Inclusion Begins with Me: Conversations That Matter MetLife

There isn’t only one way to think about DEI. Today’s guest has made it his literal business to encourage more neurodiversity in the workplace. Via Team X, Rajesh Anandan’s mission at Ultranauts is to help other businesses’ decode their workplace chemistry in order to unlock value. In this episode we discuss what neurodiversity means, why it can make a business operate better and how to harness the differences we all bring as individualsAt Metlife, we are committed to diversity, equity a...

Leaders need to be led from time to time. Whether it's by a mentor, a coach or their team providing feedback. Having a personal team of advisors is just one bit of advice our leadership arc has covered this season. We go Beyond the Conversations to get insight into why we need more than our own self assessment to improve, the differences in long-term and short-term mentoring relationships, and how knowing thyself is just the beginning to a successful leadership journey.At Metlife, we are comm...

Everyone needs a mentor. But being a good mentor and finding a good mentor isn’t easy.Dr. Ruth Gotian is an accomplished author and social scientist. She wrote The Success Factor: Developing the Mindset and Skillset for Peak Business Performance and her second book, The Financial Times Guide to Mentoring was just released in the United States. Ruth and I shared a mentor when we were working on our PhDs and our mutual admiration is off the charts. In this episode, she’ll explain why mento...

How you ever wondered what the secrets are for a winning team? Research shows that diverse teams are often more innovative and better performing than homogenous teams but those studies come with a caveat. Stefanie Johnson is a researcher, speaker, writer and professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. In this episode, she explains that we only reap the benefits of diversity when belonging and uniqueness are prioritized by leaders. She’ll tell us how we can all use self evaluation to...

There’s always room for improvement. No matter who you are, your industry, or where you are in your career. Over the past few years the idea of executive coaching has exploded.Coaching experts, Scott Osman and Jacquelyn Lane are the leaders of the 100 Coaches Agency. In the episode, they help us explore what coaching actually is, who needs a coach and how to be coached.At Metlife, we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we believe making a difference in the lives of our custom...

We all have a role to play in creating an inclusive culture. From the most junior person on a team to the most senior person in a company, we can ask questions, make a plan for dealing with non-inclusive behaviors and contribute to DEI initiatives. Sally Helgesen is known as a prolific writer, thinker, and speaker. Her most recent book is titled, Rising Together: How We Can Bridge Divides and Create a More Inclusive Workplace. In this episode, we discuss what a trigger is and how to react, al...