307: How to Make Inclusion Happen, with Deepa Purushothaman

Coaching for Leaders

Dave Stachowiak

Management, Careers, Business

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2017

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Deepa Purushothaman: Inclusion at Deloitte

Deepa Purushothaman is a National Managing Principal of Inclusion at Deloitte. She speaks extensively about Deloitte’s focus on women and has been featured at national conferences and in publications like Bloomberg and Harvard Business Review.

Key Points

You don’t have to always do things they way they’ve been done before — you can find a new way that is authentic to you.
As society evolves, companies need to think about how they provide inclusion for their employees.
People are less worried about seeing a diverse leadership team than they are about feeling like they belong.
Individuals need to feel a sense of belonging and connection.
Inclusion is starting to play an important role in talent acquisition and retention.
One of the biggest mistakes is not knowing where to start and then doing nothing.
Employees join and leave companies based on whether or not there is an inclusive culture.

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0:00.0	One of the most complex priorities that any leader or organization faces is how to attract and engage a genuinely inclusive workforce.
0:09.0	On this episode, a conversation with a
0:15.0	conversation with the leader at Deloitte who's got advice for us on how to make real inclusion a reality.
0:16.0	This is coaching for leaders episode 307.
0:20.0	Produced by Innovate Learning
0:22.0	Maximizing Human Potential.
0:25.0	Greetings to you from Orange County, California.
0:30.0	This is coaching for leaders leaders and I'm your host
0:34.8	Dave Stahoviac. Leaders aren't born. They're made and this weekly show gives
0:41.1	you access to the practical wisdom that will empower you to become
0:45.9	a better leader.
0:46.9	I'm so glad you joined in for our conversation today if it's your first time listening
0:50.6	welcome.
0:51.6	If you've listened before, you undoubtedly have heard us talk on the show
0:56.0	about the importance of building relationships
0:58.0	about the importance of diversity
1:00.0	about the importance of inclusion
1:02.0	and yet inclusion is something that while we all talk about
1:06.2	and we all wish for, is something that a lot of our organizations
1:10.6	don't necessarily know where to begin and where to start as far as not only the conversation but even the formal expectations and programs and
1:20.8	dialogue to have within an organization in order to make inclusion a reality.
1:26.0	And as of course with every topic things are changing and around inclusion they are as well too.
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