The Modern People Leader: Forward-Thinking HR 185 - DIBs 2.0—The Key Ingredients: Erin Thomas (VP, Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, Upwork)
Erin Thomas, VP, Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Upwork, joined us on The Modern People Leader.
We talked about how her team is leveraging data in their DEI work, why you need high utility DEI programs, and she shared a couple examples from the last year at Upwork.
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1:11 Good news stories
05:22 Erin’s Journey to becoming the VP of DIB at Upwork
07:32 Where DEI efforts can go wrong
14:11 The polarization of DEI
16:50 Key ingredients of DEIB work in 2024
19:09 The Importance of Data in DEI
25:10 The GlowUp community at Upwork
30:00 DIBs programs VS the DEI work that has to be deeply integrated into the business
35:04 Using AI to improve feedback quality for people of color
41:13 Exploring Generative AI in DEI
46:12 Making DEI work fun
51:31 Rapid Fire Questions
55:03 Future of Work and DEI
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