Bernard Coleman (Chief Diversity & Engagement Officer, Gusto) joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about his journey from politics to HR, how Gusto’s Employee Engagement team is structured, and common manager missteps. Timestamps: (4:01) Bernard’s journey from politics into HR (7:16) Learnings from politics that he’s been able to apply to HR (11:18) Why we should be jealous he gets to work at Gusto (14:00) Why Gusto integrated Engagement & Diversity (16:38) How the Diversity & Engagement team is structured at Gusto (20:59) How they’re tracking engagement (24:48) How Gusto are tracking the membership and efficacy of their ERGs (29:30) Gusto’s intersectional content calendar (31:48) Where companies should start with ERGs (34:30) Mentorship programs (36:55) Advice to people of color on networking (42:18) Underestimation is a huge misstep managers are making (44:42) Providing direction as a manager (47:01) His definition of a Modern People Leader (48:24) The career advice he’d give his 22-year-old self (49:36) Shout outs to the Gusto team Come hang out with us at Transform. Get $200 off your ticket here: https://transform.us/modern-people-leader/ Subscribe to the MPL Weekly Digest: https://forms.gle/qdt6YaWULfoEHb6n8 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-modern-people-leader

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