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Diversity SecretsDiversity Fatigue: Lessons for Resilience in DEI Work, with Alexia Sena and Camille Fant.#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 ...2024-12-191h 02Diversity SecretsYes, You CAN Collect Diversity Data in Europe! Here’s how, with Eileen Barnard at Babbel Pt.2#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 ti...2024-12-0425 minDiversity SecretsYes, You CAN Collect Diversity Data in Europe! Here’s how, with Eileen Barnard at Babbel Pt.2#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 ti...2024-11-2826 minDiversity SecretsYes, You CAN Collect Diversity Data in Europe! Here’s how, with Eileen Barnard at Babbel Pt.1#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 a...2024-10-3137 minDiversity SecretsDEI Under Attack: How to Survive the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Crisis, with Wema Hoover#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 ta...2024-06-2737 minDiversity SecretsCreating a Trans-inclusive workplace: A Conversation with Magda Stega#32 Welcome back to Diversity Secrets Podcast! 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...2024-05-3045 minDiversity SecretsLeading DEI: From Passion to Systemic Change, with Dharshni Padayachee, Inclusion, Equity and Diversity leader#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 Dha...2024-03-2830 min
Let's Humanize The Workplace!Empowering the Future: How 'Inspire Inclusion' Shapes Inclusive CulturesThis thought-provoking episode draws inspiration from this year's International Women's Day theme, "Inspire Inclusion," a powerful call to action that urges us all to champion inclusivity in every sphere of life, particularly within our workplaces.
As we navigate through an era marked by rapid transformation and increasing awareness of social inequities, the imperative for inclusive cultures has never been more pronounced. It's about creating environments where diversity is welcomed and celebrated, where every individual can thrive without barriers to success and well-being.
To dissect this critical topic and share valuable insights, two insightful guest speakers, Claudia Bruce-Quartey and Louise Moulié, w...2024-03-0644 minDiversity SecretsUnpacking Belonging: A Conversation with Apolline, Founder of La Piscine Media#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?To...2024-02-2941 minDiversity SecretsDignity: The Bedrock of DE&I and Pay Equity, with Nichelle Appleby, Founder of Work Imagined#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 D...2023-11-3030 minDiversity SecretsDE&I: Between Virtue and The Appearance of Virtue, with Pr. Laure Bereni#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 prof...2023-10-2635 minDiversity SecretsDE&I's Mirror Moment - with Elizabeth Anderson#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...2023-09-2826 minDiversity SecretsSeason 4 - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: So, What Now?#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...2023-09-2110 minDiversity SecretsSeason 3 Wrap-Up: Turning Diversity Equity and Inclusion Into a Success Story#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 imposs...2023-03-0907 minDiversity SecretsHow to Fully Integrate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into Your Business, with Jeffery Smith, VP Diversity Equity and Inclusion at Masterclass#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...2023-02-2340 minDiversity SecretsHow to Measure, Track & Monitor Your Diversity Equity and Inclusion, with Sandrine Charpentier, CEO of Mixity.co#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 shortco...2023-02-0950 min