Join us on a journey of discovery as we delve into the experiences of career-driven professionals striving to make an impact in today's fast-paced professional world. Hosted by Valerie Leung and Meryn Zumbo Willetts, we share personal stories and explore topics such as impact in the workplace, trade-offs in doing good, life conundrums, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, and riding the larger social and climate impact movement. Hear from like-minded individuals who share a passion for creating change and join the conversation.
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Join us on a journey of discovery as we delve into the experiences of career-driven professionals striving to make an impact in today's fast-paced professional world. Hosted by Valerie Leung and Meryn Zumbo Willetts, we share personal stories and explore topics such as impact in the workplace, trade-offs in doing good, life conundrums, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, and riding the larger social and climate impact movement. Hear from like-minded individuals who share a passion for creating change and join the conversation.
📧 ModernIdealistPodcast@gmail.com
Photo by: Liah Chen
EP 22: Can Companies Really Care? How Corporates Can Take Responsibility on DEI with Laura Smith
Modern Idealist
54 minutes 31 seconds
2 years ago
EP 22: Can Companies Really Care? How Corporates Can Take Responsibility on DEI with Laura Smith
Laura Smith is an American based in Helsinki and is an organizational researcher and founder of VALIDEI, a research agency specializing in the assessments of organizational inclusion, equity, and social responsibility.
The incoming DEI Leader at Wolt and the former Head of DEI at Bolt, Laura specializes in developing strategies and evolving organizational practices, policies, and supports to be responsible to and impactful for stakeholders across global organizations.
Laura values being practical and impactful, so in this talk, we’ll not only walk through the concepts of organizational responsibility and applied empathy, we’ll discuss real examples, actual metrics, and concrete action points you can take to integrate responsibility & empathy into your organization and better support your stakeholders.
**How to reach Laura Smith***
For research-informed perspectives on DEI and responsible organizational development, follow Laura on LinkedIn at (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraelizabethsmith/) or to book me for a 1:1 chat at calendly.com/validei.
Organizations interested in learning how to better serve and support their stakeholders are welcome to visit www.validei.com for research opportunities.
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Join us on a journey of discovery as we delve into the experiences of career-driven professionals striving to make an impact in today's fast-paced professional world. Hosted by Valerie Leung and Meryn Zumbo Willetts, we share personal stories and explore topics such as impact in the workplace, trade-offs in doing good, life conundrums, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, and riding the larger social and climate impact movement. Hear from like-minded individuals who share a passion for creating change and join the conversation.
📧 ModernIdealistPodcast@gmail.com
Photo by: Liah Chen
