081 – Guest interview: Listening & everyday DE&I actions in global teams with Victoria Dale

Victoria Dale, Founder of Inclusion 365, is on a mission to support employers and busy HR Leaders to move from reactive to proactive when it comes to driving their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) agenda forward. Her approach is about taking those small steps to build inclusion into everyday conversations, decisions, actions and behaviours.

We had a valuable discussion about what it means to create space to listen to better understand your team’s wider life context, what impacts an employee’s ability to speak up and share, and how DE&I can be brought into everyday actions.

Over the past 20 years, Victoria has supported different industries from large global companies to small businesses to transform their workplace cultures through leveraging the power of diversity data to drive forward their DE&I strategies, attract more diverse talent and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.

What you will learn in this episode:

Moving the DE&I agenda from reactive to proactive
Why a data-led approach is important
Creating space to listen, understanding your people’s wider life context
Tips for active listening
How to create effective listening with teams in diverse global locations
Hearing all your team’s voices- what impacts an employee’s ability to speak up and share
The 6Cs of inclusive leadership
The business costs of not focusing on DE&I
DE&I in everyday actions

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