How to Be More Intentional About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Your Organization
In this episode:
This week Caroline Escalante, who has over 17+ years of experience building and leading high-performing Global Talent and People teams and Organizations with a focus and lens on Culture and DE&I at both large (Google) and small (Headspace) companies, joined Untapped to discuss being intentional with DEI. We dove into the difference between a top-down versus a bottoms-up approach, ways you can experiment and innovate your talent practices, and much more.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How to convince leaders to utilize different talent practices and patterns
- How to incorporate experimentation and innovation into your talent & D&I practices
- That talent is no longer a buyers market
- What can be done right now even if you don't have a D&I leader in seat yet
- If the trend of wellness days off is actually helpful
- A top-down approach versus a bottoms-up approach to DEI
Our guest:
Caroline Escalante has over 17+ years of experience building and leading high-performing Global Talent and People teams and Organizations with a focus and lens on Culture and DE&I at both large (Google) and small (Headspace) companies. Her expertise lies in creating infrastructure for scale to support mass growth with increasing organizational complexity. She now owns and runs a successful consulting business aimed at helping companies employ strategic Talent and People operations amid rapid growth.
