Taking Action to Fix a Toxic Workplace With Lauren Golanty & Kit Chaskin

Lauren Golanty works with brands and organizations to turn their purpose-driven efforts into movements, as the Senior Director of Partnerships at Public Good. She spent 20 years in the professional services sector and now seeks to revolutionize that industry and others with the Safe at Work Policy, a Fast Company 2022 World-Changing Idea. Lauren now seeks to engage a massive community of people, particularly women, in the movement to change the workplace for the better. Episode Highlights: Lauren’s background and how she got into finance. (2:37) Why people are not reporting sexual harassment in the workplace. (6:27) How does a relationship with an individual who has gone through a traumatic experience flourish? (8:50) The toxic five reasons why people leave their jobs. (14:19) Why is there so much politics in the workplace? (16:11) What is the biggest problem with the current system? (20:22) The risk of an employee being harmed is different for every company. (23:07) How do we protect the people that make our business successful? (28:25) You can have a toxic workplace if you don’t take action to fix it. (30:58) Key Takeaway: "We had a system that worked and was standard, but as time went on, it became flawed and didn't work for everyone, especially women. Therefore, it is now in our hands to challenge it once more and refuse to be satisfied with it until it is suitable for all." Resources: Lauren's LinkedIn Lauren's Website Kit's LinkedIn Kit's Website Kit's Twitter