“When we bring diversity to the table, we get to a better solution.” – Tina Shah Paikeday

There is a lot of division and pain in our world right now. In support of #blacklivesmatter and #blackouttuesday we took a pause on social media to listen, reflect and highlight black voices and will continue to share resources to create positive change.

But creating real change is about more than just #hashtags, it’s about having real conversations and taking action.  True diversity needs to be reflected at the top.

How will we work, serve, and thrive as our current systems are being challenged?

We need diverse voices who own their voice and their power, we need culture shifts within organizations and inclusive leadership and nobody knows that better than our guest this week, Tina Shah Paikeday.

We recorded this interview several weeks ago, but this discussion about diversity and inclusive leadership is more relevant than ever.

As a senior member of the Leadership & Succession team at Russell Reynolds and Associates, Tina leads the firms’ Global Diversity & Inclusion advisory services. Russell Reynolds and Associates is one of the top leadership advisory and search firms in the world. Tina’s work includes recruiting Chief Diversity Officers and developing inclusive leaders and inclusive culture transformation.

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“The work around inclusion and inclusive leadership has really shifted towards not only a focus on ‘how can we empower the workforce’, but then how can we use inclusive leadership for business advantage.” – Tina Shah Paikeday

On today’s show, Tina shares her own Power of The Only story. Tina grew up with two cultures shaping her identity. Navigating the dual worlds is what has helped her achieve success – but it has been a journey to discover that strength. We both talk about what we did to hide our identity in our early years and how we now embrace it.  Tina shares the moment she began to uncover her story and realize the power in creating more inclusive environments.

Tina and I also talk about the top three areas of focus for companies right now to create more successful leaders, what you can do to be more inclusive, and why knowing your story and being able to share it is an important part of showing up as an authentic leader.

“The last frontier with most of the executives leading in this area is development – development of women, of minorities, of people of different backgrounds – because we don’t see them in the senior leadership positions at the same rate they’re represented lower down in the organization.” – Tina Shah Paikeday

Show Notes:

• How diversity is increasing in the workplace
• Current trends in workplace diversity
• How to ensure diversity at work
• What experience is needed to get hired for a management position
• What minorities can do to increase their chances of being promoted
• How minorities can advocate for themselves at work
• How leaders can encourage diversity at work
• What leaders can learn from Onlys at work

“The work that we do at Russell Reynolds is really helping at the boardroom level given the current California legislation as well as the global legislation on the topic.” – Tina Shah Paikeday

3 Pieces of Advice or Action Steps:

1. Know who you are
2. Understand how others perceive you
3. Live your full potential by celebrating who you are

“The power of the only to me is recognizing the fact that all of us are actually ‘onlys’ and that each of us walks our own unique paths no matter what our demographic background is.” – Tina Shah Paikeday

Connect with Tina Shah Paikeday:

LinkedIn | Twitter | Russell Reynolds

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