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Why diversity isn’t improving, and what to change to make more diverse companies with Laura Raynak

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✤ Welcome to “The Business of Tech”

Laura Raynak is a motivational speaker, an entrepreneur, and a certificated management consultant. She is also a lifelong student of people and leadership and has placed hundreds of executives in leadership roles that created billions of dollars in value.
During her years working both internally to growing and changing organizations. and as search consultant, Laura has a unique perspective on how teams are built, how women and men behave in different ways at work, and how bias is perpetuated and squashed.

Laura is both a respected female leader in business, and a supporter to organizations that serve mental health, addiction and health issues.

Through her inspiring story, she now becomes a great motivational speaker who has the passion to share knowledge and empower women to achieve more at work, build diverse teams, and help corporations of all sizes to develop cultures that are diverse and out performing in their industry.

⏰ Story Duration:
00:00 Who is Laura Raynak?
01:48 Why, despite good intentions, is diversity not improving?
04:19 What do leaders and owners need to be doing here?
08:05 Does the process start at job listings?
10:11 What are you looking for in management to see if they are really invested in diversity?
11:26 What really doesn’t work?
14:11 What is your advice to smaller companies?
16:03 If you’re dependent on referrals, how do you expand to ensure diversity?
18:17 What is the overlooked important detail to know?
20:27 Without equity, what should be in a total compensation package to get a diverse workforce?
22:38 What’s a good starting point?
23:39 How do you get in touch with Laura?

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