In this episode, we talk DEI and psychological safety. Bill Banham's guest is Sona Sherratt, a faculty member at Ashridge (Hult International Business School) where she designs, teaches, and is an academic client director for customized education programs.

Sona has worked with FTSE 500 clients such as Worldline, Amcor, Swarovski, Beazley, Heineken, Avis, and SAB Miller.

Questions for Sona include:

• How did you become interested in the topics of psychological safety and inclusivity?
• What is the difference between diversity and inclusion? Why should organizations be pursuing DEIB?
• What area within this field did you pursue your research in? What is the scope/methodology of your research?
• What are some examples of unwritten organizational rules?
• Were there any findings that surprised/interested you more than others?
• Given what you have discovered through your research, what advice would you give to organizations?

More About Sona

Before joining Ashridge, Sona worked as Head of HR for Astra Zeneca UK and for Nortel Networks covering Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions.
Sona designs and delivers senior leadership programs for clients around the world. Her interests are focused on the development of executive leadership and organizational culture, particularly focusing on underpinning high performance with psychological safety, inclusive leadership, and learning agility.


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