The Major Challenges Facing DE&I in the Workplace, with Felizitas Lichtenberg

<p>In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast I'm joined by Felizitas Lichtenberg to discuss the biggest challenges facing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, as well as how SumUp link their DE&amp;I and ESG strategies to support education for unemployed youth and minority groups and her top advice for DE&amp;I Leaders entering the role for the first time.</p><p>Felizitas Lichtenberg is the Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion (and working on Sustainability) at SumUp. She is an expert in systemic transactional analysis and change management. She has Eurasian roots and lived in Germany, USA, France and UK. Felizitas has a commercial background and experience in driving diversity and inclusion on a local and global level at Vodafone and most recently SumUp.</p><p><br></p><p>👉 Subscribe to HR Leaders: http://bit.ly/2wFkCEq</p><p>🎙️ Listen on your favourite platform: https://art19.com/shows/hr-leaders-podcast</p><p>👤 Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisraineyhr</p><p><br></p><p><strong>This episode of the HR Leaders Podcast is brought to you by our friends at HiredScore.</strong></p><p>What if we could help you say goodbye to the old HR world of disconnected tech stacks, never-ending change management, reactive processes, and complex workflows?&nbsp;</p><p>Hired Score’s talent orchestration technology, powered by AI, lets you do more with less by connecting and powering your existing and future tech stack. Download their white paper on why automation, why now, and, where HR leaders should begin. <a href="https://info.hiredscore.com/hrleaderspodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://info.hiredscore.com/hrleaderspodcast</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode highlights</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80xVZq0HeR0&amp;t=0s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">00:00</a> Intro</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80xVZq0HeR0&amp;t=160s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">02:40</a> Felizitas' journey to Global Head o