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Annjana Ramesh - Inclusion as a Product

Annjana Ramesh - Inclusion as a Product

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July 05, 2023
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  1. Product
    Annjana Ramesh
    Inclusion
    Great
    idea!
    On it!
    Sounds
    like a
    plan
    Let's get
    started
    as a

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  2. I do not agree with that
    statement about our
    workplace
    That’s fair.
    What do you think?

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  4. Helped scale teams
    from 0 to > 100
    Failed at creating an
    inclusive workplace
    Learnt from my mistakes Fostered an inclusive
    workplace
    30% women,
    All ethnicities,
    10% people with disability
    Experienced
    discrimination at the
    workplace
    Revamped interview and
    performance processes
    Making it work for
    everyone - a work in
    progress
    why am I
    here?

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  5. Examples and
    Learnings
    what's in it
    for you
    Improve the
    experience of
    your product
    Take action!
    Build your
    product of
    Inclusion

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  6. What comes
    first?

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  7. Attracting talent
    Fair and Equitable Policies
    Performance and
    Career Growth
    Training Community
    Metrics & Feedback
    Leaders &
    Sponsorship
    Building blocks
    {
    {
    Building the
    product
    Scale and
    Improve Product
    Experience
    Attracting talent
    Fair and Equitable Policies
    Performance and
    Career Growth
    Training Community
    Metrics & Feedback
    Leaders &
    Sponsorship

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  8. Building
    the
    product
    Value Proposition

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  9. Early Stage
    Constraints What is the
    culture you
    want to have?
    Opportunities
    Statutory Minimum
    Shared parental leave
    Accommodations for people with a
    disability
    Anti-Discrimination
    Policies
    First few hires matter
    Flexibility in hiring process, focus on
    interview process
    Spend most of your time sourcing and
    pitching the role and company
    Build a good reputation in the market
    Hiring
    Decision Maker

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  10. Mid - Size
    Constraints How can you
    scale
    sustainably?
    Opportunities
    Hiring a people team
    Expanding to more policies - (example:
    leave of absence)
    Policies
    Metrics and stats*
    Acknowledgement of current state
    Focus on calibration of interviewers
    Hire a strong, diverse, leadership team
    Hiring manager and Interviewer training
    Hiring

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  11. Enterprise
    Constraints How can you
    make
    decisions
    faster?
    Opportunities
    Committee
    Measure fairness and time to resolution
    Policies
    Hiring sourcers
    Metrics and stats
    Focus on hiring experienced and diverse
    leaders that can scale processes
    Hiring committee or external observer
    during debriefs
    Sustaining reputation in the market
    Refresher training courses
    Hiring

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  12. the
    inclusion
    product
    experience
    Bolstering the experience

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  13. Bolstering the experience
    Onboarding Support Development
    Metrics and Feedback

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  14. What to measure?
    Where do you begin?
    Metrics & Feedback Loop
    What gets measured gets
    managed
    Commitment to action
    Pulse Surveys
    Quarterly 1:1s
    Share results and action plans
    Qualitative forums
    What are the problems
    you are trying to solve?
    Why do you want to
    measure that?
    What is the culture you
    want to have?

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  15. Let’s Wrap it Up
    Mindset + Commitment
    Acknowledgement + Accountability
    Proactive in seeking feedback
    Bias to action

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  16. What is one thing you are going to action?
    Let’s kick that off Today
    https://linkedin.com/in/annjana @annjanar

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