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The Key to Driving Progress in DE&I

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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by Eric Thomas to discuss the key to driving progress in DE&I, as well as how you can hold your leaders accountable to their DE&I targets.

Eric Thomas is the Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer at Genesys. He currently leads the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practice at Genesys. Eric has held a variety of leadership roles at companies including Genesys Professional Services, Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson, where he has driven employee resource groups focused on the unique challenges African Americans face in corporate settings. He has co-founded and served on the board of three non-profit organisations that mentor young African American males in underserved cities, and also supported the creation of the Collin County NAACP branch.

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Episode highlights
00:00 Intro

03:50 Eric Thomas’ journey to Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer at Genesys

09:23 How to avoid common DE&I mistakes

11:20 Genesys' annual sustainability report

14:14 How to drive progress in DE&I

18:16 How Genesys measures the progress of their DEI programmes

24:27 When companies should comment on global event

27:47 How the role of the HR leader has changed

32:14 Eric's advice for new DE&I leaders

34:56 Outro


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