77. How to Become a Competent DEI Practitioner: { Christie Lindor }
07/08/23 • 18 min
In this episode, Ashanti Bentil-Dhue interviews Christie Lindor the founder of Tessi consulting a Certified B Corp DEI strategy-centred firm focused on partnering with organisations that want to create diverse, high performing, and inclusive cultures. Together they explore the pressing issues in today's workplace culture, and dive deep into the challenges organisations face while embarking on their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) journeys. As a renowned DEI professional and professor at Bentley University, Christie provides valuable insights into the current landscape and highlights the contrasting approaches adopted by organisations in tackling workplace culture transformation.
“ It's a daily process, you know, one of the things that I think people sometimes don't appreciate, as a DEI professional, is that we're constantly learning. We're not only learning about other individuals' identities, we are learning about different types of cultural differences, different aspects, but we're also having to learn ways to navigate politics.”
Episode Highlights:
● The evolution of DEI initiatives in the US
● Organisations need to walk the walk and be competitive in the future
● Dealing with resistance and navigating politics
About Christie Lindor :
Christie Lindor is the Founder of Tessi Consulting, a Certified B Corp DEI strategy-centred firm focused on partnering with organisations that want to create diverse, high performing, and inclusive cultures. Prior to Tessi, Christie was a seasoned management consultant advising Fortune 500 clients at some of the world’s top consulting firms such as IBM, Deloitte, & EY.
In the span of her 20 years in corporate consulting, Christie has partnered with 100s of organisations within 30 industries in 10 countries across 4 continents at the intersection of IT, strategy, and human capital. A TEDx speaker, college professor, and bestselling award-winning author, her work on workforce inclusion and culture has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Wall Street Journal.
She lives in Hyde Park with her husband and two sons.
Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christielindor/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tessiconsulting/
If you would like to apply to be a guest on the show email: [email protected]
If you would like to schedule a capability briefing call with our team, email: [email protected]
If you would like to apply for DEI PRO Coaching, email:
Stay Connected with Ashanti:
LinkedIn: Ashanti Bentil-Dhue
In this episode, Ashanti Bentil-Dhue interviews Christie Lindor the founder of Tessi consulting a Certified B Corp DEI strategy-centred firm focused on partnering with organisations that want to create diverse, high performing, and inclusive cultures. Together they explore the pressing issues in today's workplace culture, and dive deep into the challenges organisations face while embarking on their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) journeys. As a renowned DEI professional and professor at Bentley University, Christie provides valuable insights into the current landscape and highlights the contrasting approaches adopted by organisations in tackling workplace culture transformation.
“ It's a daily process, you know, one of the things that I think people sometimes don't appreciate, as a DEI professional, is that we're constantly learning. We're not only learning about other individuals' identities, we are learning about different types of cultural differences, different aspects, but we're also having to learn ways to navigate politics.”
Episode Highlights:
● The evolution of DEI initiatives in the US
● Organisations need to walk the walk and be competitive in the future
● Dealing with resistance and navigating politics
About Christie Lindor :
Christie Lindor is the Founder of Tessi Consulting, a Certified B Corp DEI strategy-centred firm focused on partnering with organisations that want to create diverse, high performing, and inclusive cultures. Prior to Tessi, Christie was a seasoned management consultant advising Fortune 500 clients at some of the world’s top consulting firms such as IBM, Deloitte, & EY.
In the span of her 20 years in corporate consulting, Christie has partnered with 100s of organisations within 30 industries in 10 countries across 4 continents at the intersection of IT, strategy, and human capital. A TEDx speaker, college professor, and bestselling award-winning author, her work on workforce inclusion and culture has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Wall Street Journal.
She lives in Hyde Park with her husband and two sons.
Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christielindor/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tessiconsulting/
If you would like to apply to be a guest on the show email: [email protected]
If you would like to schedule a capability briefing call with our team, email: [email protected]
If you would like to apply for DEI PRO Coaching, email:
Stay Connected with Ashanti:
LinkedIn: Ashanti Bentil-Dhue
Previous Episode
76. How to Become a Competent DEI Practitioner: { Jes Osrow }
In this episode, Ashanti Bentil-Dhue interviews Jes Osrow, a HR DEI and L&D practitioner who for over twelve years has helped mostly high growth startups who are based in the US and have an international presence.
“So really devising your team, even if it's just you, as a solo practitioner, bring someone else on temporarily for the project, or those opening conversations if you need to have a compliment. And yeah, that's where not having humility in those pieces and rather, having humility and ego in the work is really important. Because if you can't get your foot in the door, you can't go forward. And that's where you start meeting a lot of closed doors or doors that people say get slammed in your face.”
Episode Highlights:
● The importance of having a business development team
● The difference between growing a business and delivering expertise
● Nurturing your competency in this space
About Jes Osrow:
Jes' goal is to create fundamental change in people operations. She is Co-Founder and DEIBA Specialist at The Rise Journey where she works with growing companies to operationalize DEIBA (diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and accessibility) strategies as part of building foundational and sustainable organisational cultures. Empowering inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplaces for all employees is the forefront of everything she does.
Jes coined the term DEIBATM in 2019 after recognizing DEI alone was not enough. She officially trademarked the term in September 2021. She was named to Mogul's Top 100 Leaders in DEIB in 2021 and 2022. Jes is a strong advocate for Invisible Disability awareness and fair compensation for ERG leads.
Resources:
- Download The Rise Journey's 2022 State of the ERG Report for the latest trends on ERG Lead Compensation and budgeting, structural best practices and more: https://www.therisejourney.com/blog/2022-erg-report
- Take advantage of Rise with OPHR, a self-service resource centre built with the one person Human Resources teams in mind. It offers over 200 HR and DEI resources, many can be accessed for free by signing up for OPHR Essentials. Listeners can use the code $100OFF2023! to receive a discount for OPHR Advanced membership. Learn more: https://www.risewithophr.com/
Follow Jes Osrow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesosrow/
Learn more about The Rise Journey: https://www.therisejourney.com/
Follow The Rise Journey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/therisejourney/
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If you would like to apply to be a guest on the show email: [email protected]
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If you would like to apply for DEI PRO Coaching, email:
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78. How to Become a Competent DEI Practitioner: {Sarah Cordivano}
In today’s episode, Ashanti Bentil-Dhue and guest Sarah Cordivano dives deep into the challenges and triumphs of individuals in DEI roles. Sarah shares her firsthand experiences and practical advice on succeeding in the field of DEI. From finding executive champions to embedding DEI within the fabric of an organization, they will uncover the key competencies needed to make a meaningful impact.
“That creates a lot of difficult questions for myself around how do I perceive success in this role? And how do I recognise my own success? And how do I make sure I have the time to refresh and be my best self outside of work? So when I come to the job, I'm really ready to do a great job. And that's a big theme in the book actually, there's an entire chapter about it's called the job and you. It's about how do we reconcile the challenge of the work with also the passion that we have?”
Episode Highlights:
● Advice on how to succeed in your role
● How to embed dei into the business
● Changes Sarah has observed in the DEI industry over the years
About Sarah Cordivano:
Title: Author and Speaker on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Sarah Cordivano (she/her) is an expert in the field of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, with a focus on implementing successful DEI strategies and developing initiatives to create more inclusive workplaces. She brings along expertise in data analytics in order to implement impactful, data-driven DEI work. She is also a professional speaker and writer, having recently published “DEI: How to Succeed at an Impossible Job.” Sarah is from Philadelphia originally and currently lives in Berlin.
Links:
Website: www.sarahcordivano.com
Blog: https://medium.com/sarah-cordivano
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-cordivano/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mapadelphia
Book: https://amzn.eu/d/0MwB7KM
If you would like to apply to be a guest on the show email: [email protected]
If you would like to schedule a capability briefing call with our team, email: [email protected]
If you would like to apply for DEI PRO Coaching, email:
Stay Connected with Ashanti:
LinkedIn: Ashanti Bentil-Dhue
In today’s episode, Ashanti Bentil-Dhue and guest Sarah Cordivano dives deep into the challenges and triumphs of individuals in DEI roles. Sarah shares her firsthand experiences and practical advice on succeeding in the field of DEI. From finding executive champions to embedding DEI within the fabric of an organization, they will uncover the key competencies needed to make a meaningful impact.
“That creates a lot of difficult questions for myself around how do I perceive success in this role? And how do I recognise my own success? And how do I make sure I have the time to refresh and be my best self outside of work? So when I come to the job, I'm really ready to do a great job. And that's a big theme in the book actually, there's an entire chapter about it's called the job and you. It's about how do we reconcile the challenge of the work with also the passion that we have?”
Episode Highlights:
● Advice on how to succeed in your role
● How to embed dei into the business
● Changes Sarah has observed in the DEI industry over the years
About Sarah Cordivano:
Title: Author and Speaker on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Sarah Cordivano (she/her) is an expert in the field of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, with a focus on implementing successful DEI strategies and developing initiatives to create more inclusive workplaces. She brings along expertise in data analytics in order to implement impactful, data-driven DEI work. She is also a professional speaker and writer, having recently published “DEI: How to Succeed at an Impossible Job.” Sarah is from Philadelphia originally and currently lives in Berlin.
Links:
Website: www.sarahcordivano.com
Blog: https://medium.com/sarah-cordivano
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-cordivano/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mapadelphia
Book: https://amzn.eu/d/0MwB7KM
If you would like to apply to be a guest on the show email: [email protected]
If you would like to schedule a capability briefing call with our team, email: [email protected]
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