{"id":4261,"date":"2021-07-23T11:02:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T15:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/?p=4261"},"modified":"2023-12-12T14:56:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T19:56:28","slug":"dei-and-innovation-with-sharon-delaney-mccloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/dei-and-innovation-with-sharon-delaney-mccloud\/","title":{"rendered":"DEI and Innovation: Building Innovative Teams, with Sharon Delaney McCloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Organizations that embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion are proven to be fundamentally more efficient, profitable, and successful while creating a unified culture. The Winning With Diversity podcast will help you unlock workplace excellence via interviews and insights from America\u2019s most intriguing thought leaders and business executives. Hosted by The Diversity Movement\u2019s Kurt Merriweather, the show provides real-world strategies and tactics for implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion practices that will supercharge your business efficiency, growth, and profitability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In this episode, Kurt talks with Walk West&#8217;s Sharon Delaney McCloud about why he wanted to create this series on the intersection of diversity, equity, and inclusion and innovation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Listen to this episode on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0DLopdGi4tjcjPc0wmBe5K?si=Zs5lqjKdQgyNns-2_BfXnQ&amp;dl_branch=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/dei-for-innovation-1-sharon-delaney-mccloud\/id1565158978?i=1000529771061\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Connect with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sharondelaneymccloud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sharon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kurtmerriweather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kurt<\/a> on Linkedin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Organizations that embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion are proven to be fundamentally more efficient, profitable, and successful while creating a unified culture. 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