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Building an Inclusive Culture for High Performance with Nancy Geenen [Replay]

June 26, 2024 • How Women Lead • Season 1 • Episode 122

Having diverse perspectives in your workplace is good not only for productivity and output, but also for creating a comfortable environment where all people can do their best work. In recent years, however, we have seen shifts on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) regulation. Nancy Geenen is an expert in DEI in the workplace, and on today’s show she’s sharing insights from her book The Advantage of Other: A Leader’s Guide to Building an Equitable, Dynamic, and Productive Workplace. This week’s episode 122 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about building an inclusive workplace culture for high performance!

In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Nancy Geenen is sharing the importance of finding your voice and actionable steps you can take right now to get involved in causes you care about.

Nancy Geenen is the CEO of Flexability, a workplace equity & inclusion consulting firm. Nancy is an accomplished entrepreneur, trial attorney, and strategic facilitator. She is a sought-after advisor on matters of company culture, retention, career development, and leadership. Early in her career, she was a Senior Legal Officer for the United Nations in Geneva focused on adjudicating damages arising from Iraq’s unlawful invasion of Kuwait. Following her passion, Nancy writes and speaks on topics related to the social impact of employing individuals with disabilities

Some of the talking points Julie and Nancy go over in this episode include:

Nancy’s entrepreneurial journey, starting with a women's group meeting in the conference room at her law firm.
Affirmative Action rulings and how they will affect equal opportunity in the workplace.
The importance of finding belonging in the workplace and in networks that share your values.
How showing up is easier if you’re making a difference.

Don’t forget to order Nancy’s book, The Advantage of Other: A Leader’s Guide to Building an Equitable, Dynamic, and Productive Workplace!

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