Beyond performative diversity | Rosalind G. Brewer

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🗓️ 21 December 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

This year we’ve heard a lot of companies step up—or at least, say they’re stepping up—and making diversity a priority. But what does it mean to truly build an inclusive workplace?

In this interview from TED@BCG, Starbucks COO Rosalind G. Brewer lays out how to bring change to companies from the grassroots, by focusing not on metrics, but relationships. In a candid conversation, she shares Starbucks’ missteps over the years and how they addressed their own failings. The lessons aren’t just for the office, but for our own communities and families.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:02.0	Audio Collective
0:10.0	Hi everyone. Hi everyone.
0:11.0	Welcome to Ted Business.
0:12.0	I'm Adupa Acinola.
0:14.2	So this year we've heard of a lot of companies step up,
0:17.6	or at least say they're stepping up,
0:19.3	and making diversity a priority.
0:21.4	But what does it actually mean to truly build an inclusive workplace?
0:26.1	In this talk from Ted at BCG, Ted's current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rogers is in conversation
0:31.9	with Starbucks CEO Rosalimpruer.
0:35.2	They dive into the benefits of building a workplace where everyone actually belongs.
0:39.8	And not just as a PR statement, but as an opportunity to create and nurture a much more vibrant
0:45.1	talent pool.
0:46.6	And Roslyn gets real about Starbucks missteps over the years and how they address their
0:51.2	own failings.
0:53.0	These lessons aren't just for the office,
0:55.3	but for our communities and families.
0:57.7	I hope you enjoy it.
0:59.3	I won't be back after the talk
1:00.8	because we're taking a break for a few weeks. But next week and the
1:03.9	week after we've got some special surprises for you and then we'll be back
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