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Tapping the Power of Decentralization to Foster Inclusion at Slack
COMPANY: Slack
STAGE: Tactical
BEST PRACTICES: Companywide acceptance of responsibility for DEI; top-down and bottom-up initiatives; incorporating external DEI efforts into companywide strategy; mental health employee benefits
KEY QUOTE: “We want to make sure that leaders are supporting DEB [diversity, equity, and belonging] so it’s not just living in one group. I want our leaders to be able to say, ‘I am doing this because I believe in it,’ as opposed to ‘This is something that’s being pushed down on me from the top.’”—Jeunée Simon, senior program manager, diversity and inclusion, Slack
Dr. Rachel Westerfield, Slack’s global manager of experience specialists, described feeling ...
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