René Carayol is the Executive Vice President of Environment, Social & Governance at Medallia. René is an internationally renowned speaker, advisor, and author on diversity, leadership, and culture. Today, René talks about something very dear to his heart - inclusion. How can organizations be more inclusive? What do we need to do as executives to create impactful culture? René shares his powerful insights on this week’s episode.

What You’ll Learn:

• What does true inclusion look and feel like?
• How organizations can get started and become more inclusive.
• How to have tough conversations and how to teach your executives to have tough conversations.
• The powerful impacts of a community that comes together.

Key Takeaways:

• Everybody in and nobody out is one of René’s mottos. What does he mean by that? [2:20 ]
• It’s not enough to just be heard, it’s how do we treasure those voices in the end? [3:50 ]
• René has seen first-hand what it feels like to be excluded. [4:00 ]
• If people were listened to in the right way, they wouldn’t feel the anxiety of speaking up. [7:30 ]
• Want to become more inclusive? It starts with curiosity. [8:00 ]
• People are afraid to have tough conversations because they don’t want to offend anyone. [11:25 ]
• We will have a more open world if people felt a little safer, braver, and informed. [14:25 ]
• René shares a powerful story of why it’s important to treat our global citizens with care and respect when they’re on “our” soil. [19:45 ]
• Want to be part of the change? Continue to hear and elevate the stories of those who are under-represented. [23:10 ]
• If René had one wish that would improve equitable listening, what would that wish be? [27:35 ]

Continue on Your Journey:

Medallia.com

Mountsinai.org

Carayol.com