This week I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Eliza Blanchard, the Learning and Development content manager for the Association of Talent Development (ATD). I was asked to be the inaugural guest for their new diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) podcast, a monthly program designed to feature conversations with various DEI experts to advance the work being done in the DEI field.

During our conversation, I was able to share a bit of my background, including one of the catalytic events that shifted my career path from recruiting to DEI consulting. We also discussed my Unconscious Bias course, but with the caveat that while education and awareness of our unconscious biases is important, it can’t be the end of the conversation. Education and awareness are fruitless if they aren’t followed by action, which is why I also shared a few things that hiring managers can do right now to reduce bias in their process, as well as what talent development managers can do to encourage those recruiters to sharpen and improve the way they craft job descriptions and define the “must-haves” for any position.

Check out the interview. As always, I’d love to hear your feedback!