Ep 41 - How Must DEI Efforts Change to Have Maximum Impact - with Katie Mooney

Seramount's Managing Director, Katie Mooney, discusses how she began her DEI journey, her view on "welding" DEI initiatives to organizations, the value of community, and what it means to “pass the baton” as a DEI practitioner.
Managing Director of Seramount, Katie Mooney talks about the importance of sustaining efforts for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. She shares her journey from a young professional in financial services to becoming deeply involved in DEI work, sparked by a visit to an exhibit called “Struggle for Justice,” as part of Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. She also prefers the term “welding” DEI to organizations as opposed to embedding it and shares practical ways of doing so. With the downturn of the economy and a concerted effort by some to dismantle DEI efforts, these are volatile times, and keeping DEI strong is more important than ever. Katie emphasizes that slow progress is not an option due to the demand for transparency and the need for proactive processes. As DEI practitioners, carrying the baton forward is necessary. I hope you enjoy this illuminating discussion about DEI and where it’s heading next.
Katie Oertli Mooney is a Managing Director at Seramount, an organization with over 40 years of experience supporting and advancing women in the workplace. She is an accomplished DEI leader and thought partner with expertise in driving strategy and growth of diversity and inclusion change management, planning, and programs. Prior to joining Seramount, she was responsible for overseeing client delivery, staffing, operations, and growth as Vice President of Jennifer Brown Consulting. She was accountable for the firm’s successful consulting project delivery to clients from the Fortune 1000, government agencies, startups, to nonprofits.
CHAPTERS
02:34 Katie Mooney: A DEI practitioner's journey
03:52 The importance of DEI in business strategy
08:00 The power of DEI in driving business outcomes
12:50 Challenges and opportunities in DEI work
15:18 The role of research in DEI work
15:57 Welding DEI into business outcomes
26:44 The impact of DEI on consumer behavior and attracting talent
29:29 The role of DEI in navigating through polarity
36:44 Future of DEI work
LINKS
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National Portrait Gallery - Struggle for Justice
Seramount Website
Research - Keeping DEI Strong in Volatile Times
Working Mother Magazine Wiki
IMAGE CREDITS (see images on RUclips video)
Capital One Logo - CapitalOne.com
Seramount Logo - Seramount.org
Katie Mooney Headshot - Katie Mooney
Keeping DEI Strong in Volatile Times - Seramount.org
Working Mother Magazine - Wikipedia
Martin Luther King Jr - Wikipedia
Rosa Parks - Wikipedia
Minal Bopaiah headshot - Minal Bopaiah
Equity Book - Amazon.ca
Other images - Canva
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Website
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CREDITS
Audio and Video Editing by: Jaclyn Enchin
Production Assistant: Luis Rodriguez
Song Credit: Cali by Wataboi from Pixabay