Activating Leaders to Develop Belonging Cultures and Equitable Teams
Strong safety cultures are achieved and sustained when workplace safety is everyone’s responsibility. Building equitable and diverse teams within an organization is no different—it’s all hands on deck.
Vanessa Mathews, Founder & Chief Resilience Officer of Asfalis Advisors, works with safety and security leaders to go beyond guns, gates, and guards to ensure that all people feel included and protected at work. Through her blueprint, she motivates leadership to be culture change agents for their teams and companies.
In this episode, Vanessa breaks down her roadmap for improving diversity, equity, and inclusion to create belonging cultures and equitable teams.
Mentioned in this episode:
- DEI trends to be aware of in the workplace
- Vanessa’s blueprint for high-performing teams
- The book Vanessa considers her “business bible,” Traction, by Gino Wickman
- [Podcast] Business Resilience Decoded With Vanessa Mathews
The Employee Safety Podcast is hosted by Peter Steinfeld, SVP of Safety Solutions at AlertMedia.
You can find this interview and many more by following The Employee Safety Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or subscribing here.
More Episodes You May Be Interested In
-
Tips for Improving Your Business Recovery EffortsBusiness recovery plans succeed when they include two crucial components: a prioritized list of operations to restore first and strategies for setting recovery expectations well in advance of an incident. In this episode, Kye Kolar, Business Continuity Manager at Dimensional Fund Advisors, explains why post-incident recovery depends more on empowered employees than on static documents…
-
A Leader’s Guide to Building Organizational ResilienceLeadership can play a crucial role in fostering resilience by including employees in important decisions that directly impact their roles. In this episode, organizational resilience expert Dr. Atyia Martin explains why inclusion is critical and provides additional advice for leaders on how to avoid or repair internal dynamics that can hinder resilience. Dr. Martin also introduces…
-
Trends Defining the Future of Enterprise Security Risk ManagementCorporate security risks are evolving in ways that demand new mitigation strategies. Ryan Schonfeld, Co-Founder and CEO of HiveWatch, an AI-driven physical security software platform, draws on his background in law enforcement and global enterprise security to offer a new perspective on how organizations can better manage today’s challenges. From the increasing risk and reach…
