Instacart's Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Belonging Jennifer Sutton
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Today\\u2019s guest is Jennifer Sutton, the Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Belonging at Instacart, a grocery delivery and pick-up service in the United States. Jennifer originally worked in finance but made the transition to HR and diversity over 14 years ago. Jennifer\\u2019s approach is to couple diversity hire strategies with genuine mental frameworks to reach an organization\\u2019s diversity goals. In today\\u2019s show we find out about Jennifer\\u2019s background in finance, her transition to HR, the benefits of diversity to an organization, common mistakes organizations make regarding inclusion strategies, the importance of identifying root causes, and much more.
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Key Points From This Episode:
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- We find out about Jennifer\\u2019s professional background and her current role.
- Her professional journey from finance to HR and diversity.
- The benefits of non-recruiting qualifications to HR.
- Why mixing competencies is a key part of diversity hiring.\\xa0
- How to change career paths if your current role is not fulfilling.
- The type of team you should surround yourself with.
- Jennifer\\u2019s approach to her role at Instacart and her system design.
- Making the systems already in place for diversity hiring sustainable.
- The organizational mindset needed to make a genuine impact on diversity.
- The importance of identifying the root cause of the lack of diversity.
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Tweetables:
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\\u201cIt\\u2019s not necessarily about how the role is designed but what is needed to succeed in that role.\\u201d \\u2014 Jennifer Sutton [0:06:37]
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\\u201cIt should be people that potentially, not only can mentor you but also sponsor you. And I use those words very intentionally because they\\u2019re different when done right.\\u201d \\u2014 Jennifer Sutton [0:11:07]
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\\u201cIt\\u2019s a level of trust and vulnerability that I\\u2019ve been able to leverage and I celebrate being able to have those conversations.\\u201d \\u2014 Jennifer Sutton [0:15:59]
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\\u201cIf that belief system is flawed and if that belief system might be giving advantages unintentionally, but still giving advantages to some and not others, you will never have a healthy process.\\u201d \\u2014 Jennifer Sutton [0:18:31]
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