223: How Baker Donelson Has Created an Inclusive Culture

223: How Baker Donelson Has Created an Inclusive Culture

223: How Baker Donelson Has Created an Inclusive Culture

A positive culture where people feel valued and empowered doesn’t happen by accident. Tim Lupinacci, CEO and Chair at Baker Donelson, has been intentional about creating one by developing a five-year vision, then getting buy-in and commitment from everyone in the law firm.

Tim Lupinacci leads more than 1,300 individuals in 22 law offices across the Southeastern US. Tim is presently leading the firm’s five-year BakerVision 2028 strategy and its Diversity & Inclusion Compact.

A life-long leadership student, Tim recently launched a nonprofit called Everybody Leads, focused on empowering individuals in underserved communities with basic leadership skills and confidence to better lead themselves, lead others, and lead in the community.

You’ll discover:

  • How Tim built buy-in and support for his vision and strategy
  • Efforts Tim has made to open pathways and leadership opportunities for women and marginalized groups
  • How The Women’s Equity Program has enabled more women to become equity shareholders in the firm
  • What’s behind Tim’s creation of his nonprofit and the impact he wants it to have

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096: How to Build a Diverse and Inclusive Culture

096: How to Build a Diverse and Inclusive Culture

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are hot topics these days, and rightly so. Do you know all the facets involved in addressing each of these in the workplace? If not, catch this important interview with my guest, Sarah Tabet. She shares behaviors we might unconsciously engaged in that could be perceived as a micro-aggression by the other person.

Sarah is Global Human Resources Director at Schneider Electric in Dubai and a business partner to senior leaders in the area of Diversity and Inclusion. Sarah has more than a decade of multi-national experience in the human resources field. She’s passionate about D&I and has even written a book to raise awareness and introduce strategies: Inclusion Starts with U: A Call to Spread a Culture of Inclusion to All Diversities.

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  • Events that created Sarah’s passion for these topics
  • The distinction between Diversity and Inclusion
  • Negative consequences for not addressing their importance and relevance at work
  • The three elements that are essential for building a diverse, inclusive culture
  • Factors that influence compensation and opportunities for advancement for women

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