Episode 379: How to Create a Sense of Belonging With Jackye Clayton From Textio
One of the reasons why hiring people from underrepresented groups as the first stage is wrong is because you have people from underrepresented groups that are there. Ask them about their experiences. What do they would they like to see? What do they think are missing? Because they’re having the conversations whether you know it or not. Maybe they haven’t felt open to share that information with you. But that also is important to take account internally of where do we need to start? So you can have build programs to make sure that people are feeling welcome and seeing if there is any gaps. Episode 379: How to Create a Sense of Belonging With Jackye Clayton (@JackyeClayton) From Textio Welcome to the Workology Podcast, a podcast for the disruptive workplace leader. Join host Jessica Miller-Merrell, founder of Workology.com, as she sits down and gets to the bottom of trends, tools, and case studies for the business leader, HR, and recruiting professional who is tired of the status quo. Now here’s Jessica with this episode of Workology. Jessica Miller-Merrell: [00:01:01.59] This podcast is part of the Workology Podcast that is focused on DEI and HR. Diversity, equity, inclusion are not new ideas in HR or corporate arenas, but in recent months, the importance and significance of DEI in the workplace has gotten leaders throughout corporate to start thinking about what doing the right thing in our community looks like. For many of us in HR, this means we’re not taking DEI initiatives to stakeholders. Those stakeholders are coming to us looking for answers, and we must be ready to respond. This podcast is powered by Ace the HR Exam and Upskill HR. These are two courses that I offer for HR certification prep and recertification for HR leaders. Go to Learn.Workology.com. Before I introduce our podcast guest for today, I do want to hear from you. Text the word “PODCAST” to 512-548-3005, ask questions, leave comments, and make suggestions for future guests. This is my community text number and I want your feedback. Today I’m joined by Jackye Clayton. She’s the Vice President of Talent Acquisition and DEIB at Textio. Jackie is an acclaimed thought leader and inspirational speaker on recruiting and DEI topics. In her role as the VP of Talent Acquisition and DEI, she leads all related work at Textio, provides critical expertise to customers and serves as a leading voice in the products Textio creates for the broader ecosystem. Jackye has been named one of the 9 Most Powerful Women in Business You Should Know by SDHR Consulting. She’s one of 15 Women in HR Tech to Follow by VidCruiter, and one of the Top Recruitment Thought Leaders that you must follow by interviewMocha Magazine. She’s also among the Top 100 list of Human Resources Influencers by Human Resource Executive Magazine. Jackye was previously an editor for RecruitingDaily, and currently co-hosts a popular DEI podcast, Inclusive AF. Jackye, welcome to the Workolgy Podcast. Jackye Clayton: [00:03:08.22] Hi, I’m happy to be here. Jessica Miller-Merrell: [00:03:10.59] I am so proud of you. You know, we’ve known each other for a long time. Yes, but then I read your, your, your intro and I’m like, hey! Jackye Clayton: [00:03:20.52] Right? On the moon! Jessica Miller-Merrell: [00:03:22.26] On the moon! Well, I have talked to a lot of D&I leaders, DEI leaders, DEIA leaders. And I love that you’re using DEIB. For those that don’t know what the B stands for, can you talk about that and why it’s so important? Jackye Clayton: [00:03:39.93] Yes,