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Michele Bousquet

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AllVoices, Reimagining Company Culture

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Strava

Welcome to Reimagining Company Culture, a series discussing emerging trends and priorities shaping the future of workplace culture and employee wellbeing. We highlight thought leaders who are constantly evolving their strategy and can provide insight to folks about how to address new business challenges.  AllVoices is on a mission to create safe, happy, and healthy workplaces for all, and we’re excited to learn from experts who share our mission.In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we’re chatting with Michele Bousquet, Chief People Officer at Strava. In 2018, Michele was named as one of the 30 World-Changing Women in Conscious Business by Conscious Company Media. At Strava she oversees the People Team, and is responsible for over 350 staff members spread across four offices and more than 10 countries. Tune in to learn Michele’s thoughts on creating "people-first culture" and staying true to that at scale, making the commitment to be an antiracist company, intentionally investing in employee wellbeing, and more!About AllVoicesIn today's workforce, people often don't feel empowered to speak up and voice their opinions about workplace issues, including harassment, bias, and other culture issues. This prevents company leadership from making necessary changes, and prevents people from feeling fulfilled, recognized, and included at work. At AllVoices, we want to change that by providing a completely safe, anonymous way for people to report issues directly to company leaders. This allows company leadership real transparency into what’s happening in their companies—and the motivation to address issues quickly. Our goal is to help create safer, more inclusive companies.

Welcome to Reimagining Company Culture, a series discussing emerging trends and priorities shaping the future of workplace culture and employee wellbeing. We highlight thought leaders who are constantly evolving their strategy and can provide insight to folks about how to address new business challenges.  AllVoices is on a mission to create safe, happy, and healthy workplaces for all, and we’re excited to learn from experts who share our mission. In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we’re chatting with Michele Bousquet, Chief People Officer at Strava. In 2018, Michele was named as one of the 30 World-Changing Women in Conscious Business by Conscious Company Media. At Strava she oversees the People Team, and is responsible for over 350 staff members spread across four offices and more than 10 countries. Tune in to learn Michele’s thoughts on creating "people-first culture" and staying true to that at scale, making the commitment to be an antiracist company, intentionally investing in employee wellbeing, and more!About AllVoices In today's workforce, people often don't feel empowered to speak up and voice their opinions about workplace issues, including harassment, bias, and other culture issues. This prevents company leadership from making necessary changes, and prevents people from feeling fulfilled, recognized, and included at work. At AllVoices, we want to change that by providing a completely safe, anonymous way for people to report issues directly to company leaders. This allows company leadership real transparency into what’s happening in their companies—and the motivation to address issues quickly. Our goal is to help create safer, more inclusive companies.

Chief People Officer at Strava, Michele Bousquet - Create an Employee First Culture

In this episode I sit down for a conversation with Strava's chief people officer, Michele Bousquet. We discuss the early days of her career in HR, the work that she has done at Strava and the organization’s commitments and pledges to become an anti-racist company.

In this episode I sit down for a conversation with Strava's chief people officer, Michele Bousquet. We discuss the early days of her career in HR, the work that she has done at Strava and the organization’s commitments and pledges to become an anti-racist company.

Pledging to Become an Anti-Racist Organization With Strava Chief People Officer Michele Bousquet

Get a glimpse into the culture at Strava, the world's leading social platform for athletes, from its Chief People Officer, Michele Bousquet. From baking antiracism into recruiting practices to giving employees maximum flexibility, Strava is a company that is embarking on its own transformation in response to a period of rapid change in the world of work. Michele uses her eventful first year at Strava as well as her 20-year career in leading people to reflect on several topics, including: In-person to remote Strava has moved from being an in-person organization to a place where employees can choose whether they want to work fully remote, in the office, or anywhere in between: "Whatever works for you is how we want you to work." Anti-racist recruiting Strava's anti-racism commitment starts from the job description: "This is not something you can opt in or out of...you have to be willing to interrogate your behaviors...We invite you to opt out of it if it is not landing for you." Future of progressive organizations Companies that don't speak out on social issues will suffer from a "dinosaur vibe" 10 years from now. Team building wisdom "The better you know the people you have the more you’ll know who you need." A special shoutout to Strava's Head of Talent Camille Tate, co-host of The Career Salon with the HR Twins podcast, which gets a mention in the episode!

Get a glimpse into the culture at <a href="https://www.strava.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Strava</a>, the world's leading social platform for athletes, from its Chief People Officer, Michele Bousquet. From baking antiracism into recruiting practices to giving employees maximum flexibility, Strava is a company that is embarking on its own transformation in response to a period of rapid change in the world of work. Michele uses her eventful first year at Strava as well as her 20-year career in leading people to reflect on several topics, including: In-person to remote Strava has moved from being an in-person organization to a place where employees can choose whether they want to work fully remote, in the office, or anywhere in between: "Whatever works for you is how we want you to work." Anti-racist recruiting Strava's <a href="https://www.strava.com/we-must-do-better" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">anti-racism commitment</a> starts from the job description: "This is not something you can opt in or out of...you have to be willing to interrogate your behaviors...We invite you to opt out of it if it is not landing for you." Future of progressive organizations Companies that don't speak out on social issues will suffer from a "dinosaur vibe" 10 years from now. Team building wisdom "The better you know the people you have the more you’ll know who you need." A special shoutout to Strava's Head of Talent Camille Tate, co-host of The Career Salon with the HR Twins podcast, which gets a mention in the episode!