Today’s guest is Lorraine Vargas Townsend, the Chief People Guru at A Cloud Guru - the largest online training platform for people interested in Information Technology. Lorraine is an expert in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and has made it her life’s mission to develop people-first HR policies to go beyond tokenism and build an inclusive, anti-racist workplace.

In this episode, we talk about everything related to DEI, from building an inclusive workplace, tokenism, unfair pay, to how it feels to be the only minority person in a boardroom meeting.

We cover:

💡The key pillars of a successful, inclusive company culture
💡DOs and DON’Ts when it comes to DEI
💡Cutting out antiquated policies and addressing unfair pay
💡How to spot and avoid tokenism
💡3 ways to increase diversity in your organization

Listen to the full conversation to discover Lorraine’s insights on inclusive workplaces and her approach to inclusion and diversity. 🔥

Ready for the Full-HR experience? Watch the episode in video format.

Useful resources:

How to Conduct a Diversity & Inclusion Survey - a step-by-step guide
Diversity & Inclusion Certificate Program - online training

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