Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) has been front and center the past 18 months with national events calling companies to action. Cambridge Savings Bank (CSB) didn’t want to ignore the “watershed moment,” according to Linda Grace, executive vice president and chief human resource officer here at Cambridge Savings Bank, in this podcast.

As some of the national events started unfolding, including the death of George Floyd, Grace said CSB employees more clearly expressed their desire for the organization to have a specific voice around DE&I, and the bank’s leaders took that to heart.

Listen as Grace discusses:

• How Cambridge Savings Bank started its DE&I journey.
• Creating a culture where employees can freely share their thoughts through many different avenues.
• How to find out what your organization is doing well from a DE&I perspective and where you’re falling short — and why it matters.
• Keeping an open mind, heart and ears when determining priorities and taking actions.
• Weaving DE&I throughout the organizational vision and mission.
• The biggest lessons learned, as well as the challenges and opportunities the pandemic revealed.
• Supporting organizations fighting social injustice in the Greater Boston area.
• Advice for organizations starting this journey.