#8: Inclusive Leadership with Dr. Rohini Anand

Thank you for joining us for this episode with Dr.RohiniAnand. Dr.Anand is widely recognized as a leading thought leader and expert in the global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (or DEI) space.She was previously the Global Chief Diversity Officer for Sodexo. In fact, Rohini is credited with transforming Sodexo from an organization with a legacy of a race-discrimination class-action litigation against it into one with an iconic and award-winning DEI leadership brand – in fact, it was even featured in a Harvard Business Review case study.

Dr.Anand is a highly sought-after DEI advisor, Board Member, published author and speaker. Her work has been featured in CNBC, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, and she has appeared on CNN, Bloomberg and the National Public Radio in the US.In her latest book, ‘Leading Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’, Dr.Anand offers five proven principles for multinational companies to advance DEI across countries and cultures.

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• 2:07 – Personal journey and purpose towards the work in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
• 6:04 – Definition of diversity and inclusion and its importance in workplaces
• 8:00 – Why is DEI implementation across mainstream workforces difficult when it shows a remarkable output?
• 14:40 – Why do women choose to lead?
• 16:35 – Creating purpose-driven organisations: principles for DEI strategy and the importance of personal connection in its implementation in individual spaces
• 29:57 – The significance of more male allies to be vulnerable and courageous in order to influence change
• 38:10 – Good advice to advance the agenda of DEI in local home-grown organisations: Where does one start? And, what hope can the future bring in organisations increasingly implementing DEI?
• 44:04 – Core personal values

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