DE&I experts Elizabeth Nelson (Thomson Reuters) and Jennifer Amara (Otis Worldwide) share how their global organizations tackle #diversity, #equity, and #inclusion internationally. Hear practitioner stories from the field, how leaders can better navigate the nuances of different regions, and ways #neuroscience can strengthen a global DE&I strategy.
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Elizabeth Nelson (Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Thomson Reuters)
Jennifer Amara (Vice President, Human Resources, Otis Elevator Co.)
Dr. Paulette Gerkovich (Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practice, NeuroLeadership Institute)
Dr. Michaela Simpson (Senior Researcher, NeuroLeadership Institute)
Decades of research have made it clear that diverse teams are smarter and more innovative than homogeneous teams. But there are a few stubborn cognitive quirks that get in the way of building and fostering diversity in organizations. In this episode of Your Brain at Work, NLI CEO Dr. David Rock is joined by Associate Professor of Psychology at Columbia University, Dr. Valerie Purdie-Greenaway, and NLI Senior Consultant Dr. Paulette Gerkovich to discuss the compelling, and science-backed, business case for diversity, how to build diversity in teams, and why despite feeling less comfortable, diverse teams perform better.
If we can accept that a variety of life best suits the sustainability of a natural ecosystem, then why is it so hard to understand that diversity improves business performance? It can’t be from a lack of evidence:
- An analysis of 506 companies found that firms with more racial or gender diversity had more sales revenue, more customers, and greater profits.
- Another analysis of 20,000 firms in 91 countries found that companies with more female executives were more profitable.
And those are just a few examples.
It’s clear that diverse teams are smarter and more innovative, but there are a few stubborn cognitive shortcomings that get in the way of progress. This is where we focus this installment of Your Brain at Work LIVE.
Watch as Dr. David Rock, Dr. Valerie Purdie-Greenaway, and Dr. Paulette Gerkovich dig into the science and research that clarify what’s at play, bridging the gap between theory and reality.
Creating a culture that maps to the modern landscape of diversity, equity and inclusion requires a scientific approach. Here’s what science taught us: forcing people into DE&I training doesn’t work. In this episode, NLI’s co-founder and CEO Dr. David Rock, and consultants Camille Inge and Dr. Paulette Gerkovich reveals the real key to behavior change. Listen in as they review the research helping us to understand what truly works.
Creating a culture that maps to the modern landscape of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion requires a scientific approach. Organizations need to follow the science and be scientific about establishing their hypothesis, structuring the experiments, tracking the results, and course correcting as they go.
At NLI, we have a radically simple definition of organizational culture – the shared everyday habits of its people. If we want to create real change, we have to know the science of behavior change at scale.This is precisely what we talk about in this episode of Your Brain at Work LIVE.
Join Co-Founder and CEO Dr. David Rock, and consultants Camille Inge and Dr. Paulette Gerkovich as they unpack how your organization can take a scientific approach to your diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
Leave with examples of actionable strategies you can start putting in place now.
In a discussion on listening deeply, host Barbara Steel, Head of NLI’s Performance Practice, is joined by Paulette Gerkovich, a Senior Consultant at NLI, and Dr. Michaela Simpson, one of NLI’s Senior Scientists. Together they talk through what listening circles can look like in organizations, the science of psychological safety and perspective taking, and the potential pitfalls of getting it wrong.
As conversations around race, equity, fairness and allyship become essential to a psychologically safe work environment, we will dedicate upcoming episodes of Your Brain at Work LIVE to NLI’s three pillars of allyship. Our Leadership Now series will unpack what it means to Listen Deeply, Unite Widely and Act Boldly.
In part 1 of Leadership Now, Barbara Steel, Dr. Michaela Simpson and Dr. Paulette Gerkovich will unpack the science and art of designing listening circles. Barbara, Michaela and Paula will share tips on how to design and facilitate these insight-rich dialogue sessions. You will also learn from the successes and missteps of the companies that are running these now.