What is diversity? How can we be more inclusive? And what does bias have to do with either? In our new podcast series, Breaking Bias, we want to “break the bias” by interviewing D&I experts to uncover the positive outcomes of a more diversity- and inclusion-driven world, workplace and organization.

Breaking Bias: The Deloitte Podcast for Diversity & Inclusion

In this episode, we spoke to Robert Franken, Digital & Diversity Activist. He tells us about how transformation, diversity and inclusion interact with one another and what prevents companies from successfully implementing a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategy. We talk about barriers and patterns that should be observed by companies to effectively implement a DEI strategy.

Episode #3: Robert Franken on Transformation and D&I

In episode number four, we spoke to Branch Manager and Head of Asset Servicing, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and CEE at Bank of New York Mellon, Katherine Stark. This inspiring episode covers how Katherine translated her passion for D&I and particularly for female empowerment into her workplace. In addition, we chatted about how BNY Mellon has managed to break the trend and achieve high female representation in leadership positions at their international investment management company.

Episode #4: Katherine Starks on bringing her D&I passion to work

In our fifth episode, we talked to outspoken champion for LGBTQ+ rights in Germany, founder and CEO of UHLALA Group, Stuart Cameron. We discussed the challenges of the LGBTQ+ community, especially those at work. Stuart shared his expertise in providing concrete ways all of us can help improve the workplace for the LGBTQ+ community including why he finds mandating a Diversity Quota necessary.

Episode #5: Stuart Cameron on LGBTQ+ in Germany

This month we spoke with Dr. Abir Haddad, a doctor of law, lecturer at the University of Cologne and Legal Advisor for the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat in Bonn. Learn about the challenges she faced as a woman with an immigrant background and how she is working with her network for multicultural women lawyers to promote multicultural diversity.

Episode #6: Dr. Abir Haddad on gender, migratory background and the law

In today's episode of the Deloitte Breaking Bias Podcast, we welcome Magdalena Rogl, Head of Digital Channels at Microsoft Germany. Learn from Magdalena why educational discrimination is a big problem, how to make people aware of their privileges and why it is important to Magdalena and Microsoft as a company to use inclusive language and barrier-free communication when it comes to diversity and inclusion.

Episode #7: Magdalena Rogl on educational discrimination, privileges, inclusive language and barrier

In today's episode of the Deloitte Breaking Bias Podcast, we talk to Janis McDavid, Speaker and LinkedIn Changemaker. In this episode, learn how to live your best life despite apparent disadvantages, how best to approach a person with a disability, and how to make the seemingly impossible possible with a lot of willpower. Janis McDavid talks about how, with the help of the Charta der Vielfalt and other organisations, he is working to raise the visibility of people with disabilities, contributing to a diverse and inclusive world where the characteristics that make us different do not make us different.

Episode #8: Janis McDavid on the treatment of people with disabilities

Undisputedly, SAP is one of the leading German companies in its commitment to diversity and inclusion in the world of work and in society. One of the leaders for this success is Cawa Yonousi, who went from refugee to Head of People SAP Germany and member of the Executive Board. In our new Deloitte Breaking Bias podcast episode, we talk to him about his commitment to D&I in and outside of SAP. Find out here which projects Cawa and his team are initiating for a better culture. Because D&I is not to be seen as a business case, it is much more than this.

Episode #9: Cawa Younosi on D&I people with a migration background

In our introductory episode, we introduce you to Anemone Paleko and Alireza Assobar, the two Hosts of the Deloitte Breaking Bias Podcast and Dorothea Schmidt, Partner at Deloitte and head of Deloitte Consulting’s diversity and inclusion initiative. We talk about the motivation for starting such a podcast, its importance for Deloitte, other companies and society as a whole, how we want to shape this podcast and what you can expect in the upcoming episodes.

Episode #0: Breaking Bias – Introducing the Deloitte Deutschland podcast on diversity & inclusion

Many of us have had a particular experience that became the shaping force behind our commitment to a more diverse and inclusive society. In our first episode, we interview Dr. Elisabeth Denison, the Chief People Officer for Deloitte Germany, and hear her speak about her personal case for D&I and how this arose only after she came back to work in the DACH market after having worked for years abroad in Asia and North America as an investment banker. Hear about Dr. Denison’s opinion on the practical implementation of greater diversity and the prerequisites.

Episode #1: Breaking Bias – A Chief People Officer story on “why" D&I

This month the Breaking Bias podcast team welcomed Isabelle Hoyer, founder and CEO of PANDA Women Leadership Network and most recently, Employers for Equality, a program for gender equality and diversity. Isabelle was recognized in 2020 as a LinkedIn Top Voice and spoke to us about how Germany measures up to other nations in empowering women into boardrooms and how important full inclusion in the workplace is.

Breaking Bias Podcast - Interview mit Isabelle Hoyer

Episode #2: Isabelle Hoyer on how Germany stacks up in diversity & inclusion

In unseren Podcasts sprechen wir mit Experten über aktuelle Zukunftsthemen – Wie gelingt die Digitale Transformation? Wie sind neue Geschäftsmodelle eigentlich bilanziell abzubilden? Wie und wo werden wir arbeiten? Und wie kann ein Miteinander von Mensch und Maschine funktionieren?

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