Emmy Negrin: How to Build Purpose-Driven and Inclusive Workplaces that Serve Our Community

There’s no "one size fits all" approach when you’re trying to make your company more inclusive. The challenges of diversity and inclusion go beyond just ticking boxes and fulfilling metrics. So how do you work towards an organization that better reflects its customers, using strategies that encourage psychological safety in the workplace, while also driving performance with positive leadership? There are things you can do at every level, whether you’re a senior manager or just starting out. Emmy Negrin, Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Adidas, spoke to Nicole Jones about how she's driving inclusive company cultures, while ensuring companies make services and products that reflect the community it serves. They discussed the traits that great leaders possess, how being a queer woman impacts Emmy’s leadership style, and tips for advocating for marginalized groups. Emmy is a social entrepreneur focused on building purpose-driven and inclusive workplaces. In her current role, she's creating a diversity and inclusion strategy focused on company culture and equitable approaches to hiring. She previously led diversity and inclusion and social impact at OpenTable in San Francisco, and prior to that worked at Yahoo, managing the Yahoo Employee Foundation, a global mindfulness program and social impact grant making connecting employees with nonprofits around the world. Emmy's also a leadership coach and wilderness guide for backpacking trips that teach you how to be agents of change and global citizens. The question for you is: what are you and/or your company doing to create environments that are more welcoming to a diverse group of employees? Share your wisdom and best practices with host Nicole Jones on social media: @kintone on Twitter or via email, at [email protected]. Read the full show notes for this episode at kintone.com/womendrivingimpact, and find out about how kintone can change your business for the better at kintone.com.