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Connect with Andrea and the DEI Career Center:
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![HR + DEI and the Revolution of Work
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In this episode Anessa Fike, CEO and Founder of Fike + Co, a multi-million-dollar consulting firm shared her journey to becoming a fractional HR leader.
Chapters:
[00:00] Introduction
[01:50] Anessas HR & DEI Career Journey
[06:07] Defining Fractional HR & Working with Leaders on DEI
[11:31] Where should DEI fit in a workplace
[17:17] DEI Initiative: Listening Sessions to Enhance Employee Engagement
[24:00] The Revolution of Work: Rethinking Systems
[35:26] How do we get leaders to listen about DEI?
[44:28] DEI Resource Recommendations & Conclusion
Speaker Bio:
Anessa Fike, otherwise known as the Queen of Fractional HR, is author of The Revolution of Work: F*ck the Patriarchy and the Workplace It Built, and is also CEO and Founder of Fike + Co, a multi-million-dollar consulting firm that specializes in interim or Fractional People, HR, and Talent Executive Leadership with companies that are experiencing growth, scale, transition, or transformation. Anessa has led more than a dozen startups and organizations as Chief People Officer and has worked with more than 110 organizations globally including NPR, Niche, and Uber. Anessa has become an industry leader on all things People and Talent - you can catch her fire content on LinkedIn! - and she has also won many HR awards, including Most Inclusive HR Influencer. Anessa has been a product advisor for multiple HR Tech companies, been a keynote and panel speaker at regional and national conferences, been a guest on many industry podcasts, and is an IDEA Practitioner with NASA. She is also on the Board of Advisors for NC Tech and on the Leadership Council for the National Small Business Association. Her mission – and the mission of Fike + Co – is to help companies build or course correct to create workplace cultures that allow ALL humans to thrive.
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