DE&I Roundtable on Inclusive Leadership Behaviour

Odgers Berndtson reached out to CHROs in the Consumer & Retail sector in India to understand their organization’s journey when it comes to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) & Inclusive Leadership behaviour within their organization.

Below is a white paper capturing the essence of the dialogue. Thanks to all the eminent leaders for their invaluable contribution.

• Charu Gulati, Executive Director, Human Resources, Everstone Capital Advisors Pt. Ltd.
• CHRO, Leading Global Apparel Brand
• Payal Nambiar, Senior Vice President & Head HR, Spinny
• Satender K Sighadia, Head HR, FMC India & SW Asia.
• Sreeja Nair, Head - HRBP (Commercial Functions) & Talent CoE , Modenik Lifestyle

Some of the key insights that came out from the roundtable are:

• DE&I has to be driven top down with the leadership of the organization displaying its commitment to it.
• The aim is to get diverse teams across roles, departments, and geographies rather than look at how much gender-diverse talent there is in the organization as a whole. Having women work in clusters supports Inclusion & Retention.
• It is important to conduct Inclusive Leadership Behaviour training to educate employees to help them be aware of unconscious bias in the workplace.
• Globally there is a shift with DE&I policies focusing on the pillars of Belonging, Wellbeing & Culture as people’s roles are seen expanding across regions.
• To increase talent pool, the industry needs to nurture talent from a long-term view.

To understand how to Odgers Berndtson can help progress your organization’s journey when it comes to Inclusion & Diversity, get in touch with our team.