#122: How To Make Workplaces More Equitable with Lisa Gelobter

Lead the People

Lisa Gelobter is the CEO and Founder of tEQuitable. Using technology to make workplaces more equitable, tEQuitable provides an independent, confidential platform that makes it easy for companies to improve psychological safety and employee engagement, resolve workplace conflict (including micro-inequities), and uncover camouflaged systemic issues before they escalate.

With 25+ years in the industry and products that have been used by billions of people, Lisa has worked on several pioneering Internet technologies, including Shockwave, Hulu, and the ascent of online video.

Top 3 Takeaways

1. Go there. Conflict is another word for collaboration. Diverse perspectives lead to better outcomes and should be embraced rather than avoided.
2. Set the example. Role modeling the behaviors you want to see is crucial for leaders in order to create inclusive, balanced, and equitable work environments.
3. Get an edge. Heterogeneous teams consistently outperform homogeneous teams because diverse perspectives drive innovation and better problem-solving.

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From the Source

"Conflict is just another word for collaboration. If it's a monolith and everybody's kind of marching to the beat of the same drummer, you're not gonna get extended and expanded opportunities."

"That idea of bringing your perspective to the table is actually critical and is your superpower. It's the thing that's going to help make you more successful as well as the organization."

"[Diverse teams] are also the most productive, and the ones that are going to be the most successful."

"A lot of it goes back to role modeling behaviors that you wanna see replicated. Honestly, that's the crux of it all."

"The biggest thing why people come to us is employees don't trust management and HR. That's not a ding against HR and management. It's just being able to talk to a third person. It goes a really, really long way to have a safe place where you can have those conversations."

Connect with Lisa

tEQuitable Website: https://www.tequitable.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisagelobter