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Can diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives truly be both a moral imperative and a financial boon for businesses?Join us in a compelling conversation with Paolo Gaudiano, a former aerospace engineer turned DEI advocate, as he unravels the intricacies of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Despite his conventional background as a white, cisgender, heterosexual male, Paolo offers a transformative perspective on how leveraging privilege can bridge cultural gaps and foster a more inclusive workplace. Discover why DEI efforts face resistance and how they can be reshaped to yield both ethical and financial rewards.  Memorable Quotes:"Inclusion is what you do, diversity is what you get, equity is what you want.""If we can convince leaders that they can make more money by treating people better, then I think there is a chance to do that."  Key Points: Paolo Gaudiano's unconventional journey from aerospace engineering to DEI advocacy.The significance of using privilege responsibly to foster change.Understanding and addressing resistance to DEI initiatives.The business case for equity and how inclusivity enhances financial performance.The importance of focusing on inclusion over diversity metrics.  Chapter Breakdown: (0:00:04) - The Impact of DEI Initiatives(0:10:53) - Privilege, Understanding, and Collaboration(0:19:51) - Addressing Resistance to DEI Initiatives(0:31:44) - The Business Case for Equity(0:35:28) - Refocusing DI Initiatives for Success(0:44:01) - Promoting Growth and Success Through PodcastsLearn more about Paolo and order his book today https://www.aleria.tech/mibookLearn more about Dr. mOe's services and books on her website www.drmOeAnderson.comFollow her on socials!  @drmOeandersonElevate your public speaking skills with her 1x1 coaching or online Public Speaking Masterclass.Want to feature your business on this podcast or book Dr. mOe for a speaking engagement?  Contact her today! info@drmoeanderson.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/perpetual-moetion-with-dr-moe-anderson--5831364/support.

Send us a textWhat if improving company profits and creating a more diverse workforce weren't competing goals but complementary ones? Paolo Gaudiano, founder of DEI tech company Aleria, flips conventional wisdom on its head with his revolutionary approach to workplace inclusion.With advanced degrees in aerospace engineering and neuroscience, Paolo brings a unique analytical perspective to diversity challenges. "I like to joke that I'm the white elephant in the room," he shares, acknowledging his unusual position as a white, cisgender, heterosexual man working in DEI. Yet this perspective, combined with his computational expertise, has allowed him to develop groundbreaking methodologies for measuring inclusion and its financial impact.Paolo's mantra—"inclusion is what you do and diversity is what you get"—perfectly encapsulates his philosophy. Rather than focusing primarily on diversity metrics, which can create zero-sum game perceptions and fuel backlash, his approach prioritizes building inclusive environments where everyone can succeed. This subtle shift produces dramatic results: companies naturally become more diverse while avoiding the perception of discrimination or favoritism.The financial stakes couldn't be higher. Through Aleria's innovative calculator, Paolo has demonstrated that companies typically lose 20-30% of their net profits through poor inclusion practices. By measuring how different identity groups experience the workplace and quantifying the productivity and turnover costs associated with exclusionary behaviors, organizations can make data-driven decisions about inclusion initiatives with clear ROI.Paolo's book, "Measuring Inclusion: Higher Profits and Happier People Without Guesswork or Backlash," provides a blueprint for this revolutionary approach. In an era where DEI efforts face political scrutiny and corporate hesitation, his methodology offers a path forward that transcends political divides by focusing on universal business goals and human needs.Ready to transform your approach to workplace inclusion while boosting your bottom line? Discover how treating all employees equally isn't just the right thing to do—it's also the profitable thing to do.www.aleria.comWant to be a guest on Living the Dream with Curveball? Send Curtis Jackson a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1628631536976x919760049303001600

In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, we dive deep into the science of inclusion with Paolo Gaudiano, a former aerospace engineer turned DEI expert. Paolo, the author of Measuring Inclusion: Higher Profits and Happier People Without Guesswork or Backlash, breaks down how businesses can quantify the impact of inclusion, avoid common DEI pitfalls, and boost their bottom line. He shares compelling analogies, including why just hiring for diversity isn't enough—and how creating a truly inclusive environment is what leads to real business success. If you're a leader, entrepreneur, or professional looking to make smarter, data-driven business decisions about diversity, this episode is for you!   About the Guest:   Paolo Gaudiano is the President of Aleria, a DEI tech company, and an adjunct professor at NYU Stern. With a background spanning neuroscience, AI, and corporate strategy, Paolo has dedicated himself to shifting the DEI conversation from soft talk to hard data. His TEDx talk on inclusion was featured on the main TED platform, and his book is a must-read for leaders navigating today's complex workplace dynamics.   Key Takeaways:   ✔️ Inclusion is the Foundation – Diversity is the result, but inclusion is the key action businesses must take to improve retention and performance.✔️ Measure Inclusion, Not Just Diversity – Simply hiring more diverse employees doesn't work if they don't feel included. Retention and workplace experiences matter.✔️ The Cost of Exclusion is Real – Companies lose money when employees leave due to non-inclusive environments.✔️ Data > Guesswork – Leaders need quantifiable methods to track inclusion, not just policies and quotas.✔️ Avoiding Backlash – The DEI backlash is fueled by misconceptions; businesses must frame inclusion as a business strategy, not just a moral cause.   Connect with Paolo Gaudiano:  

Measuring Inclusion and DEI Backlash is more critical than ever as organizations navigate the complexities of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In this insightful conversation, Paolo Gaudiano—author of Measuring Inclusion and a leader in DEI research—breaks down the meaning of inclusion and inclusive society, the business case for DEI, and why companies struggle with diversity backlash in the workplace.Many leaders wonder: How do we measure inclusion effectively? Is DEI really causing reverse discrimination? What's the financial impact of inclusive policies? In this episode, Paolo Gaudiano addresses these pressing questions and provides actionable strategies backed by DEI and meritocracy research and his groundbreaking inclusion metrics for companies.If you're searching for practical ways to make DEI work in a corporate setting, struggling with measuring backlash, or curious about the real financial impact of diversity and inclusion in business, this episode will provide the clarity you need.To check out Paolo's book, “Measuring Inclusion: Higher profits and happier people, without guesswork or backlash”, visit: https://amzn.to/3DEJYZlTo check out Paolo's TED talk, “What DEI Gets Wrong — and How to Do It Right” with over 57k views, visit: https://youtu.be/mz_4QLvz2HM?si=FWO01VDlyL7v0RCm#MeasuringInclusion #DEIBacklash #DiversityAndInclusion #BusinessCaseForDEI #PaoloGaudiano #InclusionMetrics #DEIMeritocracy #WorkplaceDiversity #InclusionMatters #DEIResearchDisclaimer: Not advice. Educational purposes only. Not an endorsement for or against. Results not vetted. Views of the guests do not represent those of the host or show.To check out the YouTube (video podcast), visit: https://www.youtube.com/@drchrisloomdphdClick here to join PodMatch (the "AirBNB" of Podcasting): https://www.joinpodmatch.com/drchrisloomdphdEnhance your productions through Descript (affiliate): https://get.descript.com/gaei637mutikCheck out TubeBuddy, the all-in-one platform that helps you grow and scale your YouTube channel (affiliate): https://www.tubebuddy.com/pricing?a=FinancialFreedomPodcastClick here to check out our Amazon product of the day (affiliate): https://amzn.to/3ZLseCCWe couldn't do it without the support of our listeners. To help support the show:CashApp- https://cash.app/$drchrisloomdphdVenmo- https://account.venmo.com/u/Chris-Loo-4Spotify- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/christopher-loo/supportBuy Me a Coffee- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chrisJxClick here to schedule a 1-on-1 private coaching call: https://www.drchrisloomdphd.com/book-onlineClick here to check out our bookstore, e-courses, and workshops: https://www.drchrisloomdphd.com/shopClick here to purchase my books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2PaQn4pFor audiobooks, visit: https://www.audible.com/author/Christopher-H-Loo-MD-PhD/B07WFKBG1FFollow our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/chL1357Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/drchrisloomdphdFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thereal_drchrislooFollow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thereal_drchrislooFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drchrisloomddphdFollow our Blog: https://www.drchrisloomdphd.com/blogFollow the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3NkM6US7cjsiAYTBjWGdx6?si=1da9d0a17be14d18Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://substack.com/@drchrisloomdphd1Subscribe to our Medium newsletter: https://medium.com/@drchrisloomdphdSubscribe to our LinkedIn newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=6992935013231071233Subscribe to our email list: https://financial-freedom-podcast-with-dr-loo.kit.com/Thank you to all of our sponsors and advertisers that help support the show!Financial Freedom for Physicians, Copyright 2025

Measuring Inclusion: Higher profits and happier people, without guesswork or backlash by Paolo Gaudiano Amazon.com Aleria.tech Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is under fire, but attracting and retaining talent is more important than ever. This book introduces an entirely new approach to DEI, showing how and why measuring inclusion is the key for organizations to enjoy higher performance and greater employee satisfaction, without causing any backlash. Measuring Inclusion offers step-by-step directions, sample data, and real-world case studies to help you make meaningful and sustainable improvements in employee recruitment, engagement, productivity, and retention. You will learn to quantify, track, and estimate the financial ROI of your organization's DEI efforts just as you do with every other business activity―and in the process make your organization more successful and increasingly welcoming for everyone. "A more strategic, data-informed approach to DEI." - Tiffani Wollbrinck, Global Talent Management and Development, Levi Strauss & Co "Practical, measurable strategies that tie directly to business performance." - Kirsty Devine, Head of US HR and Global Projects, The Financial Times "The analytical framework practitioners have been looking for in the area of DEI." - Silke Muenster, Former Chief Diversity Officer, Philip Morris International "A crucial counterpoint to the current backlash against DEI, providing a data-driven justification for why these efforts are essential for business success." - Jennifer Brown, Keynote Speaker and WSJ best-selling author, How to be an Inclusive Leader A former professor with degrees in mathematics, aerospace engineering, and neuroscience, Paolo Gaudiano is an entrepreneur, a teacher, a prolific writer, and a sought-after speaker. His work transforms how people think about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and what they do about it, with the ultimate goal of making our society more inclusive and equitable while driving greater economic benefits for everyone. About the author With degrees in Applied Mathematics, Aerospace Engineering, and Computational Neuroscience, Paolo Gaudiano jokes that he had literally done rocket science and brain surgery before turning to a really hard problem: how to create companies that have happier employees while making more money. A former tenured professor turned entrepreneur, Paolo is Chief Scientist of Aleria, President of ARC, Adjunct at NYU Stern School of Business, and Chairman of the annual Diversity & Inclusion Research Conference. These activities combine Paolo's decades of experience in business, technology, and academia, to transform how people think about DEI and what they do about it, with the ultimate goal of making our society more inclusive and equitable.

Measuring Inclusion: Higher profits and happier people, without guesswork or backlash. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is under fire, but attracting and retaining talent is more important than ever. This book introduces an entirely new approach to DEI, showing how and why measuring inclusion is the key for organizations to enjoy higher performance and greater employee satisfaction, without causing any backlash.Measuring Inclusion offers step-by-step directions, sample data, and real-world case studies to help you make meaningful and sustainable improvements in employee recruitment, engagement, productivity, and retention.You will learn to quantify, track, and estimate the financial ROI of your organization's DEI efforts just as you do with every other business activity―and in the process make your organization more successful and increasingly welcoming for everyone."A more strategic, data-informed approach to DEI." - Tiffani Wollbrinck, Global Talent Management and Development, Levi Strauss & Co"Practical, measurable strategies that tie directly to business performance." - Kirsty Devine, Head of US HR and Global Projects, The Financial Times"The analytical framework practitioners have been looking for in the area of DEI." - Silke Muenster, Former Chief Diversity Officer, Philip Morris International"A crucial counterpoint to the current backlash against DEI, providing a data-driven justification for why these efforts are essential for business success." - Jennifer Brown, Keynote Speaker and WSJ best-selling author, How to be an Inclusive LeaderA former professor with degrees in mathematics, aerospace engineering, and neuroscience, Paolo Gaudiano is an entrepreneur, a teacher, a prolific writer, and a sought-after speaker. His work transforms how people think about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and what they do about it, with the ultimate goal of making our society more inclusive and equitable while driving greater economic benefits for everyone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Social entrepreneur Paolo Gaudiano explains why many companies are taking the wrong approach to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives — by overly focusing on one thing. To avoid backlash and costly turnover, he shows the key change leaders can make to create thriving, equitable workplaces while also increasing profits. After the talk, Modupe shares how she incorporates these learnings into the classroom. 

Social entrepreneur Paolo Gaudiano explains why many companies are taking the wrong approach to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives — by overly focusing on one thing. To avoid backlash and costly turnover, he shows the key change leaders can make to create thriving, equitable workplaces while also increasing profits.

Social entrepreneur Paolo Gaudiano explains why many companies are taking the wrong approach to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives — by overly focusing on one thing. To avoid backlash and costly turnover, he shows the key change leaders can make to create thriving, equitable workplaces while also increasing profits.

Social entrepreneur Paolo Gaudiano explains why many companies are taking the wrong approach to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives — by overly focusing on one thing. To avoid backlash and costly turnover, he shows the key change leaders can make to create thriving, equitable workplaces while also increasing profits.

The different people, cultures, and ideas stitched throughout the fabric of your organization are at the end of the day your most powerful assets. Your workplace has the capacity to embrace all parts of these powerful differences, and the CEOs who recognize this truth will have a competitive advantage moving into the future of work.    CEOs who sponsor their organization's DEIB commitments say the need for these programs is stronger than ever given the stubbornly persistent inequities that create challenges to recruit top talent – including younger generations that demand working at organizations committed to building belonging at work.   Over the past 3 years, many workplaces have made significant investments to establish and advance their DEIB commitments. Sadly, some of these efforts have lost momentum, primarily due to politicians, courts, and sometimes customers challenging this work with false claims. These claims overlook over four decades of research and case studies underscoring the significant return on investment DEIB programs deliver to improve a company's profits, employee engagement, and customer loyalty.   The increasing polarization of DEIB interventions spawns new and unexpected challenges, which is why we are hosting this very important conversation with Paolo Gaudiano. Paolo is the Founder and Chief Scientist of Aleria, an impact startup that measures inclusion to help organizations have happier employees and superior financial performance – without guesswork or backlash.     Together, our conversation supports DEIB professionals, along with other executives, and those on their way to joining us, by offering practical strategies to diffuse today's backlash. Topics explored during this episode include: --Paolo's calling to write his forthcoming book, “Measuring Inclusion: Higher Profits & Happier People, Without Guesswork or Backlash.” --The power of metrics capable of measuring the impact of DEIB interventions to help diffuse backlash and inform a strategic and beneficial approach that centers the workforce. --The harms anti-DEIB legislation inflicts upon good business practices and employee morale, and how DEIB professionals can proactively respond to the backlash that left unchecked harms progress. Savor this insightful talk, and if you're looking for more ways to connect with inspiring leaders like Paolo, be sure to join the Belonging Membership Community – a community of leaders committed to advancing their DEIB goals while practicing community care. Members have the unique opportunity to engage with our guests 1:1 after our podcast recordings where they can participate in a private Q&A session with our guest. https://www.linkedin.com/in/pgaudiano https://www.aleria.tech/   To learn more about the Belonging Membership Community, please visit: www.belongingmembershipcommunity.com. And now…let's jump into today's conversation…  

“Let's not focus on just the number of representations, let's focus on creating an environment where everyone has an equal chance to succeed, the numbers will then work themselves out. We would truly have the best people in the best positions instead of advantaged privileged white men who might have advanced in their career because of privilege they didn't even see, and that leads to the disparities that we see.” In Episode 29, I am joined by Paolo Gaudiano, Co-Founder and President at Aleria Research Corporation, and Chief Scientist at Aleria, to debunk the myths commonly associated with DEI. He is on a mission to help organisations become more inclusive, diverse, equitable, and successful. Notwithstanding, he is Chair and co-organizer of the annual Diversity and Inclusion Research Conference, and also writes about DEI on Forbes. Paolo shares the sophisticated simulation he has designed to capture the complex scenarios of organisational life and how bias leads to some inevitable outcomes. We explore the common DEI myths and backlash from majority groups and he explains why the support and investment of leadership is so critical to DEI success. Paolo's interest in DEI is evident in his career journey, which has spanned over three decades in interdisciplinary research, teaching, entrepreneurship, consulting, public speaking, and writing. Through his work, he noticed that there was a huge gap between the experiences that people described based on their diverse identities and the solutions. Paolo's passion for DEI is based on his desire to change the way people think of DEI, quantifying the links between individual behaviour and organisational outcomes. Through his research on measuring inclusion, Paolo identified two universal themes: • Respect or the lack thereof is by far the most common issue that causes people to feel uncomfortable and excluded at work. • Women, in all the different types of organisations (global, domestic, small or large) feel more exclusion than men. And this leads to a greater turnover of women and a tendency to ‘truncate their career'. Later in our discussion, he explains, the ‘zero-sum' mindset gives rise to sentiments whereby the white majority feel that they are being pushed out. Particularly, he advises organisations to steer clear of the obsessive focus on increasing numerical representation of diverse individuals as those individuals will end up leaving when they feel excluded. Instead, there should be a focus on creating an inclusive environment where everyone has an equal chance to succeed. On this basis, he offers advice on why leaders should treat DEI as their number one priority. As he rightly explains, leaders should focus on understanding the impact of diversifying their human assets, they should know how to optimise it to get more efficiency out of it, as they do other assets in their company, such as financial and marketing assets. Lastly, Paolo speaks on the unique discomfort he faces when trying to balance the viewpoints of those who share similar diversity characteristics to him but have different views on DEI, to those who aren't but are being faced with injustice. He explains trying to ensure that he addresses the issue in a way that will acknowledge the difficulties of each side, but also making them aware of the other perspective in a way that is not shaming or challenging their beliefs. Links: Paolo can be found on LinkedIn at Paolo Gaudiano. For more from Aleria, visit their website at: https://www.aleria.tech For more from Aleria Research Corporation, visit their website at: https://www.aleriaresearch.org To hear Why Care? episodes first, sign up to our newsletter here, and you can find more from us at Avenir via our LinkTree here.

Third Act crossed a big milestone — 60 episodes and still going strong with fabulous guests! On today's show, Liz talks with Third Act producers Lexie Banks and Evelyn Wong about what they've learned from the show's guests, their favorite episodes and who their dream third act guest would be. Liz also talks about what she's learned from guests Bradley Schurmann, Michael Clinton, Lori Trawinski, Stela Lupushor, Chip Conley, and Paolo Gaudiano about aging and, of course, what's happening with her third act!

How do you measure something invisible, like inclusion? How do you pave the way for accountability and change, inside organizations, both big and small? Stela Lupushor from ReFrame.Work and Paolo Gaudiano from Aleria talk to us about the next level of workforce analytics that goes beyond diversity indicators, and how the latest research shows how looking at exclusion dynamics is one of the keys to unlocking new quantifiable ways to measure inclusion.

Today Liz talks with Paolo Gaudiano -   The DEI Data Scientist.   How does a guy who studied Aerospace Engineering connect the dots to lead the field of simulation modeling to determine Inclusion? As a college student, Paolo Gaudiano took a class on the cognitive functions of the brain which led to a lifelong academic and professional interest in neural networks, AI and statistical modeling.  While working for Icosystems doing simulation modeling, Paolo had the opportunity to look at why inner city kids in Baltimore dropped out of high school.  The experience of working with these kids made Paolo realize how privileged he was as a white, cisgender male.  He subsequently devoted his life's work to DEI, specifically looking at the issues of inclusion, which he believes most companies don't understand.  Today he combines academic research, with both a nonprofit and for profit company to advance the mission of improving DEI in companies.

Building upon more than three decades of interdisciplinary research, teaching, entrepreneurship, consulting, public speaking and writing, in late 2015 I embarked on a mission to use everything I have learned to revolutionize the way people think about Diversity & Inclusion, and what they do about it. Since that time, I have taken a three-pronged approach that combines a software startup (Aleria) to help corporations understand how being more inclusive drives greater performance and employee satisfaction, a non-profit (ARC) that leverages scientific research to drive greater inclusion and equality across many societal issues, and an academic research center (QSDI) that conducts core D&I research using our unique, human-centric computer simulations. Outside of these three organizations, I am also co-organizer of the annual Diversity & Inclusion Research Conference and I write about D&I on Forbes.com.

Tom Waterhouse in conversation with complexity scientist, interdisciplinarian, entrepreneur, teacher and serendipitist, Paolo Gaudiano.

My guest today is Paolo Gaudiano. He is all things Diversity and Inclusion. He has a startup, Aleria, a non-profit, Aleria Research Corporation, and the Quantitative Studies of Diversity and Inclusion initiative. We talked about all three endeavors, and of course how public speaking figures into them. Check out Aleria at aleria.tech TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

I am so excited to be here with my friend Paolo Gaudiano. He’s the CEO of Aleria, President of Aleria research, and the Executive Director of Quantitative Studies of Diversity and Inclusion at the City College of New York. He has decades of experience in business, technology, and academia to transform how people think about diversity and what to do about it, with the ultimate goal to make our society more inclusive and equitable. He’s a public speaker and contributor to Forbes, and today we have the great joy of having him on Uplifting Impact. In our conversation, he shares his journey to DEI work as a white male, the research he does, how he shows up in spaces as someone committed to doing DEI work, and how other white people can start doing it on an individual level. Topics in this episode The relationship between what happens to an individual within an organization, and what happens to the organization as a whole Just focusing on data has a lot of flaws.It doesn’t represent what has happened in the past You’re only seeing things at the population level. It doesn’t provide details on the experience of individuals Diversity takes years of change before it can be reflected in the data Inclusion is invisible. You don’t notice it until you are excluded from something. Categories through which inclusivity is measured:Workplace interactions Promotion and career advancement The ability to access information within your company Recognition Ways to naturally add diversity and inclusion to your life: Attending cultural events Literature Social media What you do outside of the office translates to what happens at the office Learning to appreciate the differences without trying to integrate and assimilate. Paolo’s Literature Recommendations Kindred by Octavia Butler Fledgling by Octavia Butler Toni Morrison The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Contact Info Email: paolo@aleria.tech Paolo’s articles on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/search/?q=gaudiano#6dcdab60279f I am so glad to have Paolo on the show and to be able to connect with him and share the work he’s doing. I can’t wait to see how it continues to evolve and the impact it’s going to have on the entire sector. If we work together we can have a much more diverse, equitable, and inclusive world. We just have to do it. So let’s do it! 

Paolo Gaudiano is Executive Director of the Center for the Quantitative Studies of Diversity and Inclusion at the City College of New York, and Founder and CEO of Aleria which helps organizations plan, execute and measure the impact of diversity & inclusion initiatives.

In episode 7, we want to honor Martin Luther King Jr by talking about the importance of diverse thought in the workplace, how employers can build a diverse workforce, and how that translates to your ability to LAND THAT JOB. Having a diverse workforce has accelerated the growth of Distinctive Workforce Solutions directly. Find out how diversity is proven to help your business or your job hunt directly! Listen to the end for our Daily Connection moment where our CEO gives you an insight on the hottest job markets and real job openings today. If you’d like to apply or have your job opening featured on the show, email jobs@dwsworldwide.com or visit distinctivepersonnel.com. Mentioned in today’s episode: Glassdoor, Forbes writer Paolo Gaudiano.

Diversity and inclusion are buzz words today in both the for-profit and nonprofit worlds.  But what exactly do those two words mean when it comes to your organization? And how can you become even more inclusive and equitable in your leadership?  Author and researcher Paolo Gaudiano is my guest today and he will address these topics. […]

Paolo Gaudiano has more than 25 years of interdisciplinary research, teaching, entrepreneurship, consulting, public speaking and writing experience. He recently embarked on a mission to use everything he has learned to revolutionize the way people think about Diversity & Inclusion, and what they do about it.  Today we discuss: What are biases How are they used? Are they positive or negative? How can a social engineer use biases? You can follow Paolo on his twitter account: https://twitter.com/aleriapbc or his company Aleria PBC Paolo recommended a few books this month: The Diversity Advantage: Fixing Gender Inequality In The Workplace by Ruchika Tulshyan The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas  When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson 

In this episode, Haley interviews entrepreneur, teacher and visionary, Paolo Gaudiano, who applies complexity thinking to all aspects of his work and life. He is the President and Chief Technology Officer at Icosystem, which is an inspirational organization that combines expertise in human behavior & decision-making with simulation and optimization techniques inspired by complexity science and biology to build predictive analytics solutions. Paolo is also a professor at CCNY and a Forbes contributing author of a blog called, The Complexity of Diversity.

In this episode, Angie and Haley welcome the new year and get excited about their upcoming series on the complexity of leadership. They also introduce upcoming guests, Scott Jancy and Paolo Gaudiano, and share their responses to the question: “how did you become interested in complexity?”