143 Kelly Cooper: How to Create an Inclusive Environment in Your Organization

Published: Sept. 16, 2021, 9 a.m.

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On this episode of the Learning from Smart People Podcast, Kelly Cooper shares how to create an inclusive environment in your organization. With her background in male-dominated fields, she has the insights to explain how to do it and why (and it\\u2019s not just because it\\u2019s the right thing to do, she explains why it makes financial sense as well.)

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Here are some highlights from Rob Oliver\\u2019s conversation with Kelly Cooper on the Learning from Smart People Podcast:

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\\xb7 Applying principles of environmental conservancy to social settings
\\n\\xb7 Diversity, equity and inclusion is not a women\\u2019s issue, it is an everyone issue
\\n\\xb7 Everyone suffers in a toxic work environment
\\n\\xb7 Disabilities include both seen and unseen disabilities
\\n\\xb7 This is more than a \\u201cfeel-good\\u201d investment, there are real financial benefits
\\n\\xb7 The more views you have within your organization, the broader the audience you serve
\\n\\xb7 An inclusive environment cuts down on turnover
\\n\\xb7 It all starts with the executive leadership team and works down from there
\\n\\xb7 The benefits of a function based job description
\\n\\xb7 Quick tips for promoting an inclusive environment in your organization
\\n\\xb7 How do we do this so white middle-age men aren\\u2019t always the bad guys?
\\n\\xb7 It\\u2019s not about bad guys, it\\u2019s a new way of thinking
\\n\\xb7 It\\u2019s not just women who are experiencing this

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You can learn more about Kelly Cooper and her book through her website and social media links:

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Website: http://www.centreforsocialintelligence.ca/
\\nBook: https://www.amazon.com/author/cooperke
\\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-cooper-6b742966/

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