Nichole Ossa, an Administrator for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Organizational Development; Thanh Tran, Respect, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Program Manager; and Ken Sauby, Employee Engagement Program Manager -- all of them at Washington State Department of Social and Health Services -- were our guests on a recent Called to Coach. In Part 1 of a 2-part series, Nichole, Thanh and Ken shared how their organization is seeking to integrate CliftonStrengths into their culture of diversity, equity and inclusion and their work with those who are experiencing poverty and with poverty reduction in their state. Their insights included:

--What it means to operate from a perspective of diversity
--How CliftonStrengths has aided their efforts to open up about their lived experiences
--The way strengths has enhanced their team unity and their work with clients

View the complete transcript for this webcast, along with audio and video, at https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/328076/integrating-cliftonstrengths-into-dei-culture.aspx

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Gallup's Called to Coach is a live webcast that targets current and prospective coaches to interact with Gallup experts and independent strengths coaches who have found success in strengths-based development.