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76. How to Become a Competent DEI Practitioner: { Jes Osrow }
In this episode, Ashanti Bentil-Dhue interviews Jes Osrow, a HR DEI and L&D practitioner who for over twelve years has helped mostly high growth startups who are based in the US and have an international presence.
“So really devising your team, even if it's just you, as a solo practitioner, bring someone else on temporarily for the project, or those opening conversations if you need to have a compliment. And yeah, that's where not having humility in those pieces and rather, having humility and ego in the work is really important. Because if you can't get your foot in the door, you can't go forward. And that's where you start meeting a lot of closed doors or doors that people say get slammed in your face.”
Episode Highlights:
● The importance of having a business development team
● The difference between growing a business and delivering expertise
● Nurturing your competency in this space
About Jes Osrow:
Jes' goal is to create fundamental change in people operations. She is Co-Founder and DEIBA Specialist at The Rise Journey where she works with growing companies to operationalize DEIBA (diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and accessibility) strategies as part of building foundational and sustainable organisational cultures. Empowering inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplaces for all employees is the forefront of everything she does.
Jes coined the term DEIBA™ in 2019 after recognizing DEI alone was not enough. She officially trademarked the term in September 2021. She was named to Mogul's Top 100 Leaders in DEIB in 2021 and 2022. Jes is a strong advocate for Invisible Disability awareness and fair compensation for ERG leads.
Resources:
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Download The Rise Journey's 2022 State of the ERG Report for the latest trends on ERG Lead Compensation and budgeting, structural best practices and more: https://www.therisejourney.com/blog/2022-erg-report
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Take advantage of Rise with OPHR, a self-service resource centre built with the one person Human Resources teams in mind. It offers over 200 HR and DEI resources, many can be accessed for free by signing up for OPHR Essentials. Listeners can use the code $100OFF2023! to receive a discount for OPHR Advanced membership. Learn more: https://www.risewithophr.com/
Follow Jes Osrow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesosrow/
Learn more about The Rise Journey: https://www.therisejourney.com/
Follow The Rise Journey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/therisejourney/
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If you would like to apply to be a guest on the show email: [email protected]
If you would like to schedule a capability briefing call with our team, email: [email protected]
If you would like to apply for DEI PRO Coaching, email:
Stay Connected with Ashanti:
LinkedIn: Ashanti Bentil-Dhue
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In this episode, Ashanti Bentil-Dhue interviews Jes Osrow, a HR DEI and L&D practitioner who for over twelve years has helped mostly high growth startups who are based in the US and have an international presence.
“So really devising your team, even if it's just you, as a solo practitioner, bring someone else on temporarily for the project, or those opening conversations if you need to have a compliment. And yeah, that's where not having humility in those pieces and rather, having humility and ego in the work is really important. Because if you can't get your foot in the door, you can't go forward. And that's where you start meeting a lot of closed doors or doors that people say get slammed in your face.”
Episode Highlights:
● The importance of having a business development team
● The difference between growing a business and delivering expertise
● Nurturing your competency in this space
About Jes Osrow:
Jes' goal is to create fundamental change in people operations. She is Co-Founder and DEIBA Specialist at The Rise Journey where she works with growing companies to operationalize DEIBA (diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and accessibility) strategies as part of building foundational and sustainable organisational cultures. Empowering inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplaces for all employees is the forefront of everything she does.
Jes coined the term DEIBA™ in 2019 after recognizing DEI alone was not enough. She officially trademarked the term in September 2021. She was named to Mogul's Top 100 Leaders in DEIB in 2021 and 2022. Jes is a strong advocate for Invisible Disability awareness and fair compensation for ERG leads.
Resources:
-
Download The Rise Journey's 2022 State of the ERG Report for the latest trends on ERG Lead Compensation and budgeting, structural best practices and more: https://www.therisejourney.com/blog/2022-erg-report
-
Take advantage of Rise with OPHR, a self-service resource centre built with the one person Human Resources teams in mind. It offers over 200 HR and DEI resources, many can be accessed for free by signing up for OPHR Essentials. Listeners can use the code $100OFF2023! to receive a discount for OPHR Advanced membership. Learn more: https://www.risewithophr.com/
Follow Jes Osrow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesosrow/
Learn more about The Rise Journey: https://www.therisejourney.com/
Follow The Rise Journey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/therisejourney/
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If you would like to apply to be a guest on the show email: [email protected]
If you would like to schedule a capability briefing call with our team, email: [email protected]
If you would like to apply for DEI PRO Coaching, email:
Stay Connected with Ashanti:
LinkedIn: Ashanti Bentil-Dhue