In this episode of "You Can Manage That," host Chris Asper speaks with Aaron Fung, an Inclusion and Diversity Business Partner at Pinterest. Aaron discusses his role as a Business Partner and how it relates to inclusion and diversity in the workplace. He also shares his insights into building a more inclusive workplace culture and offers tips for first-time managers looking to improve their leadership skills. This episode is geared towards first-time managers interested in creating an inclusive work environment.
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Episode Guide and Timestamps:
- About the Inclusion and Diversity Business Partner Role: 1:16
- Why Inclusion and Diversity is important to developing talent: 3:10
- Mindset shift around Diversity: 3:54
- Inclusion and Diversity Requires a Collective Effort: 7:49
- Simple Solutions Don’t Solve Complicated Problems: 10:14
- Inclusive Thinking for Sales, Marketing and Content Development: 11:57
- How to Challenge and Confront: 14:17
- The 10th Man Rule - Movie Reference: 17:27
- Building an Inclusive Culture from the Ground Up: 18:58
- Importance of training in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: 21:53
- Getting people curious about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: 25:23
- Progress over perfection: 28:19
- Final advice: Be a Responsible Manager: 29:41