It’s hard work but it’s heart work! On April 17th, we opened the fourth annual Spotify Inclusion Summit in a Stockholm where spring had finally kicked in. There was light and sun and hope and more than one of us spent a couple of minutes thinking about how far this event has come over these […]
New year, new inclusion steps to be taken! To make sure we put our focus where it needs to be, our starting point is the result from the Spotify Inclusion Survey. 2017 was the second year we ran the survey and we can’t wait to dig in where the data says it will count the […]
Three steps to making a difference. Pretty much everyone I meet in my work agrees that diversity and inclusion are important matters. There are many good reasons why it’s necessary: Because we can’t afford to lose out on the talent in the groups that are underrepresented today. Because diverse and inclusive organizations are more innovative […]
Diversity or inclusion? The first time we had one was in 2015. We called it a “Diversity Summit” and it was all about awareness. The second time was last year and we moved on to focus on action. We called it “Diversity and Inclusion Summit”, because we had learned that diversity is actually nothing without […]
About three months ago, I had the privilege and joy of becoming a parent. I am writing this while enjoying another privilege and joy: A six month fully paid parental leave. In the months leading up to the arrival of my baby, my head was spinning with the consequences. What about my (new-ish) job? I […]
Managing Diversity and Inclusion in a global company Securing diversity in your business is a tough job to begin with. But doing it in a global organization means an extra dimension of tough. Because diversity itself is actually pretty diverse when you look across the entire planet. Practices, priorities, and even words’ connotations are different […]
