Chat with Nish - #Empathy, #Diversity #Inclusion and #autism employment

Our guest this week, Haley Moss is an attorney, passionate advocate and expert on neurodiversity. She is also an author of several books. Her latest book, Great Minds Think Differently: Neurodiversity for Lawyers and Other Professionals, is available now from the American Bar Association. Apart from being a lawyer and an author, Haley is also a passionate speaker on autism and topics related to neurodiversity.

#AutismEmployment #AutismAwareness #NeurodiversityAtWork #DiversityAndInclusion #EmpathyDrivesInnovation #EmploymentForEveryone

Abigail Erickson-Torres Chief Executive Officer at nonprofit, Bryan's House is the guest for this session. Bryan's House is an IMPACT agency, developing progressive and accessible pathways to inclusion to better serve more at-risk children with special needs in 8 counties in North Texas. They are changing children's trajectories for life and revolutionizing the ‘medical-special education-therapy-family support’ model of care. We are innovators and a favorite charity for global companies and their leaders based here and around the world.

Avani Parekh, Strategic Partner Manager, Community Partnerships at Facebook joins Nish this week to chat about the role of Empathy and Community in the Workplace. An Empathy Hacker by passion, this conversation between Avani and Nish looks to be an interesting one.

Diane Lightfoot, CEO at Business Disability Forum, UK joins Larry Worth for this session of "Chat with Nish". This conversation is going to revolve around Disability, Empathy and Employment.

Natalia (La Duca) Lyckowski, Global Neurodiversity@IBM Business Resource Group Co-Chair at IBM joins in a chat with Nish about the role Empathy at the workplace plays in has in the raising awareness and acceptance of the Neurodivergent workforce.

Laith Khoury, CEO at SpartanSC joins Nish the way from Amman, Jordan. Laith wears many hats of which a few are Global Elite Recruiter, Strategic HR Consultant & Career Coach.

“If you've met one individual with autism, you've met one individual with autism.” - Stephen M Shore

Karin Brauner chats with Nish. Karin is an Accredited Bilingual Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, passionate about helping people work through issues and feel better about themselves. An avid author, teacher, blogger and counsellor, Karin is passionate about helping people get on track – or back on track – in their personal and professional lives, through practical tools and inspirational conversations in a variety of settings.

Michael Bernick, Counsel at Duane Morris LLP joins Nish for this chat\. Michael practices employment and labor law. In recent years, he has worked with some of the nation’s major employers, staffing companies and industry associations. He was director of the California Employment Development Department (EDD), the 10,000-person state department of labor for 5 years.

Why adopting an empathetic approach to business isn't just the right thing to do for people...it makes good business sense!