Kavitha Prabhakar, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Kavitha Prabhakar, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Author: Teresa Freeman January 25, 2022 Duration: 54:46
How do you handle a role that requires you to focus more on influencing people’s thinking than on achieving specific outcomes? Today’s guest is Kavitha Prabhakar, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at Deloitte US. In today’s episode, she’ll talk about her role, what it entails, and what led her there.  Listen to the episode to hear what Kavitha has to say about what has surprised her about her role, how she works to create change, and what causes people to make missteps when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode: Kavitha’s role at Deloitte What Kavitha has found surprising about her role Kavitha’s background and nationality How Kavitha creates change within the company The degree of client time involved in Kavitha’s role Cultivating the skill of influence, and what makes it work or not work Influencing thinking instead of specific outcomes What causes people to make missteps Kavitha’s path to Deloitte Impactful milestones in Kavitha’s career as a woman Whether Kavitha has ever felt held back because of being a woman What helps someone to be successful at Deloitte What Kavitha spent the most time developing professionally Resources:  Kavitha Prabhakar

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