067: The ABCs of DEI, with Martine Kalaw
In this episode I sit with Martine Kalaw, MPA. Martine is an Organizational Development expert, author, speaker, and a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) consultant and trainer for corporate executives with more than a decade of experience increasing the performance and productivity of fortune 500 companies and tech startups. We discuss her latest book, The ABCs of Diversity: A Manager’s Guide to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the New Workplace.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Challenges Human Resource departments have with DEI (1:53)
- Why DEI has to a business imperative (3:20)
- Much of DEI is already being done by you, the manager, and it starts with the basics of leadership (11:46)
- Widening your talent pool (19:30)
LEADERSHIP RESOURCES
- https://martinekalaw.com/
- Free DEI Masterclass for Human Resource professionals: https://martinekalaw.com/masterclass/
- Book: The ABC’s of Diversity: A Manager’s Guide to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the New Workplace
Leadership Jam Sessions' Executive Producer, James Christie
When James is not busy leading commercial teams in the biopharmaceutical industry, you can find him behind the scenes orchestrating all that happens for his brainchild - The Leadership Jam Session Podcast. As our Executive Producer, James' background of more than 20 years in Marketing, Sales, and Training, combined with a passion for business and leadership education, have all inspired the very direction we take with delivering our content. James holds a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University.