Today, we are back with another episode of our Konversations Cafe Podcast Season 2, where we delve into the depths of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) with Dr. Niru Kumar, a distinguished Padma Shri awardee and CEO of Ask Insights.

With her transformative expertise in D&I strategy and leadership coaching, Dr. Niru has propelled organisations like Google, PepsiCo, and Amazon towards embracing diversity, fostering innovation, and achieving remarkable success. Join us as we explore the intersection of diversity, leadership, and transformation, uncovering the challenges, strategies, and triumphs in creating inclusive cultures.

In this episode, we discuss topics like:

Workplace diversity and inclusion
Personal experiences of discrimination
Efforts to promote diversity in corporate settings
Strategies for fostering inclusive leadership
LGBTQIA+ inclusion
Religious diversity and accommodation
Importance of allyship
Challenges of disabled individuals in government and elections
Impact of personal responsibility
Potential for a more inclusive society

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00:00 Coming up
01:10 Intro
1:41 Most played
2:27 Gender reservation
9:47 Shift in women's representation
13:43 How to assess a company's inclusivity
15:27 Is inclusivity a farfetched dream?
17:38 Outrageous incidents of discrimination
22:50 How to be a good manager?
25:37 Impact of religion at the workplace
28:56 LGBTQAI & gender inclusive workplace
32:47 Story of a girl coming out
34:01 Story of a girl who got married young
36:57 Countries that are more inclusive
41:42 Discrimination now vs then
44:17 Dr. Niru's personal experience with discrimination
45:44 Experience as a government doctor
49:12 Working in private vs public sector
51:18 Government is a modern inclusive employer
52:22 Polling experience for disabled people
56:10 Presence of products catering to disabled people
59:28 Challenges of GenZ at workplace
1:02:17 GenZ's definition of happiness
1:03:14 GenZ & inclusivity
1:05:47 Low women representation in the workforce
1:09:19 Life after Padma Shri award
1:11:00 Ending comments

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