At its very core, DEI work could mean some really good things for a lot of folks who simply haven’t had the opportunities in the past,” says Rhonda Moret, a pioneering leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion. In this episode, Rhona shares with Mike Horne her journey from a first-generation college graduate to a top communications strategist for brands like Universal and Nike Golf. She discusses founding Elevated Diversity to help leaders develop impactful DEI strategies.

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●      “At its very core, DEI workcould mean some really good things for a lot of folks who simply haven’t hadthe opportunities in the past. That’s my personal take on it. But from aprofessional vantage point, I see it as being the next evolution.” (05:12 | RhondaMoret)

●      “It’s always been about ‘Howdo we connect people?’ It’s not like, ‘Oh, we want to give this group this andprovide that group this other benefit.’ No, it’s ‘How do we create a much moreequitable and inclusive workplace?’ And somewhere along the way, we kind of gotoff track.” (11:56 | Rhonda Moret)

●      “How do we make sure that asleaders, we are prepared to lead a workforce that may look different than I door may look different than the person next door? Those leaders need to beinclusive leaders and have the skills and the competency to be able to beeffective in that role.” (14:39 | Rhonda Moret)

●      “Diversity is not simplyalong color lines and a black-white issue, but it covers all of us. So, whetherwe’re women, whether we’re an older demographic, so on and so forth. So, itreally is looking at the totality of these diversity dimensions and findingways to accommodate people to your point so that they feel like they can showup authentically at the workplace and be prepared to do their best work.”(21:55 | Rhonda Moret)

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