Diversity & Inclusion is critical to your company’s success but it is not a strategy. Here’s why... D&I needs to be built into the DNA of your company instead of being treated with kid gloves. Besides, hiring like-minded people is bad for business!
Today’s Quote:
"Our diversity is our strength. What a dull and pointless life it would be if everyone was the same." - Angelina Jolie
About the Guest:
Mike “Batman” Cohen is the Founder of Wayne Technologies, a recruitment training and search firm. Mike has over a decade of experience placing technologists, recruiters, and business development professionals, and has conducted training for Corporate and Agency Recruiters.
Throughout his career he’s learned several things that he’s committed to paying forward:
He has worked with a diverse group of clients ranging from GIPHY, Spotify, TripAdvisor, Digital Asset, MacDonald Miller, etc.
He contributes articles to SourceCon, has a chair in the Program Committee with ATAP, helps run SourceHouston, and is a Brand Ambassador for ERE.
Mike has spoken at:
Show Highlights:
Problem:
Why is Diversity & Inclusion such a hot topic?
Why is this important to organizations?
Shouldn't we just be concerned with hiring the best person?
What about the alignment of core corporate values?
Solutions:
If Diversity & Inclusion isn’t a strategy, how do we accomplish it?
Rick’s two cents:
What should be your strategy?
Key Takeaways:
Ben Mones- Need to Fill VS. Cultural Alignment
Lorraine Ladd: Learning Your ABC's. Always Be reCruiting!
Steve Higginbotham: Employee Engagement Starts From the Interview. Broken Interview, Broken Engagement!
Dr Deena Brown: The Hiring Power of Relationship Capital! Or You’ve Been Cat-fished
Ken Middleton: Thank You for Ghosting Me During Your Interview Process
Anderee Berengian: Hiring Good People is Hard....Not if You Hire for Culture First
Shane Bernstein: Removing the Obstacles (Comparison Shoppers) that are Slowing Down Your Hiring Process!
Marinela Gombosev: An Alternate Route for a Startup to Hire Salespeople
Angel Iscovich: Routine Hiring is Great for Business!
Lee Caraher: Boomerang Hires Knock Out All Others!
Mitch Balzer: Comparison Shopping has No Place in Your Hiring Process!
Diane Lee: Interviewing Etiquette Brings Out the Truth
David Ferguson: Do Personality Assessments Create Lazy Interviews?
Anthony Camacho- Sniffing Out Excellence When Hiring Salespeople
Special Event: Erik Huberman from TiECon SoCal
Mark Angel: How to Hire, Build Process & Lead in a Distributed Startup
Special Event: Beerud Sheth from TiECon SoCal
Ernie Basulto: Non-Verbal Clues to Discover the Truth in the Interview
Special Event: Brian Frankel from TiECon SoCal
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