Sara Wachter-Boettcher is a coach, strategist, facilitator, author, and speaker dedicated to changing design and tech for good. Sara is the founder of Active Voice, a leadership development company on a mission to make work culture better for everyone.

Sara is also the author of three books:

  • Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech
  • Design for Real Life
  • Content Everywhere

In today's episode we mostly focused on what individuals, organizations and society in general can do to create more inclusive, healthier Work Cultures.

We talked about:

  • 0:00 - Introduction to Sara and her work
  • 4:20 - Questioning ourselves and our organization's culture to make change
  • 10:05 - The balance between productivity and employee welfare
  • 14:22 - Is education key to changing our future?
  • 24:15 - Compassion in the workplace
  • 28:01 - Improving communication at work
  • 31:59 - Who is responsible for creating inclusive work cultures?
  • 36:09 - Making work more accessible during the pandemic

The Full Transcript can be found here: https://medium.com/hive-it/creating-inclusive-work-cultures-with-sara-wachter-boettcher-43fa4d817e55

Sara was an amazing guest and you can find her website at sarawb.com

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