General Motors: Becoming the Most Inclusive Company in the World - Episode 62

Our guest is Ken Barrett - Global Chief of Diversity at General Motors.

As General Motors’ first Global Chief of Diversity, Ken Barrett leads GM’s diversity and inclusion portfolio, which includes workforce diversity strategy, empowering employee resource groups, and fostering an inclusive culture that promotes diversity of thought to help GM compete and win in the marketplace.

Prior to joining GM, Barrett, a retired Navy Captain, served as the Under Secretary of Defense’s acting director of the Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity in Washington, D.C. He also served five years of award-winning performance as the U.S. Navy's Diversity Director, where he achieved historic levels of minority and female officer additions - a challenging shift from a previous dont ask dont tell mentality around LGBTQ+ in the forces. He also led transformational work-life balance initiatives. 

In this episode of Scaling Culture, Ron and Ken discuss:

• GM's mission to become the most inclusive company in the world and some practices that keep them accountable 
• How to measure inclusion and GM’s 8 metrics
• Some hiring practices to attract from a diverse candidate pool  

For more information about Ken Barrett, please connect with him on LinkedIn.

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