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Corporate social responsibility gets thrown around a lot in business today. Organizations regularly tout the steps they take to make the world a better place and how they're endeavoring to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace.

How much of that is real? In this episode of Get Reworked, Malia Lazu breaks it down for us. She's a diversity and inclusion strategist, founder of consulting firm The Lazu Group, lecturer on innovation at MIT, and a former banker and community organizer. Suffice it to say, she sees the issue from many perspectives.

"Right now, I think a lot of what we're seeing is performative," Malia said. "And you know, that's great. Performative is a start, but it's not going to be enough to actually have an impact. We have to move from intention to impact. And once we start doing that, I think we can all take off our skepticism hat a little bit. But right now, there's no reason to."

Highlights of the conversation include:

• How to know when a company is serious about making a real impact.
• Why equity is the workplace standard that companies should measure themselves against.
• Why CSR and diversity and inclusion work takes practice.
• The Three L Process (listen, learn and loving action) for how to make a difference.
• The power of employee resource groups and how to ensure women don't continue to bear the brunt of the remote work downside.

Plus, co-hosts Siobhan Fagan and Mike Prokopeak talk about why corporate social responsibility is top of mind for businesses today. Listen in for more.

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