Organizations of all sizes are taking a hard look at equity and inclusion initiatives to ensure their workforces are representative of the communities they serve. The leaders along with the C-suite, should intentionally empower those who own talent-related business outcomes an effective data, driven culture and equity and inclusion provides leaders with the information they need to make smart decisions that will move the organizations forward. Founder and CEO of Moving Beyond, and the host of the Data is Love podcast, Aparna Rae is here today with us to discuss this important topic.

Over the years there have been many talks of changing workplace culture, but how does that change happen? My guest Angela R Howard with her background in industrial-organizational psychology gives her perspective on how we can build equity within our organizations.

For decades, leaders and equity practitioners have been taught to lead with emotional intelligence. We are also led to believe that having emotional intelligence makes you a great leader. But with multiculturalism comes cross-cultural issues within our organizations. This is where cultural intelligence. My guests Janine Ting-Jansen, Luz Gonzalez, and Marsha Ramroop, discuss the difference and similarities between emotional and cultural intelligence and why leaders and equity practitioners should become more culturally aware in their organizations and within their practice.

With the increase in globalization and flow of labour across countries and continents, there is an increasing need to look at equity, diversity and inclusion from a global lens. The challenge sometimes is that due to the power of media, EDI efforts are seen through the lens of American issues. How can equity practitioners and leaders be more inclusive and humane to cultural issues?

There are various styles used by leaders - inclusive, transformation, servant, adaptive, etc. Many leadership styles are fluid and can be utilized based on their respective situations. So what is an inclusive leadership style? Is it any different in a global context? What makes a great inclusive leader working as an equity practitioner? My guests Nadia Nagamootoo and Jenny Vazquez-Newsum discuss this topic and a whole lot more.