Episode 29: D&I is not a spectator sport – Kristen Anderson, former Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Barilla
In this week’s episode Kristen shares her passion for ensuring no one feels they need to hide themselves at work.
Discussing the productivity and business impacts of diverse and homogenous teams, Kristen shares Barilla’s approach to embedding D&I across the business and provides specific examples of how D&I has helped deliver commercial business goals.
With the pandemic creating adjustments to the working world, Kristen asks us to consider the inclusion impacts of remote working – to avoid taking steps back and leaving people behind.
Here’s a snapshot of a few things we talked about:
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