Why Building An Inclusive Culture is Important

10/07/22 • 35 min

Bernadette Smith is founder and CEO of Equality Institute and award-winning author of four books. Her fourth book is Inclusive 360: Proven Solutions for an Equitable Organization.
Bernadette has presented to enthusiastic audiences of CEOs, associations, entrepreneurs, leadership teams, sales professionals, account executives, marketing executives, human resource managers and more. Her expertise in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has been sought after by the New York Times, Forbes, the Washington Post, and Fast Company, among many others, and she’s appeared on the Today Show, the BBC, National Public Radio, and CNN.
Bernadette has been named one of Chicago’s Notable LGBTQ Executives by Crain’s Chicago Business.

In this episode you'll learn:

Ways to be inclusive
The truth about building an inclusive culture
Challenges with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practices
How to better serve others by asking the right questions
Getting others to buy into your DEI vision

Connect with Bernadette:

http://www.theequalityinstitute.com/

In this episode you'll learn:

Ways to be inclusive
The truth about building an inclusive culture
Challenges with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practices
How to better serve others by asking the right questions
Getting others to buy into your DEI vision

Connect with Bernadette:

http://www.theequalityinstitute.com/

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