Gena Cox is an organizational psychologist, executive coach, and speaker. She helps leaders enhance their impact and influence to meet the new demands of a disrupted work world. Gena also focuses on how leadership and culture drive inclusion and talent optimization. She is the author of the award-winning book Leading Inclusion, a guidebook for executives who want to lead inclusion from the top of their organizations.

What you will learn in this episode:

• Why organizational psychology is critical for creating a respectful workplace
• How 2020 completely changed the human element of work
• Gena’s advice around the complexity of language and responding to a misunderstanding in a way that communicates understanding and a commitment to do better
• Why inclusion should always top diversity in the business world
• How the murder of George Floyd changed the conversation around DNI in companies
• What leaders can do to impactfully embrace DNI in a way that creates a sustained change in behavior in the company

Resources:

• Website: https://genacox.com/
• Book: Leading Inclusion
• LinkedIn Personal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/genacox/
• LinkedIn Business: https://www.linkedin.com/company/feelshuman/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/genacox2020/