A lot of people don’t understand what diversity, equity, and inclusion actually are. That’s one reason why it’s such a hot topic today. Lekeshia Hicks is a seasoned human resource strategist, entrepreneur, and founder of Lekeshia Angelique Consulting. She joins the podcast today to speak about the power of diversity, equity, and inclusion in public health.
Tuning in, you’ll hear Lekeshia’s perspective on what DEI does and does not mean, where equal employment opportunity finds relevance, and how government contracting interacts with DEI.
We also dive into the perspective of servant leadership in DEI work and what it means to approach leadership from a place of empowering others. Lastly, Lekeshia shares the true joy of her work, which is in seeing lives genuinely changed.
Key Points From This Episode:
What you can gain from listening to the replay of The Bracing for 2025 Summit. [0:00]
Background on this episode’s guest: entrepreneur and founder Lekeshia Hicks. [0:01:18]
What DEI means and does not mean. [0:05:151]
Equal employment opportunity and DEI. [0:08:14]
How government contracting and DEI interact with each other. [0:11:52]
The true challenge of being a public health researcher and entrepreneur. [15:47]
Lekeshia’s introduction to working in DEI and government contracting. [0:18:39]
How servant leadership links with DEI. [0:20:35]
What servant leadership truly is and how we can reflect it in our work. [0:20:35]
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