Page 25 - Geniecast LiveLabs: Human Resources: Preparedness For The Digital Age

Diversity and Inclusion: Resiliency, Retention, and Thriving
with Indigo Ocean Dutton
Indigo Ocean Dutton is a Conscious Business Strategy Specialist at Awaken Business Consulting and host of Conscious Business Leaders TV. She is the founder of the Phone Buddies Online Peer Counseling community and author of “Being Bliss” and “Micro Habits for Major Happiness.” She is also the founder of Aspiratech, a corporate business technology consulting rm.
Indigo received her MA in Integral Counseling Psychology from the CA Institute of Integral Studies and her BA in International Commerce from Brown University. Indigo’s background includes extensive service work with youths, stretching over several decades. Most recently she has taught meditation to incarcerated teenagers as an instructor at Mind, Body Awareness Institute, developed and taught a teen entrepreneur development workshop at Berkeley Youth Alternatives, and served on the Board of Directors of Future Leaders Institute.
Diversity and inclusion now impacts brand, corporate purpose, and performance. Not only is the public increasingly aware of the issue, but employees are also expressing stronger views on diversity and inclusion.
Host of Conscious Business Leaders TV, Indigo Ocean Dutton, will discuss:
22
The cost of work environments where professionals of color feel alienated or unwelcomed
How to avoid expensive turnover and retain diverse staffs who are so hard to recruit in the rst place
How to transform your workplace and createa better daily experience for all involved