The Journey Toward Authentically Inclusive Workplaces

Whatever you do won’t be enough, try anyway. -Barack Obama More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net What does inclusivity in the workplace mean?  Are businesses and organizations truly making authentic changes to be inclusive?  In this episode, we talk with Nick Alm, co-founder of Mossier, which helps organizations recruit and retain LGBTQ+ talent and advances LGBTQ+ employment equity across generations and borders.   In our rich conversation today we talk about the work Mossier does to help businesses and organizations not only recruit but retain LGTBQ+ talent, the need for trust to be built with employers and LGBTQIA2S+ job seekers. In this episode we:  Hear about Nick’s background and the history and founding of Mossier  Understand some of the challenges to workplaces given 46% of LGBTQIA2S+ report they still work ‘in the closet’ due to a lack of a supportive environment Learn about how leaders can work to create inclusive workplaces by starting to rebuilding trust with the LGBTQIA+ employees Listen to Nick describe how Mossier helps businesses and organizations not only recruit but retain LGBTQIA2S+ talent Discover some of the system-level elements in organizations that need to be addressed to provide inclusive and safe workplaces and how Mossier supports organizations in that challenging work  Hear how COVID has impacted Mossier business model and what changes it has made in the last year Discover how data is not always an indicator of leaders’ efforts to promote inclusive workplaces  Learn Nick’s suggestions for social change leaders to remain authentic and have an impact  More About Nick Alm and Mossier Nick (they/them) grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota. While pursuing a degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Minnesota, they co-founded The Carlson School’s first undergraduate LGBTI student organization. Through this group, they developed a passion for advancing conversations about the LGBTQ community in corporate America, as well as globally.  Nick co-founded Mossier in order to help organizations recruit and retain LGBTQ+ talent, and utilize the revenue to LGBTQ grantees in East Africa. To date, Mossier has funded and supported ten LGBTQ-owned businesses within the tourism and agriculture space.  Learn more about Mossier here.