Creating Equitable Spaces with Madison Butler

The guest this time is Madison Butler, Chief Experience Officer at Grav, Founder at Blue Haired Unicorn, an outspoken diversity and inclusion advocate, and a culture queen!With a background in talent development and attraction paired with a deep knowledge of DEI and culture, Madison's work is focused on creating equitable spaces and creating scalable strategies to achieve psychological safety. She is an outspoken advocate for mental health, removing the stigma around trauma, DEI and the ability to be "human at work". She is passionate about facilitating hard conversations through storytelling, data, and "tough empathy".Questions for Madison include:As a prominent advocate for diversity both in life and on social media, why do you believe many companies still face challenges building diverse workforces?Why don't more leaders embrace the value of a more diverse workforce? What three key areas should companies prioritize this year to advance diversity and inclusion efforts?Should 'toxic' but high-performing employees keep their jobs? You've mentioned that the concept of "culture fit" is misleading—could you elaborate on why you believe this?AI is being increasingly used in the sourcing and hiring stages of the employee lifecycle. What are the risks to DEI of relying on AI? We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here.Follow us on LinkedInSubscribe to our newsletterCheck out our in-person events