Yanni Charalambous

“I couldn't agree more… in the conversation about being open to and always including all sorts of diverse, whether it's diversity of thought, diversity of gender, no matter what that diversity is, it's very critical.”

"…You have to reflect on yourself and what you're doing, what you're practicing and demonstrating. And modeling that in order for the organization then to not only believe that there is commitment around diversity, inclusion and belonging, but also enable the organization then to feel comfortable, to bring forth opinions, observations, challenges that otherwise would not have happened or would not be surfacing because of that. Right. And so I believe it's a matter of commitment at the individual level, having the tough conversations when they do need to happen. I don't profess to know and understand everything that goes on, hence empathy and having the ability to get into someone else's shoes and listen and really and truly understand what's going on. That is, in my view, very critical in making diversity, inclusion, and belonging a success in every company, in every business unit, in every team."