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      <image:caption>Based on my assessment, I advise senior leaders by providing specific recommendations based on identifiable gaps in the organization’s infrastructure. Through honest, and sometimes difficult, conversations, we draw your attention to necessary steps you can take to ensure that your workplace is more diverse and inclusive.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Collaborating with key stakeholders, we develop a clear and actionable plan that can be assimilated into all geographical units of the organization. I work with you to define the plan, which includes specifying goals, strategy, staffing, contingency plans, and identifying risks.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I identify milestones and required tasks. I measure, track, and analyze the effectiveness of all initiatives to report on progress and identify opportunities for future areas of focus. And I establish buy-in and transparency by ensuring that all new strategies being implemented are clearly and consistently communicated throughout the organization.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I review your organization’s leadership, vision, mission, values, communication, hiring practices, and policies, in order to establish a baseline for moving forward. This process helps to uncover blind spots and reveal opportunities for growth as you seek to build an organization that is representative of the world in which we live and the customer base you seek to serve.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Carolyn Rhodes | Founder &amp; DEI Consultant</image:title>
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      <image:title>Speaking - Carolyn’s “What’s Next?” series includes critical conversations on topics such as: The true impact of building meaningful and authentic relationships Moving beyond traditional corporate leadership structures to better connect with the day-to-day employee experience How leaders can take a more humanistic approach Building and sustaining an organization identity outside of times of racial crises The importance of incentivizing employees to be engaged in the work Engagement strategies - not surveys! - that work at every level to make more inclusive decisions</image:title>
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