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Eric Sugar is the President of ProServeIT, an IT consulting company with 20+ years of experience in digital transformation and technology advisory for various organizations across North America. Eric is joined on this podcast episode by Nancy MacKay, Founder & CEO of MacKay CEO Forums, a global CEO development program accelerating performance and populating the world with inspiring business leaders.

In today’s podcast episode, we discuss:

• Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB)

• Inclusion in the workplace

• How to lead EDIB initiatives as a CEO

• Impact of leadership participation in EDIB initiatives

In this episode, we cover:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:29) Passion about EDIB in the workplace

(03:11) CEOs and having a judgement free mindset

(04:57) Value of EDIB in the workplace

(07:33) Leaders and creating an inclusivity platform

(10:32) Biggest challenge of creating an inclusive workplace

(12:14) Employee promotion via an inclusive mindset

(15:09) How can a leader become more aware of their unconscious biases?

(18:28) How to address those who are not aligned to EDIB within your business

(20:05) How to get internal buy-in for an EDIB initiative

(22:44) CEO participation in EDIB initiatives

(24:11) Advice for CEOs when it comes to EDIB

Referenced:

• How CEOs Can Make Diversity And Inclusion A Priority: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2022/07/13/how-ceos-can-make-diversity-and-inclusion-a-priority/

• With an inclusive mindset comes powerful perspectives: https://www.kornferry.com/insights/featured-topics/leadership/inclusive-mindset-provides-powerful-perspectives

• What 11 CEOs Have Learned About Championing Diversity: https://hbr.org/2017/08/what-11-ceos-have-learned-about-championing-diversity

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