Building a Culture of Psychological Safety for Diverse Talent with Trista Taylor of Regroup and Erika Cherry of Kickstarter
Description
In this episode, William Tincup interviews Trista Taylor, founder and CEO of Regroup, and Erika Cherry, head of People at Kickstarter, at the Greenhouse booth during the Transform event in Las Vegas.
Trista highlights the importance of diversifying what we mean by diversity and thinking about the intersection of identity in the workplace. She also emphasizes the significance of building a culture of psychological safety where diverse folks can bring themselves to work.
Erica believes that constant conversations about DEI is a positive step, but notes that there's still a long way to go. She also believes that we need to focus on retaining and engaging diverse talent, in addition to hiring them.
Overall, the episode emphasizes the need to keep the conversation about DEI going, diversify what we mean by diversity, and build a culture of psychological safety to ensure that all individuals feel included and respected in the workplace.