FQ Panel: Open Communication, Shared Values and Growing Skillsets Key to Talent Retention (Video)

Moderated by MediaVillage and AdvancingDiversityorg Founder and CEO Jack Myers the panel participants included AMC Networks President Kim Kelleher Hearst Senior Vice President ampamp CMO Todd Haskell Ampersand CEO Nicolle Pangis and NeuroInsight Founder ampamp CEO Pranav Yadav They shared insights about hiring and retaining a pool of bright and diverse talent The topic is often spoken about but as Myers put it when it comes to diversity quotthe industry has been great at advocacy but not so great at actionquotAMC39s Kelleher said that over the past two pandemic years she has learned how to be a more empathetic manager quotWe apply that learning to make sure we are as inclusive and equitable in everything we doquot she saidHaskell shared insights into Hearst39s major diversity initiative Project Tell Me quotWe get 1020 of our brands to create content tapping into the next generation of journalists from underrepresented communities Just last week we launched the latest instance of this called Future Risingquot he saidFuture Rising a storytelling initiative celebrating the impact of Black culture on American life ran digitally across 12 Hearst brands including ELLE ELLE DECOR Esquire Good Housekeeping and Harper39s BAZAAAR Haskell said that Hearst is very active within historically Black colleges and universities HBCU journalism programs and runs paid internship programs with their top studentsAmpersand39s Pangis focused on the industry39s need for people with strong data skills in particular those who not only read insights but can find ways to activate off that data In terms of talent retention and career growth Pangis very much advocates an alwayslearning mindset quotIf you are doing the same thing over a threeyear period you39re behindquot she saidNeuroInsight39s Yadav who spends a lot of time studying the brain and the impact and ROI of advertising campaigns based on subconscious recall spoke about how we are all similar when it comes to the hardware the brain but quotculture and society are the operating systemquotquotWe cancel people for the wrong reasons and celebrate them for the wrong thingsquot Yadav continued Instead it39s important to look for a diversity of mindsets quotThe rest will follow if we are true to thatquot he saidYou can watch the full FQ panel aboveClick the social buttons to share this story with colleagues and friendsThe opinions expressed here are the author39s views and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet

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