizing fatigue and building resilience to sustain long-term impact. Our guests share how DEI professionals can recognize signs of Diversity Fatigue in themselves and their organizations, along with practical tips to address it when it arises for both DEI practitioners and employees.
Connect with Alexia Sena on LinkedIn and Camille Fant on LinkedIn.
Don’t miss this thoughtful conclusion to our season of reflection and action.
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#35 Welcome back to Diversity Secrets Podcast!
This is episode 2 of a 2-part series where we explore the ins and outs of deploying a diversity and inclusion survey in organizations in Europe.
To help us unpack this complex topic, we have the pleasure of welcoming Eileen Barnard, Principal Organisational Culture Manager - DE&I at Babbel, one of the leading language learning platforms globally. Eileen designed and rolled out her company’s first DEI survey this year, and agreed to take us through the step by step process, sharing her tips for success. If you’re thinking of rolling out a DEI survey in your organization these 2 episodes are for you!
In our last episode, Eileen shared about how to design a GDPR-compliant DEI survey, which stakeholders to get on board and what type of prework you need to do in order to make sure that the survey is in line with your culture and makes sense to your people, so that they feel comfortable filling it out.
In this episode we’re going to discuss employee participation rate, how to analyse survey results, as well as the challenges of sharing them in the organization. We also explore how to use these results to transform policies and drive real change in the organization. Eileen's advice is pragmatic, actionable and relatable!Eileen is happy to answer questions and share the set of questions she used in the DE&I survey at Babbel. To reach out to her, please fill out this Form.
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#34 Welcome back to Diversity Secrets Podcast!
Today, let’s dive into the complex and often taboo topic of measuring diversity in organizations in Europe.
There’s a running myth in most European countries that collecting sensitive data on ethnic backgrounds, religious beliefs, sexual orientation and other diversity characteristics is simply illegal and therefore impossible. But that’s not true. Yes, Europe’s stringent regulations around data privacy, most notably the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) makes collecting sensitive data a challenge. However, data privacy regulation should not be an excuse standing in the way of progress for DEI, no matter how delicate a task.
Luckily, to guide us through the tricky process, we have with us Eileen Barnard, Principal Organisational Culture Manager - DE&I at Babbel (language e-learning platform). She’s done all the hard work of designing a GDPR-compliant DE&I survey, so you don’t have to! Make sure to grab a pen and paper to note down her precious step-by-step advice. In this 1st episode of a 2-part series, Eileen shares all the pre-work that goes into designing a DE&I survey in Europe: legal compliance, stakeholders to partner with in your organization, survey questions that make sense to your people.
Tune in next month for part 2: Eileen will share her insights on rolling out the survey, and analyzing the findings.
Eileen is happy to answer questions and share the set of questions she used in the DE&I survey at Babbel. To reach out to her, please fill out this Form.Curious to learn more about Diversity Secrets Agency Training & Consulting services? Get in touch: [email protected]
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#33 Welcome back to Diversity Secrets Podcast!
Numerous articles are pointing to what is being called the rise and fall of DEI. After the protests following George Floyd’s murder in 2020, many companies pledged to increase their investment in DEI initiatives, leading to a two-year boom in DEI funding and staffing around the globe. However, DEI initiatives seemingly lost steam in 2023, with many of those very same organizations making pledges in 2020, cutting back on their DEI efforts, in a context of backlash, pushback, as well as political and regulatory pressure targeted at DEI programs. Within 3 years, DEI went from being the right thing to do in business, to being a largely controversial topic in the corporate world and in our societies at large.
Taking a step, back, is DEI's peak really behind us? How can organizations and practitioners continue delivering on commitments made in 2020? How de we get out of this extreme-to-extreme DEI and ensure sustainable results over controversy? As an industry, how can we regain credibility, and change the narrative to highlight what DEI really is: inclusive and equitable societies for all!
With over 15 years of experience leading DEI initiatives at a global scale, and as former Global Chief Diversity Officer at Google, Sanofi, Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wema Hoover, shares with us her unique insights and perspective to better understand this DEI crisis. (visit Wema's website here)Curious to learn more about Diversity Secrets Agency Training & Consulting services? Get in touch: [email protected]
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#32 Welcome back to Diversity Secrets Podcast!
EU Fundamental Rights Agency, 2024 Survey: LGBTIQ equality at a crossroads: progress and challengesHarvard Business Review, Creating a trans-inclusive workplaceHuman Rights Campaign, Trans toolkit for employers Human Rights Watch, Germany Landmark Vote for Trans Rights Law McKinsey, Being Transgender at work (includes glossary)
June is around the corner and companies around the globe are getting ready to celebrate Pride Month.
While more and more organizations are being proactive in their LGBTQ+ inclusion, even LGBTQ+ friendly companies usually focus more on the “LGB” than on the “TQ+.”
So at Diversity Secrets we wanted to mark this year’s Pride Month by slightly shifting the focus. We invited Magda Stega, DEI practitioner and LGBTQ+ advocate, to discuss how to create inclusive workplaces for transgender and gender-nonconforming people.
In this honest conversation, Magda shares with us her personal journey, as well as her HR expertise on building inclusive workplaces. We share concrete tips and advice for organizations to transform their recruitment processes, their management practices, rethink their employee benefits, and their culture in order to support transgender and gender non-conforming colleagues. From the small actions with big impact, to what being an ally really means.
Tune in to find out!
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#31 Welcome back to Diversity Secrets Podcast!
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) leaders are driven by two things: passion for humanity, equity and inclusivity, and their will to create systemic change. In other words, the perfect mix for potential burn-out! So how can we achieve systemic change for DEI, in line with our passion, without running out of fuel along the way? What stakeholders, allies, and systems can we rely on in our organizations to increase our impact and safeguard our mental health as DEI advocates?To help us explore this topic, we're very excited to welcome Dharshni Padayachee. A charted accountant by profession, Dharshni switched career paths to lead Inclusion, Equity and Diversity at a large corporate and investment bank in South Africa. She shares with us how she finds balance between passion and strategy, to achieve impactful results for inclusion in the workplace.
To follow Dharshni's work, don't hesitate to connect with her on Linkedin.Curious to learn more about Diversity Secrets Agency Training & Consulting services? Get in touch: [email protected]
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#30 B, from Belonging, is the new letter that we increasingly find attached to the Diversity Equity and Inclusion acronym: DEIB. As an industry, we've reached the tacit agreement that the success of DE&I in a company is measured by the feeling of Belonging of its employees. But what does Belonging really mean to each of us? What does it take to belong, and who is made accountable for the act of 'Belonging'? Pushed to its limits, can Belonging fall in a performative trap and end up hurting those of us who most long to belong?
The subtle difference between Inclusion and Belonging, Academy to Innovate HRMaslow's hierarchy of needs, WikipediaRethinking Belonging as a Group Effort, Sohra Behmanesh on TBD*White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch, Netflix
To unpack the complex concept of Belonging, we are joined by Apolline, Founder of La Piscine Media (if you're a French Speaker, sign up to Apolline's newsletter to continue unpacking topics related to diversity, inclusion and purpose at work).
This is a new episode format: candid conversations with DE&I peers to unpack relevant DE&I topics. Let us know if you like it!
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#29 Today we welcome Nichelle Appleby, Founder of Work Imagined Compensation and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultancy.
Nichelle is putting pay equity and dignity back at the heart of DE&I. With multiple years of experience in compensation and compliance, Nichelle is helping organizations committed to DE&I put their money where their mouth is. In capitalistic societies where value, self-worth and respect are largely derived from the amount of our pay-check, pay equity takes a whole new dimension in building dignified and inclusive work places.
Nichelle is also the creator of what she calls the Dignity Standard, a framework to help DE&I leaders reframe their work around what she considers the bedrock for workplace inclusion: dignity.
Tune in to find out what it's all about!
If you’d like to follow Nichelle’s work, do visit www.workimagined.com or her LinkedIn.Curious to learn more about Diversity Secrets Agency Training & Consulting services? Get in touch: [email protected]
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#28 Welcome back to Diversity Secrets podcast! In this episode, Laure Bereni, Sociology Research Professor at CNRS lays out the key findings from her latest book “Management of Virtue: Corporate Diversity in New York and in Paris” (published in French). This comparative study of Diversity & Inclusion management in New York and in Paris offers a unique perspective into the work of DE&I managers.
Laure's findings demonstrate the inherent contradictions that lie at the heart of DE&I as a field of management. Trying to solve the equation between social justice and business profit, DE&I managers and practitioners are trusted with the unbearable task of smoothing and masking the contradiction between virtue and the appearance of virtue. Faced with what Laure is calling the stigma of virtue, they try to legetimize their work with the ubiquitous idea that ‘diversity means business’.
Can DE&I managers overcome this stigma or must they continue upholding these contradictions? What does the ethnic and gender identity of DE&I professionals have to do with their credibility? Will political and external pushes help DE&I managers face the inherent duality of their work?You can continue following Laure Bereni’s insightful work on LinkedIn and purchase her book here (soon available in English).
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#27 For the first episode of season 4 'So, What Now?', we are thrilled to welcome an experienced DEI advocate and practitioner, Elizabeth Anderson.
Elizabeth says that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at a Mirror Moment in its history. What does that mean and how did we get to this point? What comes next, once we've taken a good hard look into the mirror? Find out with us on this episode as we tackle DE&I at crossroads and its implications for the industry and its practitioners.
Elizabeth is also the founder of Venn DEI, a consulting and community networking agency that aims to connect people who believe in the potential of DEI to build stronger companies and a more equitable world. Follow their work on LinkedIn.Curious to learn more about Diversity Secrets Agency Training & Consulting services? Get in touch: [email protected]
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#26 Welcome back to Diversity Secrets Podcast!
We’re back with a brand new season called ‘So, what now?’ Why this question? Well, because at Diversity Secrets we feel that DE&I is at an inflection point and we want to make sure that as an industry we take the right turn.
For several months now I’ve been asking myself wether DE&I, and its practitioners (myself included!) are holding themselves accountable to the very principles that we preach: authenticity, integrity and impact. DE&I hasn’t had it easy. But faced with backlash, stalling results, cynicism and a lack of common standards, we believe that together, we can find a new way of bringing DE&I forward. Our expert speakers will help us answer this season’s pressing questions: are we going in the right direction and aiming at the right goals, should DE&I get political, can practitioners set themselves common standards of integrity and results?
Listen to this episode for a sneak preview of what we have in store!
Trigger Warning: A section of this episode refers to an event that may trigger trauma connected to racism and violence against BIPOC. (5:14-5:50)Curious to learn more about Diversity Secrets Agency Training & Consulting services? Get in touch: [email protected]
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#025 And that’s a wrap for season 3 of Diversity Secrets Podcast! We’ll be back with a brand new season during the next quarter.
In this episode, we go over what we’ve learned during this season, and give you a sneak preview of what to expect from season 4.This season, we wanted to build a hands-on, practical blueprint to help YOU set your DE&I work up for success!
Here are the main lessons our guests shared with us on how to succeed at what sometimes can feel like an impossible job, i.e building truly diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces:
1. Lay the building blocks for success right from the start. Build a solid DEI strategy that gathers the buy-in from the stakeholders that are critical to its success.
2. Setting your organization up for success in DEI, is also about setting yourself up for success as a DEI leader. Set personal boundaries and realistic expectation for you and your stakeholders, prepare for discomfort, and stay aware of your competencies and how to develop them.
3. Don’t build DEI on wobbly structures: deconstruct to rebuild. Review your whole recruitment and employee-life cycle (onboarding, compensation, development, benefits…) and restructure it from a DEI lens, in order to truly attract, hire and retain diverse talents that can belong and reach their full potential in your organization.
4. Finally, successful DEI is DEI integrated from end-to-end in your organization as a core business component. This means DEI sits at the C-suite table at par with other business units, the DEI team has a budget and is embedded in day-to-day business, you measure progress with KPIs and relevant metrics, and each function in the organization is held accountable for embedding DEI in what they are responsible for delivering at their level.
It’s not easy to succeed at DEI but we hope that through these honest conversations we managed to build a blue-print that will help you along the way. In the end, successful DEI not only means better workplaces for all. It also should lead, thanks to trickling effect, to positive impact beyond the company walls.
That’s exactly what we’ll be talking about next season: taking DEI from workplace to workforce and marketplace!
Thanks for tuning in this season and please don’t hesitate do send us feedback: it helps us grow! Don’t forget to subscribe to not miss out on Season 4!
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#24 For our last episode of the season on how to succeed in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), we are joined by the brilliant Jeffery Smith, VP DE&I at the online education streaming platform Masterclass.
With over 25 years of experience as an HR and DEI leader both in-house and as a consultant, Jeffery shares with us what it means to successfully integrate DEI into your business.
Integrating DEI in your business means that DEI should be considered as a critical business component for every activity in the organization. This implies multiple things. For one, Jeffery explains how to foster accountability for DEI in the different roles and at the different levels in the company: making employees responsible for embedding DEI in what they are responsible for delivering, whether they stand in HR, sales or marketing.
Integrating DEI also means that DEI should be at the table. But not just any table: the C-suite table at par with other business leaders, of course. Not only that, but the DEI leader should be considered a business leader first and foremost, weighing in and participating in major business decisions. As an extension, the DEI team should aslo be integrated in the day-to-day of the business.
Finally, we discuss the importance of allocating budget to DEI - just like for any other business component in the organization. In the end, an organization with a truly integrated DEI will see its positive impact not only within the workplace, but also in its marketplace, thus expanding the reach of DEI beyond company walls.
A perfect segue into our next season that will air later this year and where we will explore how to take DE&I from the workplace to the marketplace.
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You can follow Jeffery’s work on LinkedIn (@Jeffery Smith).
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#23 Anyone that’s done it before knows it: deploying a diversity and inclusion employee survey is no side project. It’s a complex endeavour that should not be taken lightly - and that’s an understatement.
That’s why we’ve invited Sandrine Charpentier, CEO of Mixity.co, the first 360 digital platform to assess, manage and monitor DEI in the workplace. We deep in the nitty-gritty of what makes a good DEI survey: from guaranteeing safe and anonymous data collection, to understanding the underlying expectations to deliver on shortcomings revealed in the survey results. Sandrine also shares insider tips on how to guarantee everyone is heard, by making the survey accessible to all employees, no matter if they sit at a desk, or work in a plant or in a store. Beyond measuring the level of diversity and feeling of inclusion in the company, DEI assessment is also about measuring the impact and effectiveness of DEI actions and initiatives by using the right variables and setting relevant targets. As a whole, DEI tracking is a real challenge. It’s a test on an organization’s transparency, humility and accountability for DEI. That’s why Sandrine believes in the power of tech as a tool to help organizations and employees in their DEI efforts. She founded Mixity.co to offer organizations the right platform to conduct their surveys, track their DEI, set clear KPIs and measure progress. She tells us how Mixity.co works and shares with us the best practices she’s observed among users.
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You can follow Sandrine’s work on LinkedIn (@Sandrine Charpentier) and Twitter(@SandrineSCC), and find out more about Mixity.co on their website or social media (Twitter: @Mixity_co / @EnMixity LinkedIn: @Mixity / @Mixity International)
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#22 When we think of ‘diversity hiring’, we often think of the result: new diverse talents joining our organization. But if we wind up a bit, how do we get there?
In this episode, Yasar Ahmad, Global VP Talent at HelloFresh meal-kit company, explains what it takes to actually attract, hire and retain diverse talents. He shares insights, anecdotes and best practices from many years of experience in talent acquisition in the Tech sector.
There’s no sugar coating it: reaching your objectives when hiring diverse talents is no piece of cake. Standing your grounds is the biggest challenge. We cover the hard work that needs to fall into place in order to guarantee that your hiring processes are as inclusive as possible, and that your values and work environment are welcoming to all - no need to risk the revolving door effect where talents walk in, and right back out the same door.
How do you diversify your talent pool and partner with the right recruiters? What should your assessment process look like and how can you track diversity throughout your pipeline?
As Yasar shares his personal stories, we talk about the ‘back to office’ trend and how it’s affecting diversity too. Finally, Yasar tells us that culture and values are two very different things that shouldn’t be confused… tune in to find out why.
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You can follow Yasar’s work on LinkedIn (@Yasar Ahmad) and Twitter( @YxSxR), and find out more about DE&I at HelloFresh on their website.
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#21 We’re kicking off the year with a brand new Diversity Secrets Episode!
'Diversity hiring’ and ‘inclusive culture’ take up a lot of space in the DE&I discussion. But beyond recruitment and culture, a lot needs to be in place in a company setting to guarantee that all employees can truly achieve their full potential. So how do you guarantee inclusion and equity are embedded in all stages of an employee’s life cycle in your company?
To gather answers, we are joined today by Miguel Castro, Senior Director and Global Lead for Diversity and Inclusion at multinational software company, SAP.
Is your on-boarding process giving employees the right keys to start building their network? Are DE&I trainings delivering on expected results? Are feedback loops, up-skilling programs and career advancement processes clear, fair and equitably accessible? Are compensation and benefits equitable and inclusive?
Miguel shares insights as well as best practices at SAP that guarantee a fair, equitable and inclusive career for all employees.
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You can follow Miguel’s work on LinkedIn (@Miguel A. Castro), and find out more about DE&I at SAP on their corporate website.
Cited resources: Fair Talk: Three Steps to Powerful Feedback, Sergey Gorbatov and Angela Lane.
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#020 What does it take to be a good Diversity, Equity and Inclusion leader?
Today on the Diversity Secrets podcast, we hear from DE&I coach, fellow podcaster, and keynote speaker, Ashanti Bentil-Dhue.
Ashanti tells us that if you want to have real impact as a DE&I professional, passion and lived-experience are not enough. Being a DE&I know-it-all either! So what skills do you need to succeed in this job? Well, that depends on the task at hand in the organization you work in… We cover change management, and stakeholder management skills, facilitation and negotiation, among other central DE&I skills.
One thing is sure: to be a good DE&I professional, you need to be self-aware and honest about your own skill-set and demand the external help that you need in order to deliver results!
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You can follow Ashanti’s work on LinkedIn (@Ashanti Bentil-Dhue), and listen to the Confessions of a DEI Pro Podcast on your favorite Podcast App for more insightful conversations with Ashanti and experts in the DEI field.
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#019 There’s a lot of talk and literature out there about how important DEI is for employees, and for companies. But when it comes to finding out what initiatives actually work to build diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces, it suddenly becomes overwhelming, with a lack of benchmarks, an overload of resources and literature and no clear one way to go.
Read the Full study cited in the episode on the Bain&Co website. Learn more about DE&I at Bain & Co on their website page, as well as on LinkedIn (@Bain & Company). Finally, don’t hesitate to follow Julie Coffman (@Julie Coffman) for more precious insights on DE&I.
That’s why today we are joined by Julie Coffman, Chief Diversity Officer at the global consultancy firm, Bain & Company, and author of the Bain & Co and Grads of Life 2021 study, ‘10 Proven Actions to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’.
This study constitutes a real blueprint for effective actions that drive real impact and results for DE&I. Together, we take it apart and take a deep dive into its learnings as Julie summarises its main takeaways for our listeners. We learn about 5 DE&I best practices which companies have been missing out on, and 5 others, just as important, that companies have been putting into practice but not in the most effective ways. Each of these 10 actions resulted in verifiable positive outcomes for an organization’s diverse or underrepresented talent!
If you’re looking for actionable recommendations as well as concrete examples and case studies from organizations that have tested these actions, look no further!
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#018 Embark on a time travel with Leïla Grison, DE&I Director at Publicis Groupe, as she takes us back to her first day on the job and tells us how it all started.
Leïla takes us back in time and shares her family story, the social ascension of her grandmother and mother, a story of social inequality and a real obstacle course.
Fast forward and it’s Leïla’s first day as DE&I Director at Publicis. She tells us how the role got created, how she managed to gather support and commitment from the executive team. So where do you start the work? Which stakeholders do you involve when creating your very first DE&I strategy? How do you build a team and secure a budget to implement the goals you’ve set out to achieve? Leïla tells us everything about how to kickstart your DE&I work!
Leïla also shares with us two success stories from her first year on the job:
1. How they developed and rolled out an employee survey on DE&I thanks to the help of Mixity.co - the first thing to do, according to Leïla, if you want to pin point your priorities for your strategy and convince stakeholders with facts and figures. 2. How they launched their first equal opportunity program, ‘Publicis Track’ - going full circle with her family history, social mobility and equal opportunity is at the heart of what Leïla has set out to do at Publicis!
So tune in today, and make sure to subscribe in order to not miss our next episode!
You can stay informed on Publicis’ DE&I work by following Leïla on LinkedIn (@Leïla Grison)
Learn more about DE&I at Publicis here: DE&I at Publicis Groupe
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#017 For our first episode of Season 3, “How to Succeed at DE&I”, we are thrilled to welcome Sarah Cordivano, Head of DE&I Strategy and Governance at Zalando, a fashion e-commerce headquartered in Berlin.
Sarah published her first book in August 2022 “DEI: How to Succeed at an Impossible Job”, a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to impactful DE&I work. Whether you are a practiced professional in the space, or new to the field, this book is a must-have resource. Akin to the book itself, this episode feels like a friendly chat with one of Europe’s most competent DE&I experts. Sarah lays out for our listeners the 5 building blocks for setting up your DE&I work for success:
Finding the right executive sponsor to bring your DEI work forwardCreating a strategy with the right people in the roomGetting DEI ranked highly among other business objectivesMeasuring the success of DEI workAvoiding burnout and emotional fatigue in DEI workTune in today, and make sure to subscribe in order to not miss our next episode!
You can purchase Sarah’s book here:
Germany: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0B7QDV6CX/
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B7QDV6CX/
NL: https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B0B7QDV6CX/
US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7QDV6CX/
Follow Sarah on LinkedIn (@Sarah Cordivano) and Twitter (@mapadelphia) or visit her website: https://www.sarahcordivano.com/This season, we’re partnering with Mixity.co, the all in one digital platform for assessing, managing and promoting DE&I in your organization. Mixity is offering our listeners an exclusive 2 months free trial for their all-in-one platform. Assess your DE&I footprint, define clear metrics and KPIs, and benefit from customized recommendations and hands-on support from their team of dedicated experts, all in one place.
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