The Building Blocks of The LEGO Group's DE&I Strategy
In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by Lauren von Stackelberg to discuss the building blocks of The LEGO Group's diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. We also discuss how to implement enterprise-wide DE&I, how to shift thinking from competition to collaboration in the DE&I space, and how The LEGO Group are translating DE&I work into its products and customer experience.
Lauren is the Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at The LEGO Group. She is an entrepreneurial Equity Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) leader, founder, board member, and charity trustee with experience in complex, multinational environments across six continents in Consumer, Manufacturing, Technology, Travel and Financial Services. as well as being one of the youngest women ever to join the executive leadership team of a FTSE 250 company.
Episode Highlights
00:00 Intro
01:58 Lauren's journey to Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at The LEGO Group
05:07 How to implement enterprise-wide DE&I
08:10 The building blocks of LEGO's DE&I strategy
10:24 Laura’s key takeaways from LEGO’s listening tour
16:00 How to shift thinking from competition to collaboration
18:02 How to translate DE&I work into your products and customer experience
25:58 How to incorporate intersectionality into your DE&I work
28:06 What Laura knows now that she wishes she did when she started
30:10 HR Leaders quickfire round
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