In this episode, Ashanti Bentil-Dhue interviews Christie Lindor the founder of Tessi consulting a Certified B Corp DEI strategy-centred firm focused on partnering with organisations that want to create diverse, high performing, and inclusive cultures. Together they explore the pressing issues in today's workplace culture, and dive deep into the challenges organisations face while embarking on their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) journeys. As a renowned DEI professional and professor at Bentley University, Christie provides valuable insights into the current landscape and highlights the contrasting approaches adopted by organisations in tackling workplace culture transformation.

“ It's a daily process, you know, one of the things that I think people sometimes don't appreciate, as a DEI professional, is that we're constantly learning. We're not only learning about other individuals' identities, we are learning about different types of cultural differences, different aspects, but we're also having to learn ways to navigate politics.”

Episode Highlights: 

● The evolution of DEI initiatives in the US

● Organisations need to walk the walk and be competitive in the future

● Dealing with resistance and navigating politics

About Christie Lindor :

 

Christie Lindor is the Founder of Tessi Consulting, a Certified B Corp DEI strategy-centred firm focused on partnering with organisations that want to create diverse, high performing, and inclusive cultures. Prior to Tessi, Christie was a seasoned management consultant advising Fortune 500 clients at some of the world’s top consulting firms such as IBM, Deloitte, & EY. 

In the span of her 20 years in corporate consulting, Christie has partnered with 100s of organisations within 30 industries in 10 countries across 4 continents at the intersection of IT, strategy, and human capital. A TEDx speaker, college professor, and bestselling award-winning author, her work on workforce inclusion and culture has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Wall Street Journal.

 

She lives in Hyde Park with her husband and two sons.

 

Links:

https://tessiconsulting.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/christielindor/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/tessiconsulting/

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