45 min
Ep 1: Danielle Kelly, Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Herbert Smith Freehills Her Two Cents’ Worth
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- Careers
Danielle shares her two cents’ worth on her experiences as a lawyer trying to balance motherhood with partnership, and what it takes to spark authentic cultural shifts in the corporate space.
Join us for an engaging conversation about what it takes for young women to make it in the corporate world, how COVID-19 is changing the corporate affairs space, and what long-term cultural shifts in D&I look like.
Visit https://www.hertwocentsworth.com/episodes/daniellekelly for a full transcript of this episode.
00:29 Greetings
01:10 Danielle Kelly, Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Herbert Smith Freehills
04:30 Early Career Days
11:13 Navigating Gender Dynamics
15:35 Strategies to Encourage Gender and Ethnic Inclusivity — Quotas or Targets?
24:12 The Returns on Diversity and Inclusion
30:13 Examining Diversity from a Global Lens
33:38 Measuring Cognitive Diversity
36:23 Combatting Tokenism in the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Space
41:48 Danielle’s Two Cents’ Worth
44:37 Closing Remarks
Music attributed to icons8.com (‘Happy Step’, by Nordgroove). All views expressed on the podcast and quoted in the corresponding transcripts are those of our guests, and do not necessarily reflect the personal views of the co-hosts.
Danielle shares her two cents’ worth on her experiences as a lawyer trying to balance motherhood with partnership, and what it takes to spark authentic cultural shifts in the corporate space.
Join us for an engaging conversation about what it takes for young women to make it in the corporate world, how COVID-19 is changing the corporate affairs space, and what long-term cultural shifts in D&I look like.
Visit https://www.hertwocentsworth.com/episodes/daniellekelly for a full transcript of this episode.
00:29 Greetings
01:10 Danielle Kelly, Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Herbert Smith Freehills
04:30 Early Career Days
11:13 Navigating Gender Dynamics
15:35 Strategies to Encourage Gender and Ethnic Inclusivity — Quotas or Targets?
24:12 The Returns on Diversity and Inclusion
30:13 Examining Diversity from a Global Lens
33:38 Measuring Cognitive Diversity
36:23 Combatting Tokenism in the Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Space
41:48 Danielle’s Two Cents’ Worth
44:37 Closing Remarks
Music attributed to icons8.com (‘Happy Step’, by Nordgroove). All views expressed on the podcast and quoted in the corresponding transcripts are those of our guests, and do not necessarily reflect the personal views of the co-hosts.
45 min